What's New Directions: Read the passage silently then answer the activity that follows. Rashid is a nine-year old boy who lives in a small town with his parents. They are the only Muslims living there. Today, Rashid was called by his grandparents and that he will spend his weekend with them. He loves to be with his grandparents than with his parents because they give him whatever he wants. They even permit him to play with his cellphone the whole day. His parents set limits for him in using gadgets because they said, these things are the reason why young peo
ple today are very lazy. Another reason why Rashid is happy to be at his grandparents' place is that he feels he belongs there. He has friends because there are other Muslim boys, too, unlike in their town, his classmates feel awkward towards him because they think his family is one of those what they see on televisions that abducts and kills people. This makes him sad because it seems that being a terrorist has already become a brand to Muslims like them. When he was about to go, his father called him in. He noticed that Rashid is again wearing the pink polo shirt that grandma gave him. His father doesn't like to see him wearing pink because he is a boy. So, Rashid doesn't have any other choice but to obey his father. He went back to his father wearing a blue polo shirt, this time, his father smiled and off he goes.​