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More Muslims turning to home schooling
washingtonpost. ^ | February 20, 2010; | Tara Bahrampour

Posted on 02/20/2010 12:06:33 PM PST by JoeProBono

On a chilly afternoon in western Loudoun County, a group of children used tweezers to extract rodent bones from a regurgitated owl pellet. A boy built a Lego projectile launcher. A girl practiced her penmanship. On the wall, placards read, "I fast in Ramadan," "I pay zakat" and "I will go on hajj."

Welcome to Priscilla Martinez's home -- and her children's school, where Martinez is teacher, principal and guidance counselor, and where the credo "Allah created everything" is taught alongside math, grammar and science.

Martinez and her six children, ages 2 to 12, are part of a growing number of Muslims who home school.....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Religion
KEYWORDS: homeschooling; jpb; muslim
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1 posted on 02/20/2010 12:06:33 PM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

They only need the one book though.

I wish more Christians were doing the same.


2 posted on 02/20/2010 12:10:15 PM PST by GeronL (I pledge allegiance to the Principles of the Bill of Rights and to protect and defend it...)
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To: JoeProBono

I know this is going to get me flamed, because this forum is all about home school, but this is another incidence of Muslims avoiding assimilation and keeping their kids in their little prisons of Islamic belief and tradition. You know they are not teaching them American history, values, customs etc. They are putting down the foundation for their spawn to take over our country and impose their culture.


3 posted on 02/20/2010 12:12:17 PM PST by La Lydia
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To: JoeProBono

kids still do the owl pellet thing, huh?


4 posted on 02/20/2010 12:12:18 PM PST by ledzep
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To: JoeProBono

A frightening sight.


5 posted on 02/20/2010 12:16:47 PM PST by tbw2 (Freeper sci-fi - "Humanity's Edge" - on amazon.com)
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To: La Lydia
You know they are not teaching them American history, values, customs etc.

I imagine you're right, but in many of the public schools they wouldn't learn much about those things either.

6 posted on 02/20/2010 12:16:48 PM PST by jabchae
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To: JoeProBono

Better taught at home by Mom than at one of those male-dominated human bomber madrasahs.

At some point they will learn that without some knowledge of America they won’t get far here.


7 posted on 02/20/2010 12:17:00 PM PST by JimVT (Oh, the days of the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring of the piper's tune)
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To: JoeProBono
Priscilla Martinez's

That's an unusual name for a Muzzie.

8 posted on 02/20/2010 12:17:16 PM PST by eclecticEel (The Most High rules in the kingdom of men ... and sets over it the basest of men.)
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To: jabchae

That is so true


9 posted on 02/20/2010 12:21:45 PM PST by GeronL (I pledge allegiance to the Principles of the Bill of Rights and to protect and defend it...)
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To: eclecticEel

“Priscilla Martinez’s
That’s an unusual name for a Muzzie.”

Most likely she’s originally from the Muslim area of the Philippines called Mindanao. Spanish surnames are common in the Philippines due to Spain’s influence from 1600 to
1898.


10 posted on 02/20/2010 12:22:57 PM PST by takbodan (.)
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To: eclecticEel

Mulims are marrying white and hispanic women all over the country. A friend of mine, jewish, says her mom married a Muslim when she was around 3. She always had to go to her room and be quiet when he would bring “friends” over, he never approved of her watching TV or anything else. Oh and if he answers the phone when she calls, he will not let her mom talk to her.


11 posted on 02/20/2010 12:23:55 PM PST by GeronL (I pledge allegiance to the Principles of the Bill of Rights and to protect and defend it...)
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To: JoeProBono

Compare the non-critical non-sneering tone of this article to those Washington Post has done on Christian homeschoolers.


12 posted on 02/20/2010 12:29:09 PM PST by Lizavetta
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To: GeronL

There’s a teen here who can’t date because he has an arranged marriage. His family came over (can’t remember from where - island?) about five years ago because they wanted the American dream... whatever.


13 posted on 02/20/2010 12:32:52 PM PST by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: Lizavetta

Maybe this means Christian home-schoolers will be safe from government intrusion that now that we have muslim PC cover.

No....probably not.


14 posted on 02/20/2010 12:40:46 PM PST by dnandell (I don't need no stinkin' tagline)
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To: JoeProBono
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15 posted on 02/20/2010 12:44:13 PM PST by Touch Not the Cat
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To: bgill

There is a Muslim family (okay we assume) 2 doors down. The kids never come outside in the front yard to play.


16 posted on 02/20/2010 12:45:18 PM PST by GeronL (I pledge allegiance to the Principles of the Bill of Rights and to protect and defend it...)
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To: GeronL

I tell people constantly, and the lib ones look at me and don’t get it.

There is a HUGE difference between conservative Christianity and conservative Islam and anything else.

When Christians become strongly conservative and evangelical, they move INTO the community and try to make it better. They give of their time and money to all. Their idea for God is working at shelters. The kids in my church are going to Mexico to help at an eye clinic.

Cults and Muslims segregate themselves from the community and Muslims certainly tend to favor their own for charity. Their idea of working for their God is following rules.


17 posted on 02/20/2010 1:02:15 PM PST by I still care (I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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To: La Lydia

Agree, non-assimilation is their goal. With all its faults western culture is too attractive.


18 posted on 02/20/2010 1:04:53 PM PST by Let's Roll (Stop paying ACORN to destroy America! Cut off their government funding!)
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To: GeronL

Invite them over for some pork ribs maybe you have a lot in common.?.


19 posted on 02/20/2010 1:06:45 PM PST by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: La Lydia
this forum is all about home school

It is?

20 posted on 02/20/2010 1:07:44 PM PST by humblegunner
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