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bulletONE AND THE SAME

Once, in a High School Classroom, I saw a Muslim name

On closer observation the faces looked all the same.

There was no distinction of one from the other,

Lost in the melting pot was the Muslim sister/brother; 

Neither posture nor attire could give out any clue,

Christ , Moses or Muhammad , whose follower are you?

Is ‘America the Beautiful” becoming a cultural wasteland?

Why people flock to its shore, it’s hard to understand.

Where all the sacred institutions, church, family and the school,

Have succumbed to the youth, simply ‘freedom’ is the rule;

Why produce and raise children, why go through all the pain?

Ask any parent here what is the ratio of loss and gain? 

 

Hamida M. Amanat
a parent & teacher

Last modified 08/12/05 09:25 AM - Iqra - ISSN #1062-2756