Posted on 10/02/2006 11:59:58 AM PDT by 300magnum
A Muslim advocacy group's successful argument that a 9th grade student from a Virginia public high school did not have to wear regulation gym attire because of her Muslim religion, has fired up a critic of Islamic radicalism.
The 9th grader at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Va., was "threatened with failing the class if she did not wear shorts," according to a statement released by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).
"The student's family contacted CAIR (of Maryland and Virginia) for assistance in resolving the issue. Following discussions with school officials, the student was moved to a different gym class and will be allowed to dress in attire that meets her religious needs," stated CAIR.
The group stated that initially, the girl's teacher told her "the law required that the student wear the shorts."
In light of the dispute over the gym class attire, CAIR also noted that it would conduct diversity training for Lake Braddock's newer staff, as well as "visit local middle and high schools to review their policies for accommodating the religious needs of Muslim students during Ramadan, Eid and throughout the school year."
But Daniel Pipes, a frequent critic of CAIR and the director of the Middle East Forum, told Cybercast News Service that the gym shorts are part of a "campaign" by CAIR to replace rules in the U.S.
It is a campaign "to adapt public schools in the United States to Islamic norms," Pipes said, and "is an integral part of its effort to adapt the country to the Shari'a, or Islamic law."
"Its success in getting the gym rules changed at Lake Braddock [Secondary] School, plus its success in providing 'diversity training' for school staff, have inspired it to become more bold and to 'review the policies' in other middle and high schools in an attempt to bend them too to the Shari'a," Pipes added.
"I remember those when I went to Catholic boarding school in the 50s.."
Me, too. I have memories of our gym teacher, a Sister who joined the Order after her circus career. No kidding...
I still see her in my mind's eye running up and down the basketball court in tennis shoes, whistle in one hand, and the other hand holding the crucifix around her neck in place to keep it from bouncing.
It was so much simpler then, non?
The swin suit issue was practically addressed earlier by another poster.
They'd love to make us all dhimmis.
Habit forming.
I believe it is lil kim, but don't quote me on that, fyi
I agree with you - just saying it's taking a while for the public backlash to occur.
:o)
What kind of balls does it take to force a school kid to wear shorts?
Problem is: "only a matter of time" -- like the ACLU taking all vestiges of prayer out of schools, it soon becomes the norm. The time to fight back is in the beginning, before these groups become the norm. It's no different than the drivers license issue in Florida when a woman wanted to wear a Burka in the photo.
"What kind of balls does it take to force a school kid to wear shorts?"
Blue ones? hehehe
Sorry, that was out of line.
I just wanted to pile on ;-p
That's half the fun of FR :-)
Carolyn
Here's the link: http://www.saudiacademy.net/html/about_ISA.html
Man, if only dodgeball was still allowed.
Guess my dad (Baptist preacher, not Muslim) was ahead of his time in the '50s and '60s. He sent a note each year that I wasn't permitted to wear shorts in gym class -- or dance -- or see movies -- or learn bowling. Needless to say, my school years sucked. Nothing like being the geek P.K. forced to the sidelines for 12 years.
obviously for the swimming class
The diversity they celebrate does not include my heritage, my faith, my politics, or my sexual preference.
In fact, the left is quite hostile towards these things. Conservativism is being made criminal by thoughtcrime.
Thanks. We live in interesting times...
EXACTLLY! I am doing my part. I REFUSE to give ANY respect to those Godless heethens. I refuse to use uppercase I's, M's, K's or Q's when posting about islam, mohammed, koran or quran or however their book of hate is spelled. And anything else about that CULT gets the same treatment. I urge all FReepers to do the same. Respect is earned and that cult doesn't rate any.
How old were you when you went to your first movie?
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