Posted on 11/22/2006 2:52:30 AM PST by gondramB
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A high school Spanish teacher has resigned because of an extra-credit assignment he gave that included anti-American phrases and defended the Palestinian group Hamas.
Khalid Chahhou resigned from Smithfield-Selma High School last week after students alerted school officials about a word-search puzzle he assigned that contained phrases including "destroy America" and "terrorist."
"I think some of the people in the class were kind of afraid, because how the world is today, you never know with people," said Chris McDaniels, a sophomore at the school in Johnston County southeast of Raleigh.
Chahhou acknowledged that he gave students the assignment, but he declined to comment further, telling The News and Observer of Raleigh: "I don't want to talk about this dark page in my life any more."
He did not immediately respond to a call from The Associated Press seeking comment Tuesday.
Shakil Ahmed, president of the Islamic Association of Cary, a Raleigh suburb, said Chahhou told him he made the puzzle after seeing news reports of Israeli troops killing Palestinians.
"He must have gone through an outburst of emotions at that time," Ahmed said. "He's the most softest-spoken, most gentle, kindest person I've come across."
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Was this Rosie O Dumbells teacher? Sounds llike she was paying attention in class.
"He's the most softest-spoken, most gentle, kindest person I've come across."
Yeah, except when he's cutting someone's throat...
I know one who's on a TSA list. Was strip searched in the UK. One of the most anti-Christian, anti-American, anti-Bush, anti-white people I know. Teaches kindergarten.
I must say it is because he has a common name, probably similar to a Euro terrorist, but I find it amusing.
Shakil Ahmed, president of the Islamic Association of Cary, a Raleigh suburb, said Chahhou told him he made the puzzle after seeing news reports of Israeli troops killing Palestinians. "He must have gone through an outburst of emotions at that time," Ahmed said. "He's the most softest-spoken, most gentle, kindest person I've come across."So are most terrorist murderers. And John Wayne Gacy, and Ted Bundy. Soft-spoken, most gentle, amoung the kindest people one meets. Bundy was almost debonaire! Gacy a beloved clown at children's parties.
Only occassionally subject to an "outburst of emotions". And like all the other serial murderers and the legions of Hizbu-allahs throughout the world, subject to a an unquencable blood lust at times.
That now-ex teacher should be jailed for terrorist threats, amoung other counts.
One day America will awaken and purge the enemy from within.
LLS
He could be a pacifist who only sees one side - there are those kind too... I personally don't get how you could miss the suicide bombings but I have seen pacifists act like this.
And, do you have any idea just when that might be?
Another case of "suicide by puzzle."
What is with this Islamic fetish within the government schools?
I'm not so sure.
":^(
Just as "Egypt" is a restricted and narrow place for being defined by the long narrow band of river-side along the Nile, so to do many live in a Egypt of the mind, where all outside that accustomed narrow band is, to them, an empty wasteland.
As I said in that thread, the thing that bothers me the most is that he could simply walk away from this. There should be criminal charges and also he should be deported if not a citizen.
To other muslims.
http://www.wral.com/news/10347144/detail.html
and here is a video of the assignment.
"Sharon killed a lot of innocent people," a possible reference to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
"Palestine is not a terrorist group."
"Allah help destroy this body of evil making humanity miserable."
"Distroy America"
An Islamic teaching Spanish in an English speaking school. Chahhou, who also teaches Arabic at a religious school affiliated with the Islamic Association of Cary, told WRAL in a telephone interview that students got the wrong message from the assignment.
What it should have said was He was Removed from the Country and placed in a dark pit with 1000 PIGS. How do people like this get a job in our schools?
If it had been with my kid and school, that teacher would have more than resigning to worry about...
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