Indeed, racist and small minded comments like this are horrific. You should be absolutely ashamed at yourself, please, seek professional... [MORE]

Plouviez

Sep 6, 2008 19:21

Well what can i say about the author of the article. Nobody likes terrorists, but nobody likes the americans and... [MORE]

AJ

Sep 4, 2007 04:13

To AJ, I read your comments and was offended. As an American who happens to love my country, right or... [MORE]

Michael

Apr 30, 2008 09:39

Other things Wilders and his cronies want is to send people home where they originate from, and he does't care... [MORE]

Johan

Aug 23, 2007 10:25

wow Alicia. There's a big difference between Arabs and Muslims. i've noticed so many stereotypes and im shock that you... [MORE]

S.Y

Aug 15, 2007 02:21

Wow, Alicia! I am shocked with your attitude towards Muslim. As Egyptian, I always had in mind this beautiful picture... [MORE]

Rania

Aug 16, 2007 05:08

What do Bloomberg, Hilary, and Shumer have to say ????? [MORE]

Steve

Aug 6, 2007 07:17

I am more than a little startled by the analogies drawn with events in the Netherlands. Anyone who has spent significant... [MORE]

Suzanne

Jul 16, 2007 11:21

I guess i am a little late on this since no one has posted in over two months. However, without even... [MORE]

sam pierre

Jul 13, 2007 22:28

1. How exactly will a publicly funded American school get out of control to the point that it can't be... [MORE]

j. perry

Jul 16, 2007 15:04

To forget seems to be the pattern for some Americans. 911 is and should be a reminder of what the... [MORE]

Natalie

Jun 21, 2007 12:20

Hahahaha...nice going. Now write the article that says that this was just a little something that you tossed out there... [MORE]

Rich

Jun 10, 2007 15:08

Interesting how ethnic groups who were accepted into this country have no problem threatening newer groups with torches. "An eye... [MORE]

mt

May 18, 2007 14:56

I can easily classify this article from someone who needs to calm down and think about the issue at hand. ... [MORE]

Mustafa

Aug 20, 2007 23:41

This is not only narrow-minded, uneducated, and misleading, but it also shows an inability to accept one of the world's... [MORE]

Sarah

May 17, 2007 20:31

I'd vote for her [MORE]

E

May 16, 2007 16:37

This article isn't pro or con madrassa; it points out one pure and simple fact. The public school system of... [MORE]

Charley

May 7, 2007 13:17

I completely agree with this article. We should learn from the mistakes made in Europe where this road was taken... [MORE]

Arden Young

May 7, 2007 08:32

I lived in the Netherlands for some time, and the Netherlands is far from it, it has a highet per... [MORE]

Emily

May 10, 2007 00:08

I am from the Netherlands, lived in Amsterdam for ten years, fled to New York in October 2003. The writer of... [MORE]

Peter Verkooijen

May 16, 2007 14:53

How could something so blatantly racist get published in a city newspaper?Equating the 9/11 perps with all the arabic speaking... [MORE]

A Parekh

May 5, 2007 17:49

I can't believe you and your spurious reasoning. When I was a child, I lived near a Jewish community and... [MORE]

Richard J. Palmer

May 5, 2007 02:58

I couldn't have said it better myself. Hand me that placard. I'll be protesting right next to you. [MORE]

Irene

May 5, 2007 01:32

Always LOVE your columns but this one is the best yet!! Help! The world has gone mad. Thank you for... [MORE]

Andrea B.

May 6, 2007 14:26

Ms. Colon, you should be absolutely ashamed of your comments, in fact, I am embarrased for you. I went to... [MORE]

Emily Fung

May 4, 2007 14:14

It is good to see that someone is paying attention to history, world events and current situations in this turbulent... [MORE]

milford421

May 31, 2007 09:34

As a founder and charter member of the AFL/CIO United Federation of Teachers in NYC, former chapter chairman in my... [MORE]

Alan Bergstein

May 4, 2007 14:12

\Who are you pandering to? [MORE]

Peter McCormick

May 4, 2007 13:34

When I grew up in the early 1940's, I attened a Polish school in Brooklyn where Polish culture and language... [MORE]

Robert P. Bradley

May 4, 2007 13:28

All of the tolerance defenders commenting here ignore the distinction between content and form. The form is that of a... [MORE]

Brian Hall

May 7, 2007 11:45

word. my thoughts exactly. [MORE]

hb

May 17, 2007 16:50

Should we carry torches to all Catholic schools too? How about Jewish academies? Oh, I know, let's gather up all... [MORE]

Maggie

May 4, 2007 13:13

I think the point here is that there is room for all kinds of schools, but taxpayers should not be... [MORE]

Diane

Aug 15, 2007 09:01

So let me get this straight, what Alicia Colon is trying to say is that anyplace where Arabic is spoken... [MORE]

Leah

May 4, 2007 11:11

I can't believe the New York Sun would publish such TRASH! We have schools in the United States for every... [MORE]

TJGodel

May 4, 2007 07:56

How many of the 9/11 hijackers were elementary school students from Brooklyn? [MORE]

tps12

May 3, 2007 19:55

my first school in pakistan was one run by a church and we had actual nuns and priests running it...actually... [MORE]

assad

May 4, 2007 07:46

You definitely have a point in pointing to failed Multicultural experiments in The Netherlands and elsewhere. Debates over cultural integrity,... [MORE]

Navid

May 3, 2007 08:14

Continuing to blame an entire segment of the world community for the actions of individuals is not only unjust... [MORE]

Lorrin

May 8, 2007 10:06

Alicia Colon for president! On second thought, I do not wish that upon her; the baseless, self-serving mockery, and despicable... [MORE]

John Spencer Yantiss

May 1, 2007 20:34

As a Dutch Reformed pastor, a Dutch speaker, and a convinced Calvinist, I can vouch for the fact that Ms....

Daniel Meeter

May 1, 2007 16:38

once again ms colon is arrow accurate...once a school like this is an established fact...the ethnic and religious pressure groups... [MORE]

david freedberg

May 1, 2007 14:55

Ms. Colon is exactly right, as she usually is. This is an outrage, but it is not the only outrage... [MORE]

J. Callahan

May 1, 2007 16:44

I find it strange that they chose a Christian name for the School. Is it a ploy at pretending this... [MORE]

reza

Oct 18, 2007 12:11

I think you are too busy comparing Arabs with the word "terrorists". True, it is proposed that the ones responsible... [MORE]

Ben

May 1, 2007 14:25