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hijab - take it or leave it

published by fizzy1 on 31 January, 2006 - 18:54

The hijab is seen not only as a religious symbol, but part of a woman's identity. To remove it would be to remove a part of herself.

But what if by wearing it she is prejudiced against or fears for her life? Is it viable to remove it?? especially in the light of faith hate crimes. has anyone here faced discrimination as a result of wearing a scarf?

below is a quote from the bbc website from zaki badawi following 7/7 attacks:

[quote]Dr Badawi, who is seen as a progressive Muslim leader who advocates integration, warned that "a woman wearing the hijab...

schools failure on daily prayers

published by fizzy1 on 23 December, 2005 - 13:40

a news story says schools are breaking the law by not making children pray every day in school:

[quote] Schools' failure on daily prayers

More than half the secondary schools in Wales inspected in the past four years break the law by failing to pray every day, a BBC survey has revealed.
All state schools should hold an act of worship each day, either for all pupils in assembly or as a class-based prayer.

But in the 149 secondaries inspected, 81 failed to meet the legal obligation.

pork in school lunches

published by fizzy1 on 18 December, 2005 - 12:37

Quote:
[size=18]Parents' anger over school sausage rolls[/size]
Dec 12 2005

[b]Children served non-Halal food on lunchtime menu[/b]

Lauren Turner, South Wales Echo

Shocked parents are threatening to take their children out of school after a mix-up led to Muslim pupils being offered sausage rolls.

Parents with children at Mount Stuart Primary School, Butetown, Cardiff, were distraught as pork is forbidden for Muslims.

School governor Mohammed-Sarul Islam said: 'It is shocking. I don't understand how this has happened.'

One Muslim woman, who has a son and daughter at the school, said: 'Half the community is Muslim, so everyone has been affected by this.

teachers

published by fizzy1 on 14 December, 2005 - 20:18

sparked by a sudden interest to become a primary school teacher i started thinking....

did everyone want to be a teacher when they were younger?

i know i did for a while, then changed my mind when i saw how much flak they got in high school.

did you have a fav teacher and why?

mine was my english teacher, i thought she was funny, intelligent and interesting.

i went on to do an english literature degree.

did any of yr teachers influence you in any way or have an effect on the path you chose for yourself in life?

miss world

published by fizzy1 on 10 December, 2005 - 12:59

the two finalists for miss england were muslim

sarah medley and hamasa kohistani

interesting

the latter is representing england in the competition in china today.

how do you feel about muslims entering the competition and claiming it empowers women to be involved in the proceedings?

girls gone bad

published by fizzy1 on 2 December, 2005 - 14:18

we all know the story:

girl goes to college, given more freedom, maybe too much, she strts going off rails.

but how can you control this and stay within limits?

my cousin has just started college, and she is a stunning girl, recently ost a few stones and boosted her confidence. now lads are falling at her feet. and not in a good way.

we went to manchester on weekend and she was eyeing the boys up. in a restauarnt a guy followed my sis to toilet to try and get her to give my cousin his number. she told him to get lost of course.

her younger sister told us the cousin has a boyfriend at college, even though her family are thinking of getting her married to her cousin in pak.

UK to extradite British terror suspect to US

published by fizzy1 on 17 November, 2005 - 20:54

[u]"UK to extradite British terror suspect to US[/u]

ISN SECURITY WATCH (16/11/05) – London has approved the extradition of a [b]British citizen[/b], Babar Ahmad, to the [b]US[/b] to face [b]terrorism charges[/b], prompting criticism from human rights campaigners and outrage among the British Muslim community.

Lawyers representing Ahmad, a computer expert from south London, say he may face the [b]death penalty [/b]if transferred to the US, despite having previously been interrogated and released without charge by British authorities.

The 31-year-old Briton is accused of running websit

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