Holy Quran in the TRASH!!!!! SEE WAT U CAN DO

[Benevolent_ Beauty]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

(Minneapolis, MN - March 20, 2006) A prominent national Minnesota based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called upon Roseville Area High School and Roseville Area School District to repudiate recent Islamophibic remarks by school librarian Gregory Martinson, who claimed last Thursday that the Quran “encourages terrorism,†and therefore belonged in the trash.

 

 

The Muslim American Society – Freedom Foundation (MAS-FF) was notified of an incident involving a 9th Grade Muslim student at Roseville Area High School.

 

 

The student reported to MAS-FF that a librarian was invited as a guest speaker to speak to an English class about censorship on Thursday, March 16th. During his presentation, the librarian explained to students that some books do not belong at home or in the school library and that these books “belonged in the trashâ€. He brought a total of 13 publications to the class presentation. A ceremonial trash can was present in the classroom which had colored paper cut-outs of fire. He held up each book in turn, described what he thought was wrong with them and why they needed to be banned. Then he proceeded to throw each book into the trash can, saying "this book belongs in the trash" or "this book should be banned". One of the publications that the librarian decided belonged in the trash and should be burned and banned is the Qur’an, the Holy Book of the Muslim faith. The librarian continued to explain that the Qur’an is a book that encourages “terrorism,†advocates “violence†and therefore belonged in the trash. During this entire presentation, a teacher was present in the room and made no efforts to intervene or discourage the disparaging remarks made by the librarian. As part of the presentation, students were given an assignment where they were asked to discuss why each book should be banned.

 

 

The Legal Department at MAS-FF has issued a letter formally requesting that all presentations of this nature to be immediately withdrawn from the curriculum. Further, MAS-FF has requested a written and public letter of apology from all responsible parties to be issued to students, parents and staff. MAS-FF will be arranging a conference with the Roseville Public School District to discuss any other actions that may need to be explored and how to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future.

 

 

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For Further Information / Press Inquiries:

 

MAS-FF

 

MAS Freedom Foundation

 

4100 East 66th Street

 

Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076

 

Hassan Mohamud (612) 242-3273

 

Murad Mohammad (651) 731-9277

 

 

ACTION TAKEN AND REQUESTED

 

MAS-FF asks that all concerned citizens to contact the principal Connie Nicholson at Roseville Area High School at 651-635-1663 connie.nicholson@isd623.org. RESPECTFULLY and PATIENTLY express your disappointment at the actions of the librarian and school teacher. Following is an example of what should be said. Please remember to speak CLEARLY, SLOWLY, and most importantly, RESPECTFULLY to the staff that takes your phone call.

 

 

SAMPLE PHONE MESSAGE

 

 

Hello, my name is _______________ and I am calling in regards to the book trashing incident and offensive comments at Roseville Area High School involving the Muslim Holy Book, the Quran. I am calling as a concerned Muslim and community member to share the message of peace and tolerance found in Islam.

 

 

The actions of the librarian and teacher were highly offensive to all students and disrespectful of the beliefs of Muslim people in America. The purpose of this call is to let Roseville Area High School know that such actions are not appropriate and do not promote an atmosphere of tolerance and peace.

 

 

I wish to respectfully ask for a sincere apology from the school, librarian, and teacher to all students, parents and staff. It is my hope that we can all learn from this incident and create a respectful and tolerant learning atmosphere at Roseville Area High School. Thank You.

[hodman]

JZK for sharing this. Please let everyone take a minute to either call or e-mail. Let your voice make a difference.

How irresponsible and insensitive that teacher is! :mad:

[Guhaad]

^it is shame that many people have the energy to respond to many forums here, but hold up on things that matter to us the most. will be sending the email very soon.

 

 

thanks for sharing!

[RendezVous]

When Equating ISLAM with terrorism, do this people ever Read what the Quraan says about Terrorism

 

(Quran: Surah Al-Maida, Verse 32)

 

"Whoever killed a soul not to retaliate for a soul, nor for creating disorder in the land, then it is as if he had killed all mankind. And whoso gave life to one soul, then it is as if he had given life to all mankind"

 

(Quran 99:7-8)

 

...and whoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom shall see it.

 

another verse,

 

"...Whoever does good equal to the weight of an atom shall see it..."

 

(Quran: Surah Al-Maida, Verse 87)

 

"... and do not gress; God dislike the aggressors"

 

(Quran: Surah Al-Inaam, Verse151)

 

"You will not kill. God has made life sacred, except in the course of Justice. These are His commandments to you, that you may understand."

 

.â€â€¦ and cast not yourself in destruction with your own hands (Suicide) and be good doers; no doubt good doers are the beloved of Allahâ€

 

Hadith

 

From the Last sermon of the prophet,

 

" Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds."

 

"By God, he is not a true believer,from whose mischief his neighbors do not feel secure ." Prophet Mohammed (Bukhari, Muslim)

[Socod_badne]

Originally posted by The Flipmode:

When Equating ISLAM with terrorism, do this people ever Read what the Quraan says about Terrorism

They don't have to and honestly can ill afford to. They must ACT and make decisions in the nick of time. What the Quran contains is meaningless if not affably acted upon. But when the Bin Laden group flies planes into buildings full of innocent civilians in the name of Islam and the Quran, you kinda leave them with no room to maneuver. Their reaction is predictable and very human. Unlike you and I who have the luxury of speculating reasons and culprits, those in places of power and under attack (real or percieved) must act upon the available evidence and ephemeral conditions.

[hodman]

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Roseville Qur’an Trashing Incident UPDATE

 

 

(Minneapolis, MN - March 21st, 2006) A prominent national & Minnesota

based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group met with Roseville Area

High School and Roseville Area School District officials on Monday,

March 20th to discuss recent Islamophobic remarks by school librarian

Gregory Martinson, who claimed last Thursday that the Quran “encourages

terrorism,†and therefore belonged in the trash.

 

The Muslim American Society-Freedom Foundation (MAS-FF) Civil and Legal

Rights Department spoke with Roseville Area High School Principal

Connie Nicholson, the Roseville Area School District Superintendent,

and school librarian Gregory Martinson and reached a tentative

agreement on how to address the offensive conduct. All participants

from the Roseville Area School District, including the school principal

and librarian, immediately apologized for their conduct and stressed

that the actions did not reflect the vision of the Roseville School

District.

 

The school officials indicated a sincere desire to work with the Muslim

community to insure that there are no further incidents of this nature

in the future. School officials recognized the misconduct and have

pledged to take internal steps to address any problems that continue to

exist. A formal agreement including diversity and sensitivity training

for staff members is in the process of being finalized.

 

MAS-FF would like to thank the entire Muslim community for their

support in addressing this incident. Thanks to the overwhelming

response from the Muslim community and the tentative agreement and

apology, MAS-FF requests that the community no longer contact the

school by phone regarding the incident. MAS-FF will issue an update to

the community when a finalized resolution has been reached. Once again,

MAS-FF would like to sincerely thank the community for their efforts.

 

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For Further Information / Press Inquiries:

MAS-FF

MAS Freedom Foundation

4100 East 66th Street

Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076

Hassan Mohamud (612) 242-3273

Murad Mohammad (651) 731-9277