Sharia in Toronto: the Muslim Girls on Their Perio

Sharia in Toronto: the Muslim Girls on Their Period Have to Sit in the Back

This sort of thing should send a chill down the spine of anyone who understands what it means for a country to be free or for a school to be public.

It never ceases to amaze. Sharia is putting down roots all over the West, in ever more explicit and obvious ways. And bien pensant folks on the Left continue to insist, fiercely and self-righteously, that nothing of the kind is going on — even though it’s happening right under their noses.

One of the lastest breathtaking examples: a public middle school in Toronto where Friday prayers are part of the curriculum. (Praying in School)

The other day the Toronto Star ran a picture showing a group of students at prayer. There were three groups, ranged according to status. In the front were the praying boys. Behind them were the praying girls. Way in the back were the girls who were menstruating, and thus forbidden from participating in prayer.

Now, this sort of thing should send a chill down the spine of anyone who understands what it means for a country to be free or for a school to be public. But nowadays all too many people — especially, it seems, people in positions of public authority — are quick to justify such outrages, as long as Islam is in the picture. In the National Post, for example, Tasha Kheiriddin quoted one Chris Spence, education director of the Toronto District School Board, as saying this:

As a public school board, we have a responsibility and an obligation to accommodate faith needs.

“Faith needs.” There’s a chilling disconnect here. People whose job is to take care of young people, and to help them grow into responsible adult citizens of a free country, are now capable of looking at something barbaric, ugly, and inequitable, and rushing in to justify it with terms like “faith needs” –simply because it has to do with Islam. This is, of course, the very definition of dhimmitude.

Full credit to Heather Mallick, the journalist who wrote in the Star about the segregated praying at that Toronto school. But even Mallick, who is obviously deeply disturbed by the spectacle of those girls being prohibited from praying, didn’t get the angle right. She began her article as follows:

Isn’t it odd how stories about Muslim school prayers now being conducted at Valley Park Middle School in Don Mills are all about religion making its way into public schools? I don’t discuss religion, ever. Feminism is my credo….

To which one can only say: Well, Ms. Mallick, perhaps it’s time you do start discussing religion. Because — hello! — this is all about religion, and nothing else. It’s understandable why you shrink from acknowledging this fact: Criticizing Islam is a dangerous business. But unless you start addressing it things will just get worse and worse. You’re a feminist? Great. Then wake up and realize that Islam is the enemy of feminism. And if you want to defeat your enemy first you have to acknowledge him.

[Merlin99 (Premo)]

When you enroll in a voluntary program, generally you follow the rules of that program.

Prayer Service, the school is providing a venue for the Muslim student’s to have prayers at school on Fridays. An Imam from the neighbouring mosque comes to our school and conducts the prayers. Prior to this, students signed out early on Friday afternoons to go to mosque. By staying at school, valuable instructional time is saved for our students.

School Council

[libertytyranny]

good Lord everyone's gotta know when you're on the rag?

[Lurk]

Originally Posted by Merlin99

When you enroll in a voluntary program, generally you follow the rules of that program.



School Council

Does this mean the Christian kids can now have a minister come to the "Meet me at the flagpole" celebrations too?

[Merlin99 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Lurk

Does this mean the Christian kids can now have a minister come to the "Meet me at the flagpole" celebrations too?

In Canada - Sure

[puggymom]

I seriously could never abide by that religion. We went to Hershey Park a few days ago and it was in the high 90's. We saw what I assumed, based on the dress, was several Muslim families. The male family members were all in tank tops, shorts and some even sandals. The woman were completely covered except their faces (from the eyes to chin) and hands. The only exception of a female baby who was in a stroller in typical hot weather baby clothes.
The feminist in me was just cringing.

Originally Posted by puggymom

The feminist in me was just cringing.

we you should be writing your Sisters @ NOW and ask them why they rolled over on Islam where Woman's Rights are Concerned

[puggymom]

Originally Posted by EmptyTimCup

we you should be writing your Sisters @ NOW and ask them why they rolled over on Islam where Woman's Rights are Concerned

Oh believe me I have no love for these so called woman's rights groups who make excuses for groups like this.

[philibusters]

Originally Posted by EmptyTimCup

we you should be writing your Sisters @ NOW and ask them why they rolled over on Islam where Woman's Rights are Concerned

I highly doubt many feminists organizations are friendly towards extreme Islam.

Often times conservatives ask why don't these feminists organizations make a bigger issue out of Islam's treatment of women.

The answer is because at least the American feminist movement is almost entirely focused on issues in this country. It would be asking why the tea party with its libertararian bent, doesn't make a bigger issue of China's government involvement in the Chinese economy. Obviously they would support that, but it doesn't make sense for them to focus on that issue as they are a domestic movement.

plenty of Moslems abusing their wives right here in the USA


and you never here a peep of these leftist groups