I had a Muslim English teacher when I was in high school. It was the year of 9/11 too. She had a sharp wit. There was some Islamaphobia directed her way. I know a lot of people didn't like her, but I did. She had a great attitude about everything. In a battle of the wits, she won pretty much every time. My first year teaching, we both worked at the same school. She had been a mentor to my now-best friend. Sadly, she died in a car accident my second year there. She wasn't famous or anything, but I'm glad I got to know her. I think if not for her, I'd probably have a different view on Muslims now.
The whole tone of Church teaching in regard to woman is, to the last degree, contemptuous and degrading. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
