At a prestigious high school, a group of Muslim teenagers faced suspension following their involvement in a controversial skit. The performance featured a student covering a peer’s head with a keffiyeh while pretending to kidnap him, an act that was labeled as ‘antisemitic.’

Journalist Asra Nomani criticized the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia. She accused the members of creating a video that aimed to ‘protest Israel,’ which she addressed on Sunday.

Nomani, who is of Muslim faith herself, shared the video on X, where it quickly gained widespread attention before being taken down.

‘Bad taste or the outgrowth of a protest culture that’s glorified Hamas?’ she captioned the video.

The skit unfolded with a student inquiring if two of his classmates planned to go to the MSA meeting scheduled for the following day.

The responses from the boys were in jest, as they crossed their arms and used exaggerated voices to question the nature of the meeting and express disinterest in attending.

Suddenly, the skit took a turn when two other boys emerged from behind a curtain. One draped a keffiyeh over a fellow student’s head, while the other lifted a classmate and placed him into a plastic bin.

The two ‘abducted’ students were swiftly dragged behind the curtain, their faces covered, as two additional students stepped into the scene. 

Several Muslim teens at one of Virginia’s elite high schools were suspended after staging an ‘antisemitic’ skit where a student wrapped a keffiyeh around a classmate’s head and pretended to kidnap him (pictured)

Journalist Asra Nomani (pictured) blasted the Muslim Student Association at two Virginia high schools on Sunday, accusing members of filming a video meant to ‘protest Israel’

Once again, the student with a mini microphone asked, ‘Are you going to the MSA meeting?’ This time, the students immediately answered, ‘Yes, of course.’ 

The two ‘kidnappers’ seemed satisfied with the response and nodded before walking away. 

As the video concluded, the cameraman moved to check on the students behind the curtain, showing them still, silent and still covered. 

Nomani posted a separate video from the same association at Langley High School in McLean, showing members putting a bag over a student’s head after he said he wouldn’t attend the meeting. 

A second teen jumped into the frame, seizing the student’s legs while another grabbed his arms and shoved him into a car trunk before it quickly drove off.

Just like in the other high school video, the student then asked two teenage girls if they were coming as the ‘kidnappers’ stood by, patiently waiting for their answer. 

‘It’s almost chilling to see teenagers so lively acting out something that is so horrific,’ Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington CEO Guila Franklin Siegel told Fox 5 News.

The next day, Nomani revealed that the MSA students were reportedly suspended from Thomas Jefferson High School by Fairfax County Public School District.

The now-deleted videos, reposted by Nomani on X, quickly went viral for seemingly turning the kidnappings of Israelis during the October 7 massacre into the main punchline (pictured: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)

The two ‘abducted’ students were swiftly dragged behind the curtain with their faces covered for the remainder of the skit (pictured)

In a post to X, the journalist reported that local parents accused the school leaders of promoting a ‘culture of callousness and poor judgment,’ claiming they are raising students to be ‘so insensitive and callous.’

‘On a personal note: I had a friend kidnapped by Muslim militants and many local residents say it’s really unfortunate that adult mentors for these students think it’s “hateful” to call out such bad judgment,’ Nomani captioned the post.

‘It could be argued that the moral inversion that has led these students to make such “silly” choices,’ she added.

In a statement to Fox, school district officials said: ‘Acting out these types of violent acts is traumatizing for many of us to watch and, given world events, especially traumatizing to our Jewish students, staff, and community.’

‘It is never appropriate to make light of such horrific acts, but it is especially callous and cruel to do so when Hamas continues to hold the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages more than two years after committing the worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust,’ they added.

‘The trauma that all families impacted by the Israel-Hamas war have experienced over the past two years remains fresh. Making light of violence during a time of war is beyond the pale.’

The district also issued a warning that any students who break the school’s code ‘will be held accountable for their actions.’

Following the news that several students were allegedly suspended, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the country’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, voiced strong outrage. 

Nomani posted a separate video from the same association at Langley High School in McLean, showing members putting a bag over a student’s head after he said he wouldn’t attend the meeting (pictured)

Nomani said that local parents accused the school leaders of promoting a ‘culture of callousness and poor judgment,’ claiming they are raising students to be ‘so insensitive and callous’ (pictured: Langley High School)

CAIR claimed the video was just like those made by other school clubs – except for the students’ race and religion – and said the school was violating their First Amendment rights. 

‘The video mirrors a popular trend of students promoting their events on campuses across the country,’ the group said in a letter to the school.

‘It is apparent that any threat TJSHHT perceives from the video comes from racist tropes and stereotypes about Muslims and Arabs.’

Nomani doubled down on critics, claiming the Muslim community ‘is still more obsessed with face-saving than owning up to the fact that they have failed to mentor their children with positive values and sensitivity.’

‘They also want to pretend I am the one “lady” who was disturbed by the videos,’ she added. ‘Denial and lack of insight continues to plague Muslim establishment leadership.’

‘They also think they are modeling great behavior with their guttural hate. They’ve failed another generation with their lack of prefrontal cognition. Still stuck in the back of the brain.’

In the video, a second teen jumped into the frame, seizing the student’s legs while another grabbed his arms and shoved him into a car trunk before it quickly drove off (pictured)

Nomani, born to two Muslim parents, claimed the Muslim community ‘is still more obsessed with face-saving than owning up to the fact that they have failed to mentor their children with positive values and sensitivity’

Fairfax County Schools did not immediately respond to Daily Mail’s request for comment.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology was frequently ranked as America’s best, but it began slumping in the ratings after implementing a DEI-focused admissions policy.

It held the top spot for years, but dipped to third place in 2023 and saw its ranking freefall in 2024.

Worried parents have claimed that the dramatic drop is the result of an ‘equity-focused admissions policy’ that prioritizes equal outcomes rather than providing equal opportunity. 

The policy, designed to increase Black and Latino enrollment by scrapping standard tests for a review process, has drawn criticism for allegedly lowering academic standards and reducing the number of Asian-American students.