Second-grader Lucas Bellipanni tries on the traditional thobe, gutra and igal during the ‘Open Tent’ night at the Amherst Middle School.
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.
So was there a good ole fashioned head severin?
How many IED’s did they detonate?
Well this matches up well with all of the “Christian Nights†that they have in Saudi Arabia, celebrating the religious diversity of the “human family. Even now, I can hear the verses of KUMBAYA, sung in Arabic.
Were there any honor killings?
Education Ping.
Was the little guy taught how to blow up a bus full of Israeli schoolchildren his age? Was he shown pictures of orphans whose parents were victims of 9/11? This arab propaganda is truly disgusting. I think I am going to puke. What on Earth could our children learn from a savage, ignorant, violent political ideology like Islam?
What? No black ski-masks and AK-47s for the kids ???
and next year they will dress in kilts, hear bagpipe music, learn about Presbyterianism and the Scottish Enlightenment, eat haggis, and read Robert Burns. Oh, wait, they probably won’t do that. Not “other” enough.
Well, I'm not real sure how you really feel, but I would just like to add:
Pee on Islam.
Undocumented Immigrant Day!
Come see hospital Emergency Rooms overwhelmed with "immigrants" who don't have the slightest intention of paying for their care.
And come see courtrooms overwhelmed by non-English speakers who have given phony names and have no intention of returning for their trials.
Then,walk through a one bedroom apartment that's occupied by 15 hepatitis and tuberculosis infected undocumenteds.....
No, next year they will celebrate Illegal Alien Day.
Yes, they will all break into the school, and do jobs Americans won’t do.
“Were there any honor killings?”
No, but the Jewish kids were beaten and, of course, all the girls were stoned.
That has possibilities - Pees on EEslam - signor.
If its any consolation, at the high school I attended, all of the girls were stoned. ;^)
Saudi Night == Muslim night since the nation of Saudi Arabia is theocratic and prohibits the practice of any faith other than Islam. The nation of Saudi Arabia also prohibits all Jews from entering the country.
This was a SICK idea.
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.
Why?
This is CRAP!
Whoever permitted this outrage should be FIRED!
):^(
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