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Sharia Law Across the Border - Young Girls Labeled 'Unclean' At Middle School

• Posted by Jared Law on July 21, 2011 at 9:46am in Elections, Issues, News, & Politics

Many things the radical left does are incredibly offensive. This particular story is overwhelmingly offensive. Fewer things get me going as much as the revocation of individual rights, the most precious among them being the individual rights to free speech and freedom of religion. This is a story of tyranny of the minority, imposed by radical leftists, in collusion with radical Islamists.

Whether you have one or not, pretend you have a beautiful, happy, adorable, intelligent thirteen year-old daughter. You love her dearly, and you'd do anything for her. Let's pretend she hasn't started acting like a 21st Century American teenager yet, and she's still the sweet, loving daughter who isn't embarrassed to be seen with her parents.

Now pretend that you have to move with your family to Toronto, Canada, due to a relocation of your employer, because you aren't willing to risk unemployment in this economy, and the company is paying your moving expenses (I realize this is a stretch for most; I can't imagine being willing to move to Toronto, Canada, but work with me here). Pretend you move into the boundaries of Valley Park Middle School, and there aren't any other educational choices for your beloved daughter. Either you can't afford tuition for a private school, or there just aren't any within driving distance. You're stuck with the public school, like it or not.

Your daughter comes of age a few weeks before you move, and begins her regular cycles.

Now imagine that your little baby girl, who is growing up far too fast for your taste, whom you love with all your heart, whose smile gladdens your heart, who you'd do anything for, comes home from school the first day of her new school, and she's sobbing uncontrollably the moment she gets inside. She's inconsolable.

Imagine that she tells you that they forced all the kids to pray to Allah, and that they asked her if she was menstruating, and that when she admitted that she was, they set her aside, telling her that she was 'unclean,' and all the boys took note of which girls were 'unclean' that day.

Now since she, like you, isn't a Muslim, she was grateful to be able to avoid forced prayers to the Muslim God who Islamist terrorists praise immediately prior to murdering innocent people,  and at the same time, she's humiliated and resentful at being labeled 'unclean,'and it made her feel gross and painfully self-conscious. In between her sobs, she tells you that she knows how important your job is, and she's sorry if she's letting you and the family down, but she's not 'unclean,' and she's NOT going to pray to the Muslim God, and she just wants to go home to America.

Welcome to the life of any girl unfortunate enough to move into the boundaries of Valley Park Middle School in Toronto, Canada, where girls are treated as sub-humans, as sharia law is enforced in the 'public schools.' These poor girls are being subjected to child abuse at the hands of the taxpayer-funded 'public schools,' IMHO.

Motivated to redouble your efforts to help restore America, are you? Here's the story from The Blaze:

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IS SHARIA LAW BEING IMPOSED IN A CANADIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL? ASK THE MENSTRUATING YOUNG GIRLS

Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:18am by Billy Hallowell

Story Highlights:

§  Critics claim Toronto District School Board is breaching Ontarios Education Law by allowing Islamic prayer during the school day.

§  An outside imam comes to the school to conduct weekly prayer meetings

§  Young girls who are menstruating are not allowed to participate and are separated from the group

In America, the debate over prayer and its place in public schools never seems to simmer. But, were not alone. The heated discussion over faith in public education is occurring in Toronto, Canada, as well. In addition to general frustration over prayer, advocates and critics are outraged by the fact that young Islamic girls are separated from others during meetings due to menstruation a provision that indicates Sharia law is potentially being imposed in the public school.

These critics claim that the Ontario middle school is breaching Ontarios Education Act a law that provides guidelines for religions place in the public school system.

To provide more in-depth details, the Toronto District School Board has been under fire for allowing an imam to hold Friday prayer services for Muslim students. These weekly religious meetings occur in Valley Park Middle Schools (again, a public educational facility) cafeteria. Between 300 and 400 of the schools 1,200 students take part in the weekly meeting.

While critics remain outraged, the district argues that freedom of religion trumps the Education Act and states that the district has an obligation to accommodate faith needs. Since Muslims must pray at a certain time during the day on Fridays, the district believes it is simply providing an avenue to ensure that young people can maintain their religious beliefs and practices. In the past, students would leave the school to worship at outside mosques. This created a variety of attendance issues for the district.

To be clear on the matter, the Education Act reads as follows:

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a board shall not permit any person to conduct religious exercises or to provide instruction that includes indoctrination in a particular religion or religious belief in a school.

Sections (2) and (3) highlight some exceptions to this rule. Among them, the board may permit a person to conduct religious instruction that includes indoctrination if it is not conducted by or under the authority of the board, and if the activities are conducted before or after the schools instructional program (or on a non-school day). Critics maintain that these exemptions have not been met and that the Friday activities are, thus, breaching the law.

Some, including at least one imam, have made suggestions to address the controversy. Since having an outside religious leader come into the school appears to be problematic, students could be trained to deliver their own sermons (though religious teaching would require that only boys do so). But, for now, this suggestion has not yet been implemented and controversy remains. The Toronto Star has more:

Valley Parks prayer services, which until recently operated without complaint, have raised a debate about the place of religion in an increasingly diverse public system. One Hindu group plans protests, and the progressive Muslim Canadian Congress is contemplating legal action to force the board to comply with the Education Act.

But, its not just the existence of the prayer services that have people in an uproar. Surprisingly, the meeting is conducted in Arabic and the school does not monitor what is said. Additionally, boys and girls enter separately, with the girls wearing scarves and shawls to cover their heads and arms.

The most contentious issue, though, is the fact that girls who are menstruating are forced to sit at the back of the pack; they are permitted to listen but cannot take part (see the picture to the left). The New American has more about why this separation takes place:

Unclean is the word Muslims use for girls who are menstruating. Sharia law states they must be separated from the clean students.

Watch a news report, below, that covers the young girls separation due to their menstruation:

On FiveFeetofFury, blogger Kathy Shaidle expresses her opinions on the matter, referencing the now infamous segregation picture:

Yep, thats part of the caption of the Toronto Star photo [the original caption read, "At Valley Park Middle School, Muslim students participate in the Friday prayer service. Menstruating girls, at the very back, do not take part"].

Yes, the country is Canadaand the year is 2011.

Meanwhile over 150 Canadian soldiers died in Afghanistan to (ostensibly) fight for the rights and dignity of young Muslim women like these.

Mark Steyn also covers about the situation and the image, writing:

Not some exotic photojournalism essay from an upcountry village in Krappistan. But a typical Friday at a middle school in the largest city in Canada. I forget which brand of tampon used to advertise itself with the pitch Now with new [whatever] you can go horse-riding, water-ski-ing, ballet dancing, whatever you want to do, but perhaps they can just add the tag: But not participate in Friday prayers at an Ontario public school.

With the debate heating up over the past month, theres no telling where this situation will lead. Some commentators claim that this is an opportunity for other groups to request special accommodations as well, while others believe religious activities have no place in public schools during daily instructional periods. Either way, the language barrier and the segregation of young girls are both problems the district will likely need to contend with.