I have lots to say today and not that much time to say it. My new nerdy friend Susan please forgive the spelling and grammatical errors. Thanks for visiting and commenting and thank you so much for possibly being the only one who understood my nerdy post. I will reply to your questions a little later inshaAllah. Ok onward:

I’m peeved with the government (what else is new?) – This whole anti-Muslim/anti-hijab/un Austrayn stuff is making me nauseous.

Edited to add the links here and fix a few mistakes but I’m pretty sure there are heaps more -sorry.

Education minister..yes, you read that right..the EDUMACATION minister of this country has decided that Muslim students in Muslim schools should be taught Austrayn values and those who don’t agree with these Austrayn values “should clear off“. Of course what these values are are a bit of a mystery but I did read him say something about tolerance and “fair go” and mateship, doing our best blah blah blah. I mean we all know that Islamic schools in Australia are teaching the exact opposite – Dr Nelson was actually taught at the local Islamic school so he should know. (/sarcasm of course). It’s stupid because I never learned about Austrayn values when I was at school because you know what..it’s all just common sense. Islamic schools aren’t out there telling their students to go and bomb people or to hate non-Muslims or to NOT do our best. Why single out the Muslims, anyway? Where is the respect anywhere? I’m not even going into the simpson/donkey story because it’s all too ludicrous. Did any of us learn about that when we were kids? Didn’t the guy kill Muslims?

Then we have the beautiful Bronwyn Bishop and some other lady (who sounds very FOREIGN to me..are we sure she’s allowed into this country because she sounds like she’s Greek or something – I hope she changes her name to Cheryl so we can call her Chez and she can be a real Austrayn) telling us that hijab should be banned because the Muslim girls in schools are only really wearing it to REBEL. Yeah, that’s one way to get at your Muslim parents, girls – start covering up! This reminds me of my university days.I didn’t do it to rebel (I was a nerd, remember) but one day decided I wanted to get my nose pierced – off to the hairdresser who crunched the cartilage OUCH and then I thought about going home, what would my mum say? Would she be annoyed, angry, irritated, force me to take it out? Well the bus drive home was TORTURE ..mum – what would she say? I decided I wouldn’t wait for her to spot it – I’d just come out and tell her the minute I walked in the door.

“Mum..look what I did!”

“What is it?”

“Here,” I say, pointing at my nose.

“Oh, that’s nice.”

Yep..guys. That’s all she said. Do you know why? Because I’m (wait for it…)

INDIAN! Nose rings are what we do!

Oh gosh I’ve forgotten what I was talking about…

Well yes now I remember – the point is that hijab is hardly a rebellious thing to do when you’re Muslim. I wonder when Ms Bishop and Ms Popodopopolopolous realised they could read minds and didn’t have to ask any Muslim females why they are actually wearing hijab.

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