The Muslim Students Association is featured in today’s New York Times, with an emphasis on inclusiveness and acceptance of Muslim students who are not quite as conservative as others. The article opens with an anecdote about a Muslim girl in a short skirt walking up to a recruting table and asking to join the campus organization. Although some members were uneasy and accused the girl of being “un-Islamic,” the president defended her right to join.
Muslim Students Association chapters are present at colleges and universities across the country, and like many other cultural and religious organizations, are trying to negotiate questions of morals and identity while fitting in with the larger mainstream campus culture. On the one hand, an organization like the Muslim Students Association can be a safe-haven for students who feel alienated from the ways of life their classmates and roommates lead. On the other hand, students who might be more assimilated or less traditional might also want to join these organizations—which might not make some members (and parents) very happy.
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