Posted on 06/01/2007 3:20:35 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
AMHERST— For one night, on May 9, the quaint colonial town of Amherst, New Hampshire, was transformed into a Saudi Arabian Bedouin tent community, with the help of 80 seventh-graders at the Amherst Middle School. The weather cooperated, providing 85 degree temperatures to give an authentic Saudi feel to the evening.
More than 250 guests arrived at the open tent and were welcomed with an Arabic greeting of “Marhaba” by students at a Saudi customs desk.
During the check-in, guests selected a traditional Arabic name for their name badge and completed an actual Saudi customs form, which warned in bold letters “Death for Drug Trafficking ” at the top.
Once inside, guests were encouraged to circulate among 14 different stations created by the students.
The Arabic food-tasting station offered four entrées, curried chicken, lamb, tomato chicken with cardomom, and Moroccan chicken, served with pita breads, hummus, and couscous. Fresh fruits, cardomom coffees, and spice teas were also served.
Flowing fabrics hung from the ceiling separated the family and men-only dining sections. The tables were set on large rugs and lowered so that the diners sat on the floor.
Only the seventh-grade boys were allowed to host the food stations and the Arabic dancing, as the traditions of Saudi Arabia at this time prevent women from participating in these public roles.
Dressed in traditional Arabic wear—long plaid kilts, white shirts and turbans—the boys offered food and entertained guests. The Arabic dancers enthusiastically performed to music and encouraged male visitors to join their dance.
Seventh-grade girls hosted the hijab and veil stations, where other female guests learned how to wear the required head covering and veils. An antique trunk full of black abayas worn by women, and white thobes worn by the men, were available for guests to try on.
Cultural items displayed throughout the room included Arabic books, games, food, and newspapers and magazines.
An Islamic religion station included a Muslim prayer rug with a compass imbedded in it to locate Mecca, readings on the Islamic faith, call to prayer items and prayer beads.
Younger visitors gravitated to the Arabic listening station, the Arabic coloring book stations and the mural, while visitors of all ages found the slide shows of Saudi Arabia to be captivating.
The “open tent” was created to encourage participants to reach out and learn from people around the world, and to promote curiosity and cultural understanding.
I hope Mitt Romney has some choice words for this flagrant misuse of public funds.
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Un-hajibed girls had their throats slit on arriving home. Standards must be upheld.
I am so glad I got one of those silicon covers for my laptop keyboard. Thanks for the Halloween costume idea.
Amherst, NH, is a white, affluent town near the MA border, whose public schools pride themselves on being “progressive.”
This Saudi Night was a result of one of the 7th grade “world culture” teachers participating in a 10-day professional development program called “Educators to Saudi Arabia”, where they visited Saudi public schools.
Photo of what she’s teaching non-Muslim American girls in her classroom:
http://nashuatelegraph.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?userphoto=0&image=14804188&thispage=1
Great. Just Great.
And I suppose they teach these girls that in muslim countries they circumcise little girls.
Just like them.
Oh, and if they get raped????
Then they get stoned.
“Only the seventh-grade boys were allowed to host the food stations and the Arabic dancing, as the traditions of Saudi Arabia at this time prevent women from participating in these public roles.”
They are out of their minds. Mad. Blind. Fools. Idiots.
They’d put us in cuffs and haul us off if we pretended to have slanty eyes (LOL). White Week, now that would be a cause for much celebration...
WHERE WAS NOW????
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What is God's name is wrong with you (American) people?
Every time I think that I have seen the depths of American stupidity ~ the bar seems to constantly move lower.
Where in the hell is the OUTRAGE?!!
Did they confiscate and burn any Bibles, Torahs, or Buddhist holy writings? Or imprison people for worshipping any god other Allah? Honor killings? Stone any rape victims?
I guess that’s for next year.
It's not in Romney's state - it's in New Hampshire
Besides, Romney is no longer governor of "Taxachusetts."
So he is unlikely to comment on this unless someone asks him specifically about it.
Huh... But there’s nothing about “No Jews Allowed Entrance” in this article...
Not very authentic... Unless there just aren’t any Jews in Amherst.
Mark
MarkL - there are Jews in Amherst NH. A friend of mine is Jewish and his two kids go to the school although not in 7th grade which is the grade that participated in this event. I imagine they were horrified by this event.
I live in the town and my kids go to this school. The town is as conservative as they come. The only thing we have in common with Amherst, MA is the name. Many people work at BAE systems (defense contractor) and Fidelity Investments. There are some liberal leaning towns nearby (Wilton, Peterborough further West) but not Amherst. We have 8 state reps: Peter F. Bergin (R), Gary L. Daniels (R), Cynthia J. Dokmo (R), Ryan N. Hansen (R), Peter R. Leishman (D), Timothy D. O’Connell (R), Robert H. Rowe (R), Stephen B. Stepanek (R). We have one state senator: Peter Bragdon (R). The town consistently votes Republican for president, governor, senator, congressman...
I think that what we have here is one clueless teacher...
They are boiling the frog slowly and they do not even know they are sweating.
30 years ago a grew up in a community not that far away from Amherst, were 70% of my classmates last name ended in a vowel just like this young lad.
Knowing my friends, their dads, and their love of football and deer hunting, I think back then, this would not have been allowed to happen.
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