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New Brooklyn School To Offer Middle East Studies

Submitted by Sharon Tolagson, Aug 19, 2007 19:54

Khalil Gibran was a wonderful, sensitive man. His book 'The Prophet' was read by everyone I know in the 1970's. It is a beautiful book.


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i live in a city where half of our street signs and store front are written in arabic. why should... [MORE]

Christina 

Nov 25, 2007 20:29

Please feel free to contact me if you need my suport i think peace coming with education in any culture.... [MORE]

ramon almonte 

Oct 4, 2007 11:18

Why is this school being funded with public dollars. I'm not against having the school but don't understand how this... [MORE]

Kurt J. 

Oct 12, 2007 15:09

Hello, i've been trying hard to find the academy contact information, I would appreciate if some one help me in that Thanks... [MORE]

radwa elshaabany 

Sep 25, 2007 12:59

My god! Someone please slap Garth Harries and give him a mathematics history lesson! The concept of zero as we... [MORE]

Patrick 

Sep 20, 2007 12:02

The three first breaths of man were Jesus, the Buddha and Kahlil Gibran. [MORE]

Bernard Rooney 

Sep 20, 2007 07:47

Khalil Gibran was a wonderful, sensitive man. His book 'The Prophet' was read by everyone I know in the 1970's....

Sharon Tolagson 

Aug 19, 2007 19:54

most respect neighborhoods, sections and communities of brooklyn.please send to:Larry_Miller101@hotmail.com your thinking (2-3 pages,more if you care to) on this... [MORE]

Larry Miller 

Aug 17, 2007 15:00

This is excellent. I am Jewish and I'm going to send my kids to this school. I want them to... [MORE]

Jebodiah hinkleman 

Jul 11, 2007 20:23

I invite you to consult some good, in-depth, nonbiased, non-ethnocentric histories of mathematics to check my accuracy. I have already... [MORE]

Bob 

Jul 5, 2007 04:49

I'm totally disappointed that the efforts, work and passion we spent in the '60s and '70s was fruitless. We now... [MORE]

Former Hippie 

Jun 27, 2007 13:20

The images of the middle east held by the educated American public when 9/11 hit were those of camels, belly... [MORE]

Victoria Mares Hershey 

May 4, 2007 08:58

Thank you Ms. Hershey. Your intelligence is refreshing. [MORE]

Lorrin 

May 8, 2007 09:45

I am delighted to hear that this school has been created and I believe it will make a real difference... [MORE]

T. Walker-Lay 

May 2, 2007 16:05

Are non-New York residents eligible to apply or must you reside in NYC? [MORE]

S. Newman 

Mar 21, 2007 15:46

1.Will the children be required to learn from the Koran while at school? 2. Will the girls be expected to... [MORE]

Ivonne 

Apr 19, 2007 01:15

In general, most NYC public schools that have the space will accept students who do not live in NYC, but... [MORE]

George S 

May 4, 2007 14:45

As a mother of a 3rd grader at PS282 in Brooklyn, the new site of the Khalil Gibran school, I... [MORE]

Jennifer Bacon 

Mar 12, 2007 22:01

I am a Muslim-American and mother of both a 4th grader and a Kindergarten student at PS282. Although I think... [MORE]

Kimtoya Williams 

Mar 21, 2007 10:51

First and foremost I think this school is a great idea. Hatred is derived from fear and ignorance. If we... [MORE]

laura 

Sep 9, 2007 16:35

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