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Gym Attire Seen As Latest Attempt to Force Shari'a in US
CNSNews ^ | October 02, 2006 | Monisha Bansal

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.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: brainwashing; cair; diversitytraining; islam; islaminamerica; muslims; pc; politicalcorrectness; politicallycorrect; politicalreeducation; sharialaw
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To: 300magnum

She and her family can return to where ever they came from and she can take gym classes there. Screw them. They chose to come here and live, so they can live by our rules, not theirs. Or they can leave. Does anyone here live in Burke?


201 posted on 10/02/2006 2:49:49 PM PDT by 3AngelaD
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To: 300magnum
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).

If this is true, that's wrong. As long as she participates in the class, why should it matter what she wears?

202 posted on 10/02/2006 2:51:08 PM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: GottaLuvAkitas1
If they can't follow the rules then get the hell out of our schools.

I agree. But if the only issue is that the girl wants to wear long pants instead of shorts, I wouldn't see that as a big deal.

203 posted on 10/02/2006 2:52:45 PM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: osideplanner
What is the need to force this girl to wear shorts?

This girl and her shorts are not the issue. This is merely one wedge issue the muslims will use to incrementally impose their values upon our society, one step at a time. It is a time-proven formula, to chisel away at us. The death of a thousand cuts. The camels nose in the tent. The boiling frog. Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile. The long journey begins with a step. Whatever metaphor you like! The muslims have a game plan. The founders of CAIR are upfront about converting America to Islam. Do you believe them? Do you want to live under Sharia law? Sooner or later, the muslims will object to something that YOU have no problem with. Will you give it up for them? Where will you will draw a line in the sand, stand and fight?

204 posted on 10/02/2006 2:59:25 PM PDT by TexasRepublic (Afghan protest - "Death to Dog Washers!")
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To: Txsleuth
If we don't make these people integrate into our society, they'll force us to integrate into theirs.
205 posted on 10/02/2006 3:04:03 PM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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To: Peach
This is why we need to start paying much more attention to who we vote for for former less thought about positions, such as school board members..and city council members.

I think we need to ask candidates for school boards how they would handle that issue...and NOT vote for someone who would acquiesce to CAIR'S demands.
206 posted on 10/02/2006 3:08:16 PM PDT by Txsleuth (,((((((((ISRAEL)))))) Pray for the release of the Israelis.)
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To: bboop
"I think the Muzzies have to be assimilated or they can LEAVE. If they cannot do gym shorts or our laws or our ways, then they won't be very happy here and WE won't either."

If you look at European countries where Muslims have lived for several generations, it appears they become less assimilated as time goes on.

Previous nationalities migrating to the U.S. lived in ethnic neighborhoods at first, but didn't view people with a different religion as "infidels."
207 posted on 10/02/2006 3:13:33 PM PDT by BW2221
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To: in hoc signo vinces
Dearborn isn't the only city with a large Muslim population. DC has a large one and so does SoCal.
208 posted on 10/02/2006 3:17:19 PM PDT by BW2221
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To: BW2221
As I recall, they weren't naked, but simply not wearing the proper Saudi women's attire.

Yup..."uncovered" means not wearing a burqa.

209 posted on 10/02/2006 3:22:40 PM PDT by Dark Skies (Allah sez "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.")
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To: GottaLuvAkitas1
"If they can't follow the rules then get the hell out of our schools."

I would prefer that ALL of them get the hell out of our country!

210 posted on 10/02/2006 3:23:41 PM PDT by albee (The best thing you can do for the poor is.....not be one of them. - Eric Hoffer)
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To: 300magnum

I feel sorry for the girl: her parents are making her stand out from the crowd, at an age when it is ABSOLUTELY IMPERITIVE to try to "fit in".

So she's the only one going to be running around in odd uncomfortable gym attire, when all her colleagues (because for sure she won't have any "friends": her parents make her too wierd to have friends) get to wear shorts and conform to the norm.

How horribly sad for this little girl! I think she ought to rebel and wear shorts, just to spite her folks.

*DieHard*


211 posted on 10/02/2006 3:38:46 PM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (I am the Chieftain of my Clan. I bow to nobody. Get out of my way.)
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To: durasell

It was a rhetorical question; untwist those knickers.


212 posted on 10/02/2006 3:55:36 PM PDT by NRA1995 (Clinton "tried", 3000 died)
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To: Mr. Mojo

How come Mr Ibrahim Hooper not at 15 degrees C (59 F)?


213 posted on 10/02/2006 5:52:06 PM PDT by 5050 no line (Ex-serviceman, watching closley how the bastards are treating my comrades - and the opposition.)
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To: HamiltonJay

You said what I was thinking. The only reason we are in the mess with government education that we are is because we went from self-reliance to public-reliance on educating our children.

We would not have all the situations of public indoctrination from, Islam is a Religion of Peace to Homosexuality is just an alternative lifestyle that you should experiment with, if we did not have public schools.


214 posted on 10/02/2006 5:58:33 PM PDT by kuma
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To: osideplanner

Okay. Lets just let every kid wear whatever they want.

If the parents don't like school rules..pay for private school!


215 posted on 10/02/2006 5:59:51 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Moderate Mooslims.....what's that?)
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To: MayflowerMadam

My grandmother was the same way, but she also added playing cards to that list.


216 posted on 10/02/2006 6:17:32 PM PDT by perfect stranger (Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass). "Getting bombed has always struck me as the better option.")
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To: perfect stranger

Playing cards -- definitely a no-no, too. Not even Old Maid. No slacks on women. No earrings. No makeup. Life was fun... NOT! Couldn't say "gee" or "gosh" or "darn" -- all minced oaths.


217 posted on 10/03/2006 8:59:43 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: jan in Colorado

ping for later


218 posted on 10/03/2006 9:02:40 AM PDT by jan in Colorado ("Show me what Mohamed brought that was new & you 'll find only evil and inhuman")
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To: DonaldC
If Christians would stand up for their faith half as much as the muslims do....

Bingo!

219 posted on 10/03/2006 9:07:41 AM PDT by jan in Colorado ("Show me what Mohamed brought that was new & you 'll find only evil and inhuman")
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

I think you're right. Rather than letting this girl wear long sweats or some other accomodation, let's just go to the extreme and let everyone wear what they want. Nice work.


220 posted on 10/03/2006 10:48:43 AM PDT by osideplanner
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