Comments on: A Mother from Morocco http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/24/a-mother-from-morocco/ Because Silence is Complicity! Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:10:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Hind http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/24/a-mother-from-morocco/#comment-353854 Hind Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:39:27 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/?p=1332#comment-353854 Hello, My name is Hind, and i have a Down Syndrom 4 years old, right now i live in Boston MA but i am thinking to go back to Morocco. Does any body know about school or organization for special needs kids at Casablanca? Thank you for your time. Hello,
My name is Hind, and i have a Down Syndrom 4 years old, right now i live in Boston MA but i am thinking to go back to Morocco.
Does any body know about school or organization for special needs kids at Casablanca?
Thank you for your time.

]]> By: Ahsan http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/24/a-mother-from-morocco/#comment-281202 Ahsan Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:17:19 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/?p=1332#comment-281202 My daughter is down syndrome & I am living in the UAE.Recently UAE government has taken the initiative to include Down syndrome children in the mainstream & they have included 5 downsyndrrome children in normal schools and will be monitoring their acceptence & performance.I think children with disablity should be included in mainstream for various reasons.mainly in arab world there is social stigma attached to mentally challenge children.World will be a better place if we become an inclusive society instead of being a society of isolation.We as muslims should embrace that very much.I firmly believe we should include all religions ,all people & we could immediately see the sea change. There are some support groups here namely All 4 downsyndrome group which is fairly active and also SFS group.recently downsyndrome conference was held here and the theme of the speach was mainly about inclusion. Down syndrome children learn to imitate quickly and hence if they be with normal children they learn to behave like normal children. My daughter is down syndrome & I am living in the UAE.Recently UAE government has taken the initiative to include Down syndrome children in the mainstream & they have included 5 downsyndrrome children in normal schools and will be monitoring their acceptence & performance.I think children with disablity should be included in mainstream for various reasons.mainly in arab world there is social stigma attached to mentally challenge children.World will be a better place if we become an inclusive society instead of being a society of isolation.We as muslims should embrace that very much.I firmly believe we should include all religions ,all people & we could immediately see the sea change.
There are some support groups here namely All 4 downsyndrome group which is fairly active and also SFS group.recently downsyndrome conference was held here and the theme of the speach was mainly about inclusion.
Down syndrome children learn to imitate quickly and hence if they be with normal children they learn to behave like normal children.

]]> By: raymond http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/24/a-mother-from-morocco/#comment-90792 raymond Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:20:15 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/?p=1332#comment-90792 Haitham, This is a wonderful initiative. Because of this, I spent the last few hours searching the web for resources in Palestine. I know that they exist, but you wouldn't know it from the info online. PRCS looks to be doing much for mentally and physically disabled children in their centres in Gaza and West Bank. Also, in Gaza, I found: Down's Syndrome Children's Right to Live Society Al-Rasheed St. P.O. Box 1021 Gaza Tel: 868340 Fax: 868340 Also, I found the Karim Rida Said Foundation, listing programs in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Palestine: http://www.krsf.org/projects/palestine.html I think that in addition to direct care, there needs to be a raising of awareness programs in the Arab world. My understanding is that often children with down syndrome or other disabilities are societally marginalised, and become a family's "dirty secret". Thanks to programs such as Special Olympics, this perception is thankfully changing. By the way, the UAE will stage the fifth edition of the Special Olympics Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in November 2006. http://www.specialolympics.org/special+olympics+public+website/english/compete/competition_calendar/2006+mena+regional+games.htm Haitham,
This is a wonderful initiative.

Because of this, I spent the last few hours searching the web for resources in Palestine. I know that they exist, but you wouldn’t know it from the info online. PRCS looks to be doing much for mentally and physically disabled children in their centres in Gaza and West Bank.

Also, in Gaza, I found:
Down’s Syndrome Children’s Right to Live Society
Al-Rasheed St.
P.O. Box 1021
Gaza
Tel: 868340
Fax: 868340

Also, I found the Karim Rida Said Foundation, listing programs in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Palestine:
http://www.krsf.org/projects/palestine.html

I think that in addition to direct care, there needs to be a raising of awareness programs in the Arab world. My understanding is that often children with down syndrome or other disabilities are societally marginalised, and become a family’s “dirty secret”. Thanks to programs such as Special Olympics, this perception is thankfully changing.

By the way, the UAE will stage the fifth edition of the Special Olympics Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in November 2006. http://www.specialolympics.org/special+olympics+public+website/english/compete/competition_calendar/2006+mena+regional+games.htm

]]> By: Queen Rania's fan http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/24/a-mother-from-morocco/#comment-90137 Queen Rania's fan Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:27:46 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/?p=1332#comment-90137 I thank you too for this post! Ps.Ali, Mounira's younger child, is lovely!!!!! :) I thank you too for this post!
Ps.Ali, Mounira’s younger child, is lovely!!!!! :)

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]]> By: Khalidah http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/24/a-mother-from-morocco/#comment-89603 Khalidah Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:06:48 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/?p=1332#comment-89603 Hi Haitham and welcome back ... you were missed :) I am not working in this sector, however; I know for a fact that Jordan is one of the pioneers in the Arab World when it comes to caring for the mentally or physically disabled ... we have great associations like Nazek Al Hariri for light cases and Arabic Center for severe cases .. My sister is a graduate in this field from the university of Jordan and has worked for both centers. She has dealt with Down syndrome and more severe cases like Autism and even unique cases that were one of a kind in the whole world .. She is now working in Al Montissury School in the resources room and she works with students with special needs or learning disabilities .. I will try to get more information from her I have dealt with Down Syndrome before through a relative .. and I read some information about it .. different to what people believe; it is not that hard to deal with someone with down syndrome .. all they need is knowledge, some training and lots of love and determination and they will be just fine Thank you for the great post Haitham .. it is a good shift from politics and I would really love to see more of that on your blog :) Hi Haitham and welcome back … you were missed :)

I am not working in this sector, however; I know for a fact that Jordan is one of the pioneers in the Arab World when it comes to caring for the mentally or physically disabled … we have great associations like Nazek Al Hariri for light cases and Arabic Center for severe cases ..
My sister is a graduate in this field from the university of Jordan and has worked for both centers. She has dealt with Down syndrome and more severe cases like Autism and even unique cases that were one of a kind in the whole world ..
She is now working in Al Montissury School in the resources room and she works with students with special needs or learning disabilities .. I will try to get more information from her

I have dealt with Down Syndrome before through a relative .. and I read some information about it .. different to what people believe; it is not that hard to deal with someone with down syndrome .. all they need is knowledge, some training and lots of love and determination and they will be just fine

Thank you for the great post Haitham .. it is a good shift from politics and I would really love to see more of that on your blog :)

]]> By: Don Preston http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/24/a-mother-from-morocco/#comment-89412 Don Preston Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:44:36 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/?p=1332#comment-89412 I live on the East Coast of USA, I have a coworker with a brother with down's syndrome who would have a lot of info on what worked for her family and what did not work. Would that be of any interest? I live on the East Coast of USA, I have a coworker with a brother with down’s syndrome who would have a lot of info on what worked for her family and what did not work. Would that be of any interest?

]]> By: Samir http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/24/a-mother-from-morocco/#comment-89401 Samir Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:31:20 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/?p=1332#comment-89401 Salam Haitham, A close friend is the leader of a Downs Syndrome organisation and would be happy to make contact. Cheers & keep up the great blogging. Samir Salam Haitham,
A close friend is the leader of a Downs Syndrome organisation and would be happy to make contact.

Cheers & keep up the great blogging.

Samir

]]> By: Don Preston http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/04/24/a-mother-from-morocco/#comment-89392 Don Preston Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:14:04 +0000 http://sabbah.biz/mt/?p=1332#comment-89392 I live on the East Coast of USA, I have a coworker with a brother with down's syndrome who would have a lot of info on what worked for her family and what did not work. Would that be of any interest? I live on the East Coast of USA, I have a coworker with a brother with down’s syndrome who would have a lot of info on what worked for her family and what did not work. Would that be of any interest?

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