Muslim children bullied in schools

Showkat —

Muslim children bullied in schools


Salaams


This poem was inspired by the news report on C4 about a muslim girl being bullied in a school in Nottingham,as usual feedback would be appreciated. As usual please post on other forums and jzk to my editing team as always. Please send this poem to any Muslim school children you know and even read it to them inshAllah, so that we motivate and inspire the next generation to hold onot Islam and follow it better than us.


Muslim children bullied in schools


It’s another day

Time to get ready

For school

Run the gauntlet once again

Being bullied and abused

By my class mates

Say my prayers to Allah

As I say goodbye to my family


Put on a brave face

For my younger sister

Show what I do not feel

Full of fear and anxiety

As soon as they see me

They will all gang up against me


Calling me names

Terrorist and suicide bomber

Quoting politicians and the media

Trying to make me ashamed

Of my heritage as a Muslim

Obedient slave to Allah the almighty


Pushing me against the wall

Surrounding me

I resist and fight back

But eventually fall

To the floor

As they kick and spit on me

Rip my hijab and clothes

Like wild beasts

Never thought girls could behave like this


As I rise

Wipe the spittle from my face

Put on my torn hijab to hide my modesty

I feel happy knowing I didn’t surrender

Although I was outnumbered

But it’s the history of our Ummah

Always victorious when odds are against us

That’s when we gain Allah’s pleasure and grace


The authorities do nothing

Deaf, dumb and blind

Give Islamophobia a different term

School girl antics and exuberance

It’s as if they are all in collusion

So to the Quran I turn for my solution

Hope and courage

Comfort and solace


Patience and dua

Gets us through another day

In a few years I will leave school

But still face abuse and attacks

Discrimination and racism

In college, uni and the work place

On the street, buses and the tube


It’s the price we pay

For dressing and behaving like a Muslim

Society wants us to conform

Dress and act like they do

They say we’re free

But not to follow Islam

like we want to


So we the Muslim youth continue

Being brave in the heart of the Western civilisation

Resisting and standing up for our deen

Debating with those who wish to

And fending off the attacks of the ignorant

Just like the children of Palestine and Iraq


Our only weapon is dua


“Ya Allah send from you one who will protect us, our honour, dignity and faith,


Ya Allah send the likes of Salahudin and Mutassim Billah once again,


Ya Allah let us be worthy of your pleasure and grant us the victory and allow us to establish your religion as a beacon of light for the whole of humanity


Ya Allah it is only you we obey and follow, we may be young but we are at the forefront in carrying and representing your deen,


Ya Allah only to you we complain and if you are happy with us then we do not care what horrors they inflict upon us, for surely their hate will be a weapon against them on the day of judgement and our suffering and pain will the source of our joy and happiness ”.


Author: Showkat


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Ya'qub — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 15:47

i wouldn't say it offers much encouragement:


[quote]In a few years I will leave school

But still face abuse and attacks

Discrimination and racism

In college, uni and the work place

On the street, buses and the tube

[/quote]


Brother — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 15:56

[quote="Ya'qub"]i wouldn't say it offers much encouragement:


[quote]In a few years I will leave school

But still face abuse and attacks

Discrimination and racism

In college, uni and the work place

On the street, buses and the tube

[/quote][/quote]


Yeah I quite agree however the guy probably put a lot of effort into it, might as well praise him.


I have to admit it is a dull, depressing post.


Naz — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 22:14

I think the poem is a bit extreme and a distorted version of what actually goes on in schools. Most parents are likely to send their kids to a school where there are predominantly Muslims because they fear their child will be racially discriminated against for their religious beliefs.


MuslimSister — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 22:37

[quote="Naz"] Most parents are likely to send their kids to a school where there are predominantly Muslims because they fear their child will be racially discriminated against for their religious beliefs.[/quote]


Most parents don't have a choice.


Most schools are not predominantly Muslim.


Religion is only one reason why some children are bullied.


Race, culture, class, family, acamdemic ability, personality, appearance are some of the reasons why children are bullied - some bullies do not even need a reason to bully others.


Naz — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 - 22:50

im not blaming the parents i can understand why they do it.

I think it depends on the area you live in. If its a predominantly Asian area for example Oldham/Rochdale or bradistan (aka Bradford) then the schools are going to be predominantly Muslim populated.

I went to a church of England primary school and it was predominantly Muslim populated (yeah i know weird). But my high school was 99.9% non muslim populated.


MuslimSisLilSis — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 - 22:26

[quote="Naz"]im not blaming the parents i can understand why they do it.

I think it depends on the area you live in. If its a predominantly Asian area for example Oldham/Rochdale or bradistan (aka Bradford) then the schools are going to be predominantly Muslim populated.

I went to a church of England primary school and it was predominantly Muslim populated (yeah i know weird). But my high school was 99.9% non muslim populated.[/quote]


ethnic minorties only make up 9% of britains population


there are about 1.6 million people out of the 60million people who live in britain are muslim


so how many predominatly muslim schools must there be for muslim kids?


Naz — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 - 23:29

[quote="MuslimSisLilSis"][quote="Naz"]im not blaming the parents i can understand why they do it.

I think it depends on the area you live in. If its a predominantly Asian area for example Oldham/Rochdale or bradistan (aka Bradford) then the schools are going to be predominantly Muslim populated.

I went to a church of England primary school and it was predominantly Muslim populated (yeah i know weird). But my high school was 99.9% non muslim populated.[/quote]


ethnic minorties only make up 9% of britains population


there are about 1.6 million people out of the 60million people who live in britain are muslim


so how many predominatly muslim schools must there be for muslim kids?[/quote]


Like i said it depends on the area you live in. If its asian infested then chances are that the school will be too.