Quote:
Originally Posted by MossadConspiracy
you guys have to understand that MSA activities are not just a place to make friends, have fun, and learn, but also a place to act out authoritarian fantasies
|
Haha - seriously. It's like some of these people don't fit in anywhere else, so they try to exert whatever authority they have in the MSA.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Laimuun
a (niqabi) sister at my msa told the jilbab wearing sisters that they shouldn't wear jeans underneath their abayas, because when muslim guys see the whole jeans-peeking-out-from-under-the-abaya look, they find it hot.
I wonder what she thought of us non abaya wearers.  |
That's funny - I can totally see that. It's behaviors like that which turn people away from the MSA, which is sad because that's often the only place on campus to meet other Muslims. I noticed that many of the comments here focused on the girl's miniskirt and how dare she approach the MSA wearing such a thing, but nobody has mentioned the hypocrisy of the brother lecturing her who smoked weed. Obviously I'm not advocating smoking pot, but it's interesting how attire is such a hot button. I don't think you can compare someone who's interested in Islam and meeting Muslims who is wearing American clothes to someone wearing a blatantly racist shirt - it's not at all the same thing.
There are a lot of people who have different perspectives on practice, so by not being welcoming, part of the population is shut out, which makes it difficult to advocate for changes on campus (ie, having halal food, changing around meal credits during Ramadan, shoring up the numbers to get funding and speakers etc). People act so smug and superior around outwardly-visible things such as attire when perhaps they could focus their energies on things that are more productive. Obviously I'm not advocating organizing things such as gambling parties, but there's no reason to be so rigid that you cut off a large segment of Muslims and aren't welcoming to people who might be interested in Islam.