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This is for Fred

Posted by Dave on Wed May 15 18:20:32 2019

Last week you kept questioning the accuracy of the translation of Muslim children singing a song that talked about killing Jews. You considered the translation source biased.


AP News

Declaring “the mistake is ours to own,” Muslim leaders in Philadelphia apologized Wednesday for an event last month at which children were captured on video speaking in Arabic about beheadings and the liberation of Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.

The Muslim American Society’s Philadelphia chapter and the Leaders Academy, a gathering place for cyberschooled children that rents space at the site, issued a joint statement Wednesday that sought to explain how the questionable material found its way into an annual event meant to celebrate diversity in Muslim communities.

A video uploaded to the chapter’s Facebook page showed children dancing to a revolutionary anthem often used by Islamist groups, and two young girls reading from a prepared text. One said, “We will chop off their heads, and we will liberate the ... Al-Aqsa Mosque.”

The contested site, revered by Jews as the Temple Mount and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The compound is the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest site for Jews. It has been a flashpoint of violence in the past.

The Facebook video, which has since been taken down, sparked outrage and an ongoing investigation by the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.

“Over the last decade our members have poured their soul and resources to create a harmonious, peaceful and engaged community,” the statement said. “We are very sad that within minutes all of this work was tarnished and we realize the mistake is ours to own ... we are deeply saddened to have hurt our partners in the Jewish community and beyond.”

The April 17 “Umma Day” event was intended to showcase diversity, with 18 countries represented and children singing songs from various Muslim cultures and wearing customary dress, according to the statement. Officials said a volunteer aide selected the songs out of a desire to represent Palestinian people, “feels terrible she made a mistake” and has since stepped down. A large number of Palestinian immigrants attend the Al-Hidaya mosque at the site.

“The children did not understand this song as their command of Arabic is not advanced,” the statement said. The speech, it said, “was likewise a selection that primarily sought to highlight the children’s capacity to read and project Arabic rhetoric; however, they have not yet mastered enough grammar to comprehend the words.”

The Muslim American Society’s lawyer, Timothy Welbeck, said Wednesday he didn’t know who chose the speech, or why it was selected.

The Leaders Academy does not consider itself a school — a designation that would require it to register with the state Department of Education — but a gathering place for children following a state-approved cyber school curriculum. The academy supplies tutors to keep the students on task and answer questions, according to Welbeck, and also provides Arabic language and religious instruction.

The Leaders Academy and the Muslim American Society said they have taken steps to prevent a repeat of what they called a “grave mistake,” including new operating procedures, a new advisory council and sensitivity training.

“We appreciate the very detailed and thorough statement and apology that was released today,” said Nancy Baron-Baer, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in Philadelphia. “We understand that people make mistakes. With that said ... it’s incumbent on the adults in the room to understand what was being said and recognize that words like that are absolutely unacceptable at any time, in any language.”

The statement from the Muslim groups also said it has been targeted with abusive phone calls in the wake of the video, and two protests at the building in which crowds shouted “hateful messages.” It said security has been increased.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Olog-hai on Wed May 15 18:40:14 2019, in response to This is for Fred, posted by Dave on Wed May 15 18:20:32 2019.

Sounds like he did a Jayzee or Bingbong on the issue.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Spider-Pig on Wed May 15 18:54:39 2019, in response to This is for Fred, posted by Dave on Wed May 15 18:20:32 2019.

PWN3D!

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by BILLBKLYN on Wed May 15 18:57:37 2019, in response to This is for Fred, posted by Dave on Wed May 15 18:20:32 2019.

Of course! Their modus operandi is to do shit like this and then paint themselves as the victims when there's pushback.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Allan on Thu May 16 07:19:57 2019, in response to This is for Fred, posted by Dave on Wed May 15 18:20:32 2019.

That is the way to brainwash children, feed them misinformation at an early age. They will grow up believing it.

The mistake they made is that the teachings became public.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Spider-Pig on Thu May 16 07:24:07 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by Allan on Thu May 16 07:19:57 2019.

People often reject what they were taught as children.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by chicagomotorman on Thu May 16 07:28:15 2019, in response to This is for Fred, posted by Dave on Wed May 15 18:20:32 2019.

How touching.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by orange blossom special on Thu May 16 07:55:06 2019, in response to This is for Fred, posted by Dave on Wed May 15 18:20:32 2019.

You didn't read subchats post of the year 2018?

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Allan on Thu May 16 08:03:24 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by Spider-Pig on Thu May 16 07:24:07 2019.

But not as often as one might like.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu May 16 09:22:31 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by Spider-Pig on Thu May 16 07:24:07 2019.

But not THESE savages! They get worse with age

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Dave on Thu May 16 10:18:57 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by Allan on Thu May 16 08:03:24 2019.

IAWTP.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Dave on Thu May 16 10:19:19 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by orange blossom special on Thu May 16 07:55:06 2019.

Which one is that?

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Dave on Thu May 16 10:19:29 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by chicagomotorman on Thu May 16 07:28:15 2019.

How so?

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Olog-hai on Thu May 16 11:29:07 2019, in response to This is for Fred, posted by Dave on Wed May 15 18:20:32 2019.

And guess who doesn't reply.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Dave on Thu May 16 13:42:17 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by Olog-hai on Thu May 16 11:29:07 2019.

I assume he's busy at work today.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by LuchAAA on Thu May 16 13:43:26 2019, in response to This is for Fred, posted by Dave on Wed May 15 18:20:32 2019.

I have a feeling he left subchat forever.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Olog-hai on Thu May 16 14:14:11 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by LuchAAA on Thu May 16 13:43:26 2019.

I doubt he'd do that. He's a lifer.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu May 16 18:43:22 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by LuchAAA on Thu May 16 13:43:26 2019.

Fred? Nah. He's been here long before I was. I don't see anyone running him off. Maybe he has a life away from here & has better things to do than post here maybe 30-40 times a day. Just a guess.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by LuchAAA on Thu May 16 18:54:00 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu May 16 18:43:22 2019.

I know you're part of a stalking ring that is trying to run me from this message board.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by Dave on Thu May 16 18:55:21 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by LuchAAA on Thu May 16 18:54:00 2019.

Is it working so far?

LOL! JK.

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Re: This is for Fred

Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri May 17 03:37:57 2019, in response to Re: This is for Fred, posted by LuchAAA on Thu May 16 18:54:00 2019.

LOL!

#Luch37

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