She isn't.
She's principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy, Debbie Almontaser.
Debbie's in hot water.
She dismissed concerns that certain T-shirts were an incendiary call to violence.
An organization selling the shirts, Arab Women Active in Art and Media, shares office space in Brooklyn with an organization represented by Almontaser. They sport the inflammatory message "Intifada NYC."
The academy is slated to open next month as the city's first Arabic-themed small school, serving grades six through 12. It is designed to teach students of all backgrounds about the Arabic language and culture, devoid of religion.
...But that support took a significant hit when Almontaser defended the shirts, first reported Monday by The Post, by defining "intifada" as a "shaking off" of oppression rather than acknowledging its widespread association with the call to violence among some Palestinians against Israelis.
Good luck, New York!
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It would be laughable if it weren't so scarey. As if we do not know what "intifada" means to those who speak it? (Or, in this case, wear it.) One can observe their own culture without promoting hatred and war against anyone else.
To me, there is no excuse. If this were a Jewish or Christian organization selling items at a school, the ACLU would be all over the place about "separation of church and state".
IMHO, Ms. Debbie should be fired.
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