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Posted by Ginny on May 14, 2008
Assalamu alaikum, this is the original article linked to in the “Engage Minnesota” piece I blogged earlier.
It seems that a Somali student threatened to kill the dog, due to his “religious concerns”. OK, well, I don’t think I should comment right now! It’s one thing to have cleanliness/purity issues with the dog, but to threaten to kill the dog? OK… Assuming that this was what the student actually said, well, this is very unfortunate. As are some of the comments so be forewarned.
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engagemn said
Ginny,
I haven’t heard anyone condone the student’s threat. For me, if you set aside all other issues (religious, cultural), he is a high school-aged boy. Certainly, there’s work to be done in educating Muslim and non-Muslim communities, and threatening a teacher or his service animal is reprehensible, but we also need to remember that this was not an adult.
Now, the hostile comments on the SCTimes website, on the other hand, probably did come from adults….
Marcia.
engagemn said
And, of course, wishing you the best in navigating this space yourself!