School celebrated a Muslim LGBT activist on International Women’s day!

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AIBU to be annoyed at the school? I’m baffled as why have the school missed an opportunity here. They already celebrate lgbt history month and then pride in June at school.

Why is this issue that affects a very tiny minority is so heavily influenced in children’s curriculum?

IWD does indeed focus on women in crisis and how they can be helped, but it's as much about celebrating women who have escaped those kinds of situations. Coming out as a Muslim woman would've been terrifying given community attitudes.

School celebrates a woman on IWD - can’t see a problem at all.

TWO WHOLE MONTHS?! Lucky them! Oh wow, they should count themselves SO lucky they only count for two months of the year. 🙄

Stunts like these made by school will jepordise the future and safety of women of Afghanistan and rest of the world including Britain.
How on earth will it do that? Can you explain a bit more there please?

You what?

20 years ago this year a 17 year old Muslim girl was murdered by her parents in front of her younger siblings, essentially because she wanted to wear jeans and T-shirts, hang out with her friends and not be forced into marriage with some older cousin of hers in Pakistan.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Shafilea_Ahmed

How do you think her family would have reacted if she'd said, "oh by the way, I'm a lesbian"?

And that was in the UK.

Many Muslim lesbians come from countries where being a lesbian is actually illegal and punishable by death.

That said, I am pretty sure that the Iranian government aren't keeping tabs on who is speaking at your son's school for International Women's Day and taking it out on young Iranian lesbians even more than they already do.

But if schools are already talking about LGBT topics, and homophobic Muslims will pull their girls out of school if they hear about lesbians, why haven't they already?

You think only a tiny minority are LGBTQ+?

Unless your average Muslim girl is also a lesbian, in which case she's fine. 🙄

‘No I'm not an idiot’

if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck…

Rather than empowering muslim girls on other issues school has yet again used this day for lgbt issue.
Nadia hussein- a Bangladeshi Muslim TV personality with mental health issues.

Poetic pilgrimage-muslim hijabi faces of hip hop.

Aina Khan OBE- muslim women's rights campaigner "Register our marriage".

Fatima Al-Fihri -
Originally from Kairouan (Tunisia), Fatima is an inspiration to women and educators alike. Why? Well, she founded the first and oldest-surviving madrasah and university in the world!

Fahma Muhammad-
Born in the Netherlands, Fahma is most-well known for leading a popular campaign against FGM. Whilst volunteering for anti-FGM charity Integrate in Bristol back in 2011, she was shocked by the horrors of this violent practice.

Just a few examples.

If its Saima she is fantastic

So why not suggest one of those women for next year then?!
They might be open for suggestions.
Raise awareness of them, they might not know.
Plus they're not mind readers, and they can't please everyone.
Just maybe leave out the LGBT people have their own month already so we don't need to hear from them anymore as we hear enough from them.already " angle 😳😁

I agree. I don't care about being called a bigot anymore. The words are tired, overused and meaningless and the people who throw those words around frequently tend to have a reputation of dishonesty. Everyone quietly knows that they are liers as they can only make their point by intentionally misinterpreting what people say.

That's why being woke is losing its appeal.

Just like all the people on this thread calling OP homophobic, racist and a bigot are not actually listening to what OP is saying they are deciding for her what she is saying even though deep down they know it's not true. They either do this to stir the pot because they like to watch the world burn or they are extremely brainwashed.

If you can only make your point by misrepresentation (whether that is through omitting, misquoting or removing the true context of the statement by wilfully exploiting the pitfalls of the English language) then whatever you stand for is built on lies.

Look around you. People are getting tired of this behaviour online. It's being pointed out more and more by comedians, political scientists and politicians everywhere.

It's time to put on your big girl panties and have honest grown up conversations or leave the chat.

Hear hear!

I read OP's thread the same way, plenty of issues to focus on that women face as shown by examples Op has recently posted.

Yes, I agree there are lots of different issues we all face as women.
Why should some not be spoken about as much as others are though, or deemed "not appropriate for kids?"

Wow. This board is getting more and more homophobic by the day.

‘If its Saima she is fantastic’

Saima Razzaq champions equality on race, gender, as well as LGBTQ + rights, but if you think that doesn’t make her a good choice for a focus on IWD then best contact your school.

@SapphosRock I know. It’s exhausting somedays.

OP, lesbian Muslims do not "get to celebrate x times a year"
That's the point.
Their religion, or more pointedly, males within that religion make it dangerous for them to be out, let alone "celebrate".

Indeed.

I expect many gay and lesbian Muslims spend pride month quietly thinking, "I wish I could be out and proud like that."

Sounds like you weren't actually there OP, and her points were lost on your son. That's your action, right there, to educate him on women's rights and achievements. Lesbian Muslim women are hardly allowed to exist, never mind champion the rights of women and girls in the way this woman does.
Also, can everyone stop calling her an LGBT woman?! A woman can't be all fucking 4!! She's a Lesbian. Say it, it's allowed.
I'm definitely having wine tonight.

Rather than empowering muslim girls on other issues school has yet again used this day for lgbt issue.
Nadia hussein- a Bangladeshi Muslim TV personality with mental health issues.

Poetic pilgrimage-muslim hijabi faces of hip hop.

Aina Khan OBE- muslim women's rights campaigner "Register our marriage".

Fatima Al-Fihri -
Originally from Kairouan (Tunisia), Fatima is an inspiration to women and educators alike. Why? Well, she founded the first and oldest-surviving madrasah and university in the world!

Fahma Muhammad-
Born in the Netherlands, Fahma is most-well known for leading a popular campaign against FGM. Whilst volunteering for anti-FGM charity Integrate in Bristol back in 2011, she was shocked by the horrors of this violent practice.

Just a few examples.

Thanks for all kinds of comments.

Lgbt is not the only issue we face. Muslim lesbians are an even smaller minority. So why are we ignoring the elephant in the room and instead prioritising lgbt agenda in primary education at every given opportunity.

That's all.

What makes them more worthy than Saima Razzaq?

No they wish they had access to education and financial independence so they can live their lives the way they want.

If as has been said the sexuality of the woman haas been highlighted then I assume that was signficantion when the school asked her to come along to speak. LBGT issues have a place but on this particular day one would have thought that this should not have been the issue highlighted. I think for the primary school age range sexuality should not be an issue that is publicised, but there are other issues that I think should not feature in a primary school as I feel that greater maturity is needed in order for students to understand these issues.