{"id":566094,"date":"2021-06-16T17:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T21:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=566094"},"modified":"2021-06-16T17:07:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T21:07:26","slug":"va-school-board-member-tells-high-school-graduates-to-remember-jihad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/va-school-board-member-tells-high-school-graduates-to-remember-jihad\/","title":{"rendered":"Va. school board member tells high school graduates to \u2018remember Jihad\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fva-school-board-member-tells-high-school-graduates-to-remember-jihad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=566094&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2426911\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2426911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abrar Omeish in Washington, DC. (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:53 pM PT \u2013 Wednesday, June 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A high school in Virginia chose a controversial speaker to address their outgoing seniors. Fairfax County school board member Abrar Omeish delivered an impassioned commencement speech to the 2021 graduates of the Justice High School, which focused on the political climate of today.<\/p>\n<p>However, a poll released three days after her speech showed local parents in disagreement with Omeish as the majority of voters opposed the politicization of their county schools.<\/p>\n<p>The graduating class President introduced Omeish as Virginia co-chair for the Bernie Sanders campaign. The controversy grew when it was pointed out that Omeish\u2019s father was a leader in his mosque, which according to the Daily Wire was attended by two of the 9\/11 hijackers as well as the attacker of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Her father Esam Omeish attended our school. He was the president of the international club,\u201d the class president announced. \u201cLater on, he became a leader and a board member of the Dar-Al-Hijrah Islamic Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats JUSTICE Class of 2021! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justicehswolves?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@justicehswolves<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These seniors started the 1st <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCPSEquity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FCPSEquity<\/a> team.\ud83d\udcaa<br \/>Over half are first-gen college.<br \/>Over half learned English in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fcpsnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fcpsnews<\/a>\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>It was a privilege to be their speaker today, at my dad\u2019s alma mater.<br \/>These grads inspire me!\ud83c\udf93<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jstyle620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jstyle620<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SEdUBvFrFI\">pic.twitter.com\/SEdUBvFrFI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Abrar Omeish (@AbrarOmeish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbrarOmeish\/status\/1401984136735297536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Beginning her speech, Omeish spoke about race and oppression in America. She also claimed the land the school was built on was stolen from Native Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou understand that social justice is only political for those that can afford to ignore it and that educating our future means that we are all in this together,\u201d she asserted. \u201c\u2026We are all on the same side against hate towards anyone. You understand that neutral is another word for complicit and you have made a choice to take a stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omeish also commended the students for their political activism by telling them to charge on, despite opposition they may face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur world is overwhelmed with need. We struggle with human creed, racism, extreme versions of individualism and capitalism,\u201d she expressed. \u201c\u2026The list goes on. You all know this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omeish\u2019s speech was met with backlash as Virginia officials have been pushing back against the use of divisive rhetoric in academic settings. Virginia Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Glenn Youngkin has said fixing the schools is a major part of his campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin: We won&#8217;t teach critical race theory in our schools, we will teach accelerated math.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlennYoungkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GlennYoungkin<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h8jim4K6On\">https:\/\/t.co\/h8jim4K6On<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newtgingrich\/status\/1390333553376890882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur kids are afraid to express a conservative view or religious view in schools or universities,\u201d he explained. \u201cNot just for fear of a bad grade, but for retribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Youngkin joins other Republicans fighting to ban critical race theory and other forms of leftist indoctrination in American schools.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gop-reps-criticize-doj-and-washington-d-c-over-reluctance-to-prepare-for-events-leading-to-jan-6\/\">GOP Reps. Criticize DOJ And Washington D.C. Over Reluctance To Prepare For Events Leading To Jan. 6<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abrar Omeish in Washington, DC. (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:53 pM PT \u2013 Wednesday, June 16, 2021 A high school in Virginia chose &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2280503,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}