Gothamist: Boerum Hill Is It for Khalil Gibran School

Wael G.Eldin

Sat, 19 May 2007 12:15:18 -0500

From Hippies to Hypocrites: I worked in Park Slope for almost 6 months, I liked the neighborhoods's attitudes towards life and politics. However, it seems that the older a hippy grows the more conservative and close-minded they become. To have such a service offered by a public school is a phenomenon that happens nowhere else in the west but New York City, a city that is known for its tolerance and support for minorities. I think this is a great opportunity for Parents to learn about the Arab-Speaking world through their kids and this is something we really need to use in order to wipe out some of the misconceptions created by ignorance and illusions of the cave as Plato calls unenlightened opinions that are based on solipsism. Lets give it a try, after all there is a reason you don't have a homegrown terrorism in the United States the likes of which England, France and Spain have. Don't create the same kind of alienation that exists in Europe. By the way Alicia, Thomas Jefferson had an English copy of the Qur'an, similar to the King James version of the Bible, which I'm sure inspired him to write "all men are created equal..."

Not Delusional

Wed, 16 May 2007 11:30:26 -0500

Never mind that Khalil Gibran was a Maronite Christian who grew up in Boston's South End area. Also, any unfalsifiable dogma (e.g. Islam, Christianity, Judiasm, et cetera) must be described openly as just that - irrational nonsense. Don't see what that has to do with this secular school.

Osama

Wed, 16 May 2007 10:50:57 -0500

My daughter goes to this school. Here is her schedule for the upcoming fall semester: Morning: 8:00 AM - Prayer 9:00 AM - How to Make Your Own Hajib 10:00 AM - Field trip to local synagogue to deliver pig's head with hidden bomb inside. 12:00 PM - Lunch at the halal food stand Afternoon: 1:00 PM - Advanced IEDs: How to Bomb those Kikes back to Jerusalem 2:00 PM - Prayer 3:00 PM - Koran studies: Why Mohammad rules and everyone else should be beheaded

d

Wed, 16 May 2007 09:57:54 -0500

Who's the chick on the left in the "Neighborhoodies" ad? She's got nice hoo-has.

Tim N.

Wed, 16 May 2007 09:13:01 -0500

I used to think the Post was for people who couldn't spell "Journal." Obviously, the Sun is for people who can't spell "Post." Ignorance grows fear. Fear fuels ignorance. The effort to bring this school about is an effort to break that cycle. But apparently, some people really love their fears.

zymmmins

Wed, 16 May 2007 08:01:32 -0500

Alicia Colon = terrible person at worst, ignorant at best

KZ

Wed, 16 May 2007 00:56:52 -0500

It's ironic since most present day math and science concepts originally developed in the Arab and Muslim world.

og

Tue, 15 May 2007 23:12:22 -0500

Society should be cautious of this school. It's the first step for their sharia law. The woman who will be principal of this school is an ADMITTED 9/11 denier (like Rosie O, Altmontaser thinks that someone other than Arab-Muslims carried out these terrorist attacks). I wonder what they'll teach about the 1993 attacks on the WTC? Or how about the rumors that swirled in the Arab world about Zionists? It won't be a surprise when we see young jihadis "graduating" from this school.

MT

Tue, 15 May 2007 19:08:08 -0500

That quote from Alicia Colon has to be the most ignorant load of horse s**t I have seen in a long while - and I read Andrea Peyser (and, no, I have no idea why). Someone seriously needs to make that woman look in a mirror and take a good long look at herself. What a freak! Society needs to be more afraid of her than any Arabic-themed school.