{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Twist Islamophobia","provider_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en","author_name":"Fundaci\u00f3n de Cultura Isl\u00e1mica","author_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/author\/funci\/","title":"How can we explain islamophobia to our children? - Twist Islamophobia","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"a6OsK9rumC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2016\/10\/26\/how-can-we-explain-islamophobia-to-our-children\/\">How can we explain islamophobia to our children?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/en\/2016\/10\/26\/how-can-we-explain-islamophobia-to-our-children\/embed\/#?secret=a6OsK9rumC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How can we explain islamophobia to our children?&#8221; &#8212; Twist Islamophobia\" data-secret=\"a6OsK9rumC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/twistislamophobia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Padres-islamofobia-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":900,"thumbnail_height":700,"description":"Waheeda Saif is a mental health counselor, working as a Trauma Respondent at the Riverside Trauma Center (Massachusetts, USA). Her experience, not only as a psychologist, but also as a Muslim, has made her face the need of talking with teenagers and children about Islamophobia and discrimination. In this article, she offers some useful tips about how to treat this sensitive issue when talking to children: \u201cHow was your day today?\u201d I asked my eight-year-old as we pulled out of his Islamic school. \u201cIt sucked! We didn\u2019t get to go outside today because they\u2019re soooo scared of the bombs in Paris. That\u2019s so stupid! Paris is so far away and it\u2019s not like those guys can beam here.\u201d My heart stopped. My thoughts became a jumble. In panic, I tried starting a conversation with him, but quickly realized it wasn\u2019t going anywhere. I dropped it, and we moved onto his Social Studies project that was due soon. And that\u2019s how I, a therapist with over a decade of experience specializing in the field of Crisis Response and Trauma, dealt with the issues that are front and center for many parents today. I\u2019ve had plenty difficult conversations with my children, and ..."}