05-18-2005, 03:43 PM
salam waalaykum sister,
i strongly agree with your thoughts !! Inshallah our goal will be achieved!
the wealthy in our communities should make it their priority to establish Isamic Facilities.
sister i think the situation in Australia you referred to is actually about the student, Yasamin Altahhir.
As i am employed at this school please let me inform u correctly of the situation
The student was actually fighting to wear an islamic (iraqi) robe to school. the hijab was never the issue as 85% of the students at the school are muslimahs.
3 of whom do wear the jilbab.
the issue was the Principal attempting to make the students dress only within the options available to them, in order to have the girls looking uniform. this includes a uniform for the girls in hijab.
a scarf, long loose skirt, long sleeve loose shirt, hip length blazer.
unfortunately the girl refused to comply with this, despite her imam, whose daughter also attends the school, telling her the existing uniform is sufficient.
She has won her right to wear her robe on religious grounds, when really it was a personal preference and refusal to listen to anyone elses argument.
she has created no good through her actions. the amount of hate mail the school has recieved and abusive phone calls has been overwhelming.
people who already hate muslims feel now more than ever they have a reason to vent their anger. it has turned into "muslims are trying to take over our country"
and "let's do the same as France to stop them"
as long as we are in a non muslim country we should always be careful in choosing the battles we fight. More than any other religion we should practice patience towards others.
but for now we can only wait & pray that the rednecks of this country stop their insults on islam and its people soon. inshallah