Hey guess what, this is my uncle: http://is.gd/LJFaGG I met him once. He stayed at our house for about a week during 9/11. He was on his way home from Schiphol when the plane got turned around and sent back.
I vaguely remember you mentioning this before.
lol@dis: "We have seen in public schools, other faiths being granted time to pray on their mats facing east at sunrise, without such criticism. "
a) I want to see proof of this. I DOUBT IT is all I gotta say if an American school allows this then they're allowing everything but the way Muslims are treated in America I just really wanna know exactly what school was cool about this and b) It's a huge sign of ignorance (or fearmongering depending on who it is) when people say prayer isn't allowed in American schools. Fuck, most schools have prayer groups, ours had one that would meet over by the flag pole and pray like every day. The only thing that's not allowed is if, say, a teacher comes in and says "okay class let's pray". There is ZERO ban on prayer in schools by individuals and I have no idea why these people think otherwise.