A while ago I wrote here about how Santa would not be allowed to put in an appearance for the kids at Head Start in Mankato, MN due to local Somali Muslims complaining about it being an "insult" to Islam. Well wouldn't you know it, there is more, and it ain't pretty.
From the MankatoFreePress Dec 22 by Brian Ojanpa
MANKATO — Head Start officials erred in ending Santa Claus visits to St. Peter Head Start classrooms and have unfairly made Somalis into scapegoats on the issue, say two Mankato Somalians who have lived in the community a combined 23 years.
“Why put a fire under Somalis?” Lul Ahmed said. “This is a lovely community where we live together. But we’re being seen as negative, and we don’t want that.”
Who exactly is making you be seen as negative? Could it be those who use the texts and tenets of Islam to justify their actions; Ft Hood, Detroit, Baltimore, Mumbai, Madrid, London and Sweden, are they to be held responsibile for the perception of Islam? Well, Mr. Ahmed?
Ahmed...fear(s) that the virulent anti-Somali reactions on website comment pages and forums to published reports of the Santa ouster could be breeding grounds for hate crimes.
Another attempt to sow Muslim victimization using groundless accusations.
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