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    By Azi Paybarah 11/27/07 6:56pm

    "Stop the Madrassa" Says It Has Been Defamed

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    Critics of the city’s first Arabic-themed public school, who have organized under the provocative name “Stop the Madrassa,” think they have been slandered by the ousted principal, Debbie Almontaser.

    Almontaser made some allegedly offending and false comments during a prepared statement she read when she filed a lawsuit Read More

    By Azi Paybarah 11/20/07 2:24pm

    What Almontaser's Lawsuit Says About Bloomberg, Joel Klein, D.O.E.

    A 20-page lawsuit filed yesterday by former Khalil Gibran International Academy principal Debbie Almontaser says Michael Bloomberg and school officials forced her to resign last August.

    According to the lawsuit, it all started during a telephone interview with a New York Post reporter who asked her about t-shirts printed with the phrase “Intifada Read More

    By Azi Paybarah 10/17/07 4:54pm

    The Removal of Debbie Almontaser?

    The Department of Education is sticking to its claim that the principal who resigned from the Khalil Gibran International Academy, Debbie Almontaser, did so of her own accord and was not forced out.

    The former principal lodged a very public complaint about her treatment during a press conference yesterday on the City Hall Read More

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