This first grader was beaten on a school bus “for being a Muslim”

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This boy’s father says he was beaten up “for being a Muslim.”

Seven-year-old Abdul Aziz of North Carolina told his father it started with bullying at the cafeteria.

It carried over onto the school bus.

Zeeshan says the boy tried to force-feed something to Abdul Aziz after  which several students beat him up.

The school is investigating the incident, but says it hasn’t found evidence to support the claims.

She moved the kids to their home country of Pakistan, while Zeeshan, an award-winning computer scientist, plans to continue working in the US.

Islamophobia has also touched Abdul Aziz’s big brother.

In a recent survey, 55% of Muslim students in California reported experiencing bullying because of their religion.

Sincere Optimism. Dilligent Patience. & Unyielding Faith.

I truly don’t even kno what I’m doing anymore. Every night I pray for guidance as well as the protection of the people I hold dear in my heart. And every morning I wake up to the reminder of all the mistakes I made that lead to me feeling this way in the first place. The notion that I should abandon memories that mean so much to me, and the people that mean so much to me, is first and foremost sickening, as well as inconceivable. And I’m just tired of hearing it over and over. I’m not ok, I’m tired. If I pass away, if I don’t make it, fuck it. That means I wasn’t meant for this world the way others are. If I transcend to the afterlife, kno I’m finally free of all the horrors, pain and anxiety of this world. Until then, I keep u by my side, and in my heart. Always

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Current mood: Bob Belcher saying ‘oh my god’