"What's your name?", asked the teacher.
"Mohammad," he replied.
"You're in Canada now," replied the teacher, "So from now on you will be known as Mike.
Mohammad returned home after school. "How was your day, Mohammad?", his mother asked.
"My name is not Mohammad. I'm in Canada and now my name is Mike”.
His Mother's raised voice asked, "Are you ashamed of your name? Are you trying to dishonor your parents, your heritage, your religion? Shame on you!" And his mother beat him. Then she called his father and he got beaten again.
The next day Mohammad returned to school. The teacher saw all of his fresh bruises. "What happened to you, Mike?" she asked.
"Well shortly after becoming a Canadian, I was attacked by two Arabs."
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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