Mohammad entered the classroom on his first day of school in the United States . "What's your name?" asked the teacher. "Mohammad," he replied. "You're in the U.S. now," replied the teacher, "So from now on you will be known as Benny." Mohammad returned home after school. "How was your day, Mohammad?" his mother asked. "My name is not Mohammad. I'm in the U.S. and now my name is Benny." "Are you ashamed of your name? Are you trying to dishonor your parents, your heritage, your religion? Shame on you!" And his mother beat him. Then she called his father, who beat him again. The next day Mohammad returned to school. The teacher saw all of his bruises. "What happened to you, Benny?” she asked. "Well, Miss, shortly after becoming an American, I was attacked by two fucking Arabs."