tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post7821130429159282127..comments2024-01-16T04:38:10.648-08:00Comments on Coolred's Rant: When is Freedom of Speech a Crime?Coolred38http://www.blogger.com/profile/07502256532402473484noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-28336699994085326542010-05-04T14:28:13.337-07:002010-05-04T14:28:13.337-07:00Just read this...this school has an obligation to ...Just read this...this school has an obligation to protect every student, the students should be suspended and the police should be called if this is still going on! Where are the parents of these children if I may ask, have you talked to them, maybe you need a conferenece with the principal as well as the parents of the children that are harrassing your kids! I would love to know how the parents feel about what their kids are doing!San Antonio Cicilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643255307592038405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-8818770019716450472010-04-25T10:12:22.557-07:002010-04-25T10:12:22.557-07:00WHERE R U RED?
CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE?
HOPE THINGS ...WHERE R U RED?<br /><br />CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE?<br /><br />HOPE THINGS ARE BETTER WITH YOUR CHILDREN AND LIFE IN GENERAL.<br /><br />UMMUHAMMADAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-67403907309524066952010-04-14T19:10:55.394-07:002010-04-14T19:10:55.394-07:00Did you kick some butt? Sounds like they deserve i...Did you kick some butt? Sounds like they deserve it. My kids are the only ones with Arabic names in my area.<br /><br />I was musing about blog titles today, and tagged you.<br /><br />You've been tagged!<br /><br />Anisah<br />http://catsrule2k.blogspot.com/Anisahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095028817264943486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-82391828272331967032010-04-08T14:38:38.825-07:002010-04-08T14:38:38.825-07:00Came on here to check if there are any updates...i...Came on here to check if there are any updates...instead saw your comment saying more drama went down concerning your children. Everything ok?AlabasterMuslimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391496200607792492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-26830902061199874322010-04-08T06:05:08.096-07:002010-04-08T06:05:08.096-07:00Sorry that the situation has escalated but that is...Sorry that the situation has escalated but that is a common pattern. I hope you resolve it or temporize it. Let us know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-42231085956313061902010-04-07T21:19:43.227-07:002010-04-07T21:19:43.227-07:00Hijabis on Ranting Tour...Im almost positive I hav...Hijabis on Ranting Tour...Im almost positive I have never left a comment on your blog...rude or otherwise. I had to click on your name just to see what your blog was as it didnt ring a bell. Possibly you have me confused with someone else...if not...please tell me what I said that was so rude and I may consider apologizing if I agree with u. Thank you.Coolred38https://www.blogger.com/profile/07502256532402473484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-5597486738625724812010-04-07T21:17:49.700-07:002010-04-07T21:17:49.700-07:00Once again everyone for the helpful comments. Appa...Once again everyone for the helpful comments. Apparently there has been some new drama..and I wasnt called this time. Heard about it when she got home. Im going up there tomorrow to raise some hell. This is unacceptable.Coolred38https://www.blogger.com/profile/07502256532402473484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-26107100809492523022010-04-07T16:48:47.391-07:002010-04-07T16:48:47.391-07:00dont come by my blog to leave rude comments, thank...dont come by my blog to leave rude comments, thanks if you dont like the content, press the red button on your screen and never return<br />thanks a bunch<br />nazHijabis On Ranting Tour.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09017302125786435772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-45416192617172698132010-04-04T14:02:17.394-07:002010-04-04T14:02:17.394-07:00Salam Coolred,
Recently, there has been a lot of ...Salam Coolred,<br /><br />Recently, there has been a lot of crackdown on bullying after several girls actually committed suicide due to the bullying they were subjected to.<br /><br />From the little I have read about the subject... bullying should be handled swiftly by the parents and the school. Even if your daughter is a strong, capable woman, she should not be dealing with this herself if possible.<br /><br />Recruit the help of the school, be sure you're up to speed on these things (apparently a lot of bullying is also done through text message, facebook, etc.) and if there's any litlte thing... call the school, get them involved, follow up on what happened to the "bullies" (how they were punished, etc.) and also if possible, go have a polite talk with the bullies' parents. <br /><br />There should be ZERO tolerance for bullying and it's sad that only after several people took their lives school authorities are beginning to realize this :(Caminantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16880064816086839405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-83820978945369443922010-03-30T00:53:15.095-07:002010-03-30T00:53:15.095-07:00This is interesting, a man was sentenced to prison...This is interesting, a man was sentenced to prison for calling another man a “terrorist “ in Saudi Arabia, yet nothing can be done by the police in the States !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-11676021985027709352010-03-28T20:35:50.119-07:002010-03-28T20:35:50.119-07:00Sorry to hear your teens are suffering.
Well, I pu...Sorry to hear your teens are suffering.<br />Well, I put it down to just being a teenager.<br /><br />Educating the principal and teachers would help.<br /><br />But from what I recall. Teens are mean.<br />Some teens suffered for looking different...having wierd names, being too tall, being too short, and being too fat.<br /><br />I think trying to make a point about Arabia would not be the answer. Rather educated the teachers and principal about their professional responsibility to not allow bullying on any issue.<br /><br />At the end of the day...your kids are going to have to toughen up, and not advertise their expat life or brag about it. Once they hit University in a cosmopolitan setting, you will find more young people who have travelled.<br /><br />You know I am in Arabia right now, and I can't go around telling all my Arab friends about my 'wild' life in Europe. They just 'won't get it'. And visa versa is true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-34132482468721103432010-03-28T11:08:13.434-07:002010-03-28T11:08:13.434-07:00Red, terribly upset at your daughter's inciden...Red, terribly upset at your daughter's incident with what can only be termed as acquaintances, not friends. I've taught my kids everyone is a potential acquaintance, and only a friend when the going gets rough and they stick by you.<br /><br />I am of mixed heritage like your kids; and my kids have added a few extra drops to their gene pool thanks to their Yemeni dad. But regardless where you go, someone is bound to say something. Having a son in the armed forces, I know people of all ages can get stupid and do stupid and hurtful things. So moving, where or not an option, may or not make a difference. We live in NYC and if ever there was a mixing bowl this would be it; but even I in my mid forties get subtle and at times outright post 911 cat calls of the wicked nature. One incident at NYU comes to mind of an ex-marine itching to call me a 'sand nigger' asked in class if I, foreign looking as I must have looked to him, had ever done anything for this country. I said yes, "I had signed my only son's life to the US Navy, what have you done?" Or the time an African American woman in the train huffed and puffed about having to sit next to 'these people' -meaning me. I retorted, "Ma'am aren't you glad Rosa Parks decided not to sit at the back of the bus"...I could go on. It doesn't stop- you just learn to ignore, or counter where it puts them in their place. Living, as Chiara pointed out, is the best revenge.<br /><br />Your continued and unfailing support of your kids will pay off Red. They will continue to fight the good fight as long as their mother has their back. Knowledge is power, give them the knowledge to stand up for themselves as best they can.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218706204350336542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-77041350163893189282010-03-26T12:42:39.237-07:002010-03-26T12:42:39.237-07:00I included a comment on this post, and the link in...I included a comment on this post, and the link in my new post on:<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">Ann Coulter, Islamophobia, American Freedom of Speech, Canada's Right to Exist and Cancellation at the University of Ottawa--Relevance to Saudi?</a><br /><br />Hope you and your readers will read it and share your ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-26867837891118675892010-03-23T22:38:58.804-07:002010-03-23T22:38:58.804-07:00Coolred,
As an American who has been all over this...Coolred,<br />As an American who has been all over this country, the problem is the cracker state of Wyoming. I had a bad feeling when you took your family there. You will never master a cracker state, it will always be what it is, and will change only on its own terms - not yours. <br />Wyoming, Idaho, eastern Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, etc etc - don't live there. <br /><br />If you want to stay in the west, I would do some serious research into California. I live in the Bay Area and it is blissfully diverse. It is fantastic. But brutally expensive. Cheaper communities get ghetto fast - BUT not always. <br /><br />I think you should move. I think you should find a California community with an prosperous Arab minority. You need to be careful. You need to find a community with a decent economy, and you MUST MUST avoid ghetto places and influences. This is a very serious decision. Don't be paranoid, don't be cynical, but be persistent and do your research. <br /><br />Good luck.minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067741747813131873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-55601447293510307042010-03-23T07:18:23.503-07:002010-03-23T07:18:23.503-07:00thank you ladies. Ameena is busy in drama club (as...thank you ladies. Ameena is busy in drama club (as if she needs a class for that...LOL) and other things and Zack is in a music club playing piano etc so they keep busy with people that accept them. There are always those few that cant seem to accept themselves...and that is why they point out others "flaws". What can you do but get over it and get on with it. My kids are great and work hard doing just that.Coolred38https://www.blogger.com/profile/07502256532402473484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-46640434916740574722010-03-22T22:43:57.180-07:002010-03-22T22:43:57.180-07:00Wow. I am so sorry to hear this. I think Ferguso...Wow. I am so sorry to hear this. I think Ferguson offers good advice. Arm yourself with knowledge so you know what to do.<br /><br />Also someone suggested them joining an activity. I think this might really help. I'm thinking they're in a typical small town, homogenous town- but maybe it would be easier to get accepted by a smaller group-Do they have Model United Nations- that seems like a natural. Once you have a group, the rest doesn't matter so much. I think if they withdraw, it just makes them more of a target in some ways. <br /><br />In a group- if they can become accepted- they will also have the opportunity of enriching the outlooks and lives of those students who've never had a chance to experience anything more "ethnic".Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-17070149650138206242010-03-22T11:12:16.769-07:002010-03-22T11:12:16.769-07:00Coored,
I am so deeply appalled about the way in ...Coored,<br /><br />I am so deeply appalled about the way in which your daughter Ameena was treated recently, and the ignorance that surrounds her.<br /><br />She must remember how special and unique she is a person. She is more wordly than the mmost of her counterparts and that is something she remind herself each and everyday she enters the doors at that school.<br />It is so sad to see xenophobes there! It should be such a blessing to have someone with such a background as part of the student body.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-41234411916763229702010-03-21T17:03:11.152-07:002010-03-21T17:03:11.152-07:00I'm so sorry your kids are going thru this now...I'm so sorry your kids are going thru this now. Jeez - why do other kids have to be so mean? I would definitely stay on top of it and take what Ferguson said to heart. That advice was excellent - school don't want a lawsuit on their hands, but if the byullying escalates, you need to take action. I hope it doesn't come to that, but keep on top of it. <br />I HATE BULLIES!!! ARGHHH!%&$!!@#$%^^& DAMMIT!!!Susie of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-49722438131595711442010-03-21T10:36:10.300-07:002010-03-21T10:36:10.300-07:00My two cents (maybe little late) I don't think...My two cents (maybe little late) I don't think moving in a bigger city would change stuff bullies are everywhere but at least in smaller school the bully problems is normally dealt faster compared to bigger schools....now i will be in lurkerdoomcountrygirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-68592894940443219712010-03-21T00:31:18.216-07:002010-03-21T00:31:18.216-07:00I am soo sorry about whats happening to your kids!...I am soo sorry about whats happening to your kids! It must be taking up all the energy you have to NOT go kick some a$$!!! I was bullied for 2 years, and that was because they thought of me as a rich snob.. (yes really)... it was ridiculous. I even started dressing down, and that didn't work. I never told my mother about it, and when my elder brother found out about it, he took care of it, and I was no longer bullied (I must ask him what he said or did).<br /><br />Anyway all in all, I pray things get better for your kids, I know its especially hard when they are in a new place, and are having a hard time really being home anywhere. As someone else suggested larger cities seem to be more tolerant to 'foreigners'. But I hope that you guys find peace where you are, you have fought hard for this move.. and I hope things turn out for the best enshallah.Lavender ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/13316482212239799511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-26494182991739674012010-03-20T09:31:25.600-07:002010-03-20T09:31:25.600-07:00Thank you everyone for your helpful words and sugg...Thank you everyone for your helpful words and suggestions. A few days later and things seemed to have calmed down. I guess the word was spread in the school that it would not be tolerated...the use of that word specifically and bullying generally. Im glad the school took such prompt action.<br /><br />Kids are doing well...my kids have always been able to bounce back from adversity...another great trait they have.Coolred38https://www.blogger.com/profile/07502256532402473484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-27274449630999653532010-03-20T06:24:47.696-07:002010-03-20T06:24:47.696-07:00So sorry to hear your kids are going through this ...So sorry to hear your kids are going through this :( Bullying seems to be part of so many children's school experience nowadays...<br /><br />I wonder whether the teachers should be/could be doing more?cairo, lusaka, amsterdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955671720625835663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-61842677929027408012010-03-20T01:27:19.292-07:002010-03-20T01:27:19.292-07:00This made me so sad. I have a friend whose childre...This made me so sad. I have a friend whose children were so badly bullied she pulled them out of school and changed their names then put them in another school. More and more Muslims are giving their children biblical names so that they are at least not harassed as Muslim. <br /><br />This is so sad. I don't have any suggestions but you and your kids are in my thoughts.Suroorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151400258859526990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-61740615900478891562010-03-19T16:42:58.029-07:002010-03-19T16:42:58.029-07:00This is terrible. Kids should not be subjected to ...This is terrible. Kids should not be subjected to this kind of treatment - and in a perfect world, they wouldn't. Don't know what to say except maybe if I were their dad and found a bunch of brats doing that to my kids, they would quickly learn the real meaning on terror.<br />KactuzJay Kactuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787981505537381330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729473620051154675.post-51515588576808509722010-03-19T16:29:28.948-07:002010-03-19T16:29:28.948-07:00Delurking because this just p***es me off. I am a...Delurking because this just p***es me off. I am an ESL teacher in a small, midwestern, mostly Lutheran town. We have had a large group of Muslim students move into the district in the last 10 years and, fortunately, we have had very few problems of this sort. But when they have come up, they've been dealt with swiftly and severely. All students have the right to feel safe and secure in their school.<br /><br />You need to find out your district's harassment policy and request a copy. Every district is required to have one. There is also a FEDERAL law which prohibits harassment based on age, sex, RACE, color, RELIGION, ETHNICITY and/or disability of students in the school environment. Harassment is defined, among other things, as "interference with a student's academic performance, access to a quality education, and creating a hostile learning environment." This includes "verbal comments or insults, denigration or slurs" that occur on school property. Your state most likely has a similar policy. <br /><br />There will also be a procedure to file a formal complaint and a disciplinary procedure that the school must follow. <br /><br />Your daughter is being harassed on the basis of race, ethnicity and religion. Make an appointment ASAP with the principal, get a copy of the district's harassment policy and find out how to file a complaint. If you don't get what you need from the school administrator, you need to contact the school board. Take this very seriously and do not wait.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051268228647707617noreply@blogger.com