[ April 18, 2024 ]
Kudos to the parents that opposed this dawah and subjugation of women. This is exactly one of the action points outlined in my book, "Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance."
Hal Medlin, American hero.
School’s curriculum on Mideast adjusted after parent protests Marietta Daily Journal September 22, 2011MARIETTA – Campbell Middle School has adjusted its curriculum on the Middle East after a parent complained that material provided for one assignment “positively slants towards Islam.” The creator of the materials, though, said she doesn’t understand the objection.Story continues below advertisementHal Medlin said the assignment, sent home with his seventh-grader in late August, was aimed at helping students outline the pros and cons of school uniforms. The material includes a letter from a woman who is explaining why she is “proud and happy” to be Muslim and a list of seven conditions for women’s dress in Islam.
Neither Medlin nor district officials would identify the teacher.
“I thought this was absurd,” said Medlin, who describes himself conservative. “(The teacher) was trying to compare Islamic rules of dress and how they compared to school uniforms, which I thought was a stretch. The principal and the (superintendent) agreed with me … but they wouldn’t agree with my premise that it put Islam in a positive light because of the (statements).”Here are excerpts from some of the material Medlin objected to, titled “My Name is Ahlima” and copyright by InspirEd Educators Inc. It is printed here with permission:
“My name is Ahlima and I live in Saudi Arabia. … Perhaps two differences Westerners would notice are that women here do not drive cars and they wear abuyah. An abuyah is a loose-fitting black cloth that covers a woman from head to toe. I like wearing the abuyah since it is very comfortable, and I am protected from blowing sand. … I have seen pictures of women in the West and find their dress to be horribly immodest. … Women in the West do not have the protection of the Sharia as we do here. If our marriage has problems, my husband can take another wife rather than divorce me, and I would still be cared for. … I feel very fortunate that we have the Sharia.”
Said Medlin: “If you take these three pieces of paper at face value and stick them out there, how can you not say that it’s positively promoting religion, particularly Islam? I want them to agree that it should not go out.”
But Sharon Coletti, the founder of Roswell-based InspirEd Educators and the creator of the material at issue, said she does not see Medlin’s objection.
“This particular sequence is a two-day social studies lesson. They read this letter and then examine stereotyping. The next lesson is a compare and contrast on the role of women in the middle East. Yes, the Muslim girl stereotypes Western women, but are there ways we stereotype Muslims? I have no idea what the objection is,” she said.
All public middle school students in Georgia spend 12 weeks learning about the Middle East, and that includes religions in that region, including the dominant Islam, she said.
“It’s important for kids to have some empathy for other people in the world. Some people think we’re trying to teach their children to be Muslims, and that could not be more ridiculous,” Coletti said.
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13 Comments
12 years ago
I suppose Ahlima doesn’t know any better and loves being a slave to sharia. As the saying goes, lots of slaves learn to love their chains and even call them jewels….
12 years ago
Well, I’m glad that this material has been removed from the curriculum. Well done to Hal Medlin and fellow parents for standing up to this vile piece of propaganda!
The situation at St Bede’s School in Bradford however is currently far less happy. Earlier this week Muslims attacked their fellow Catholic pupils after an argument (‘debate’) in an RE class. Bricks were thrown at three buses taking the Catholic children home. It must have been terrifying: http://durotrigan.blogspot.com/2011/09/muslim-catholic-conflict-hits-st-bedes.html
12 years ago
If this lesson was about the dress code, then go ahead and explain that the origins of the burqa/abuyah were for modesty (if you need this example). I agree that from this small portion, it seems a stretch. Do we want (girls especially) to dress modestly? As a school administrator, I say YES! However, I don’t think “we’re going to study multiplication today because God told humans to be fruitful and multiply” belongs in the math curriculum. Therefore, what does “if my husband divorces me…” have to do with dress code? That’s not even a “stretch” because there is no connection possible.
Teachers need to read ALL the materials they send home; the letter could have been cut short, or the desired section included as an “excerpt.”
If the lesson is about more than dress code, then it should have been explained that way in the original article. Otherwise, while kids are learning about the Middle East, I hope they are learning about boys who reach age 9 without knowing how to add two-digit numbers or being able to read in their own language because they have studied nothing but the Arabic-language Q’uran for 4 years. That’s part of life in the Middle East, just like the burqa/abuyah and the unfamiliar divorce rules.
12 years ago
Wow! Good for Mr. Medlin! A warrior!
I check all my kids’ school books to see what they’re teaching about Islam. If I have a problem with it, you betcha I’m going to start making phone calls. It has to start here.
12 years ago
“It’s important for kids to have some empathy for other people in the world”. Yes, like empathy for the Christians in Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, iraq, Egypt and every other islamic hellhole. But I’m guessing these administrators don’t have a clue about that.
12 years ago
If you follow the link and read the full article, you will see that “Sharon Coletti, the founder of Roswell-based InspirEd Educators and the creator of the material at issue” states that “the letters are fictitious.”
This is worse than bad. What the hell are we (westerners) doing putting words in the mouths of Muslims? If I were Muslim, I would rightly be horrifically offended. Were they too damn lazy to bother finding a Muslima who would write a short piece explaining their clothing choices? And to then meander off praising how Shariah protects wives through polygamy? This is just plain embarrassing.
12 years ago
Fictitious??! Wow, you are right, that puts a whole different light on the subject matter. Thanks for digging that tidbit up from below the fold.
12 years ago
That wasn’t a fictitious letter about the Islamic dress code, but a short lecture on the virtues of the Sharia and those issuing the lessons don’t understand or see the objection? No wonder public education have such a bad reputation. They can’t discern between facts and fantasy.
12 years ago
slightly OT, but related as much as polygamy-based ‘families’ out west….
a few years ago, my school district decided that ‘it was just EASIER’ to teach all the kids in kg and 1st grade how to speak spanish. it seems ‘a study’ shown that was the best time to indoctrinat.EERRRR teach multiple languages.
which way do ya think they’ll vote when it comes time for amnesty for illegals?!?!
12 years ago
Alan, you are right: This is a classical example of the kind of twisted emotions and thinking that goes through the mind of someone living under the false security and dependency associated with SLAVERY.
So, please don’t fall into the trap of believing that she (Ahlima) is happy, no, she is terrified and ambivalent about herself and the society that made her go though such an ordeal. And deep inside herself, she will feel most happy to scape, if given the opportunity.
12 years ago
Frankly, this is crazy.What it demonstrates is the ignorance of knowledge and judgment. The teacher should be brought before a board,investigated, and fired.The curriculum should be pulled, and comparative religions, which used to be a legitimate course in high school and college, changed to be objective and factual.What does this course teach about Israel and the Jewish People? That I would like to see.what does it teach about the Crusades?( I do not have the time to read through all of the links, but if that information is given, then, I am sorry to bother whomever reads this comment.)
Christians and Jews, or people, who understand what is happening with the push for Islamic infiltration into this country, must get on school boards and PTA’s . Every parent in this nation is going to have to educate their children, or form groups in their churches and synagogues for workshops to teach and arm others, especially, the children.
A long time ago, in Pam’s comment section I made several suggestions as to what could be done. One was to join the friends of the local public library board, and monitor the books coming in, ordered, and those that have been donated by Muslim groups to spread their propaganda. It’s up to each one of us.Get on Boards of every cultural organization , music, art, drama, writing, libraries, sports, including those in each level of schooling. Join alumni associations, and get others to do so.Wherever you can solicit others to join with you is very helpful for support and voting blocks.
On a state level, join professional organizations and political organizations, and if you are on a hospital staff, get into the appropriate positions to monitor and decide whom is hired and to be hired.
You get the idea. From what I can tell the Muslim playbook is based in part on the Nazi playbook and Communist guidelines and,possibly, the old Conservative/Christian plans to inject a presence where they felt their monitoring and influence were necessary, and I am not criticizing this last.It was very strategically and effectively done.
One of the first priorities wherever one serves is to make sure you -we-the Americans- have command and control over language used.Once that is overtaken, much of the battle can be lost.
12 years ago
sounds like the islamic version of the stockholm syndrome.
12 years ago
There is not a greater crime that the one committed against the soul of a child. These translates as a deformation of his personality for the rest of his life.
Misguided parents con do it. The school can also do it.
