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Palumbo H.S. students loudly say 'No!' to Islamophobia ("outpouring of fervent finger snaps")
Phiidelphia Inquirer ^ | January 13, 2016 | DAN GERINGER

Posted on 01/13/2016 3:10:13 PM PST by presidio9

HUNDREDS OF students packed the library of the Academy at Palumbo High School in South Philly for yesterday's forum on Islamophobia, and supported their Muslim classmates with an outpouring of fervent finger snaps.

Speaking against irrational fear of Muslims, Sofia Ali-Khan, a public-interest lawyer and a second-generation Pakistani American, described her open letter on Facebook, "Dear non-Muslim Allies," that went viral because, she said, "I think people were relieved to see other people saying, 'It's really gone too far. ' "

The guest speaker for the event, Ali-Khan said it was clear decades ago that "the next boogie man after the Cold War was going to be Muslims."

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Imdad Alvee, a 10th grader, said he was shocked when he heard a close non-Muslim friend he had known for five years characterize all Muslims as terrorists whose "main goal is to destroy the world."

Alvee told him, "I am Muslim."

After a long, pained silence, his friend said, "Alvee, forgive me. I made a mistake."

After studying Islam for the first time in his life, Alvee's friend converted.

"He's a Muslim now," Alvee said. "Prays five times a day."

Recounting a double dose of prejudice, 10th-grader Adham Albarkawi said he and his family were in a convenience store, speaking Arabic, when they saw a man eyeing them, then telling his friend, "I'm tired of these damn Mexicans sneaking over the border."

Albarkawi said that when he identified himself and his family as Muslims, customers moved away "like parting the Red Sea."

-SNIP-

geringd@phillynews.com

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ferventfingersnaps; highschool; palumbo; pennsylvania; phiidelphia; philadelphia; religionofpeace; southphilly; waronterror
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To: presidio9

There’s a reason why children can’t vote and must live with mommy and daddy.


21 posted on 01/13/2016 3:41:49 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: presidio9

Those finger snaps are going to get them thrown off a building someday.


22 posted on 01/13/2016 3:41:54 PM PST by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: presidio9

Mmmm...Mmmm...Mmmm...Barack Hussein Obama...


23 posted on 01/13/2016 3:45:21 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: presidio9

Finger-snapping is the new rage. So cool, daddy-o.


24 posted on 01/13/2016 3:47:49 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: presidio9

It’s a pity his friend converted...

To a Cult!


25 posted on 01/13/2016 3:47:58 PM PST by sauropod (I am His and He is mine.)
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To: windsorknot
Finger-snapping is the new rage. So cool, daddy-o.

I depend on FR to let me know what the Hep Cats are up to...

26 posted on 01/13/2016 3:50:10 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Same agenda as before:
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"Death to America!"


27 posted on 01/13/2016 3:50:29 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: presidio9

Did I miss any?

Trump is right. Noting that only US citizens have constitutional protections, we have to do background checks on these people before letting them enter the country imo.

28 posted on 01/13/2016 4:01:22 PM PST by Amendment10
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To: bgill

This is what happens to children who were not brought up in the Christian faith with daily Bible reading and family prayer in the home. They are sitting ducks in the current war against their souls.


29 posted on 01/13/2016 4:01:46 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: presidio9

‘Non-Muslim allies’? That’ll be a fatwa.


30 posted on 01/13/2016 4:20:05 PM PST by davius (You can roll manure in powdered sugar but that don't make it a jelly doughnut.)
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To: presidio9

‘Non-Muslim allies’? That’ll be a fatwa.


31 posted on 01/13/2016 4:20:06 PM PST by davius (You can roll manure in powdered sugar but that don't make it a jelly doughnut.)
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To: soycd

A fact that cannot be overstated: Half of the people you meet everyday are of below average intelligence.


32 posted on 01/13/2016 4:20:35 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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To: soycd
There are a lot of retards in any given population

My own guess is that Alvee is a lying pos. But most of the students will believe anything.

33 posted on 01/13/2016 4:31:45 PM PST by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
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To: sten; Bob434; Excellence; windsorknot; Billthedrill
if you snap your fingers instead of clap... you're an idiot and should be cleansed from the pool.

Oh, snap: Campus kids drop 'triggering' applause to show approval

34 posted on 01/13/2016 4:33:48 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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A fact that cannot be overstated: Half of the people you meet everyday are of below average intelligence.

Only half? I thought the percentage was higher than that.

35 posted on 01/13/2016 4:33:59 PM PST by Mark17 (Thank God I have Jesus, there's more wealth in my soul than acres of diamonds and mountains of gold)
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To: presidio9
Good Lord.

Occupy Wall Street protesters created their own alternatives to clapping, such as "twinkles" - a gesture in which a person raises both hands and wiggles their fingers in order to signal agreement.

It must be very degrading to be that stupid. I gotcher "twinkles" - RIGHT HERE!

36 posted on 01/13/2016 4:38:52 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: presidio9

This whole story smells like a set-up. No young child says “forgive me”. That is a religious term, not a typical American apologetic word/term, as in “I’m sorry I said that” or “I apologize for what I said”.

Sounds like South Philly needs some looking into. Any rock-solid Americans such as the Irish, Italians, Jews and Blacks left down there around South Street?


37 posted on 01/13/2016 5:04:39 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: presidio9

no muslim student rallies denouncing muslim terrorism.


38 posted on 01/13/2016 7:14:40 PM PST by RginTN
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To: presidio9

How many girls got raped?


39 posted on 01/13/2016 7:20:55 PM PST by The Toll
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To: presidio9
Alvee told him, "I am Muslim."

After a long, pained silence, his friend said, "Alvee, forgive me. I made a mistake."

After studying Islam for the first time in his life, Alvee's friend converted.


40 posted on 01/13/2016 9:43:03 PM PST by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NOT for Jeb. Just so we're *perfectly* clear this time.)
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