DAR AL HARB - CANADA: SOME MOSLEMS WAGE JIHAD VIA BOMBS, OTHERS WAGE JIHAD VIA WHINING

Everytime the jihad in the Dar al Harb hits the frontpages of newspapers, moslems all over the Dar al Harb come out whining about how they have it...

My suggestion to them: GET THE HELL OUT & MOVE BACK TO THE DAR AL ISLAM where you will have nothing to complain about because living in an islamic hellhole is your idea of perfection...

Muslims seek abuse probe
Racial intolerance leading to attacks at schools, group fears
By ANTONELLA ARTUSO, QUEEN'S PARK BUREAU CHIEF

A public inquiry is needed into allegations that students from racial minorities in Toronto public schools are being targeted for abuse and authorities are doing little to stop it, says a coalition of national and community groups.

Khaled Mouammar of the Canadian Arab Federation said his group is deeply concerned about the recent revelation that a sex attacker may have chosen a female Muslim student at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute based on her faith, and that the school never reported the incident to police.

"We feel it is a pattern that is emerging which is targeting students from racialized communities and it should be looked into seriously through a public inquiry," he said.

Mouammar said he's heard of children afraid to reveal their name is "Mohammed" for fear of bullying at school.

SENSITIVITY

The coalition of eight groups, including the Somali Canadian National Congress and Midaynta Community Services, is asking for a public inquiry, sensitivity and diversity workshops for school administrators, and a meeting with the education and public safety ministers and the attorney general.

"We also feel that the (Toronto) school board has not tried to reach out to the Muslim community and to the racialized communities since 9/11 to develop ways to combat the increase in racism and discrimination and harassment that's taking place, not only in the school system but everywhere," Mouammar said.

NEGATIVE PORTRAYALS

"We feel that there should be a way to understand why this thing happened and how can we prevent it from happening again."

Wahida Valiante, with the Canadian Islamic Congress, said negative portrayals of Muslims have left them vulnerable to maltreatment.

"In the case of the Muslim children, it is constantly their self-identity through their religious affiliation, through their names, under the microscope in the most negative way that I have ever seen."

While there has been a suggestion that Muslim girls are targeted for sex assault because they're less likely to report the incident, Valiante said all females victims struggle with going public.


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