The kid: Not many Muslim teachers, in fact only one at this school.
Me: When you and your cousins and your friends grow up, some of you can become teachers and then there will be more Muslim teachers in the schools.
The kid: Yes! And then one day they will all be Muslim teachers inshallah.
Me: Well, that rules me out.
The kid (long pause as he cocks his head to one side and looks at me, then): Maybe we could work together.
From the mouths of babes, eh?
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should create a world parliament of children such as these. Seems like they have more common sense than what we currently have in power!
I wish. I found it fascinating how he moved so quickly from mimicking his elders to working out a new and more inclusive position. Fingers crossed the new stance takes root!
ReplyDeleteOh Alison, this post is just getting more desperately relevant by the day....
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