Proud to Be Muslim on Campus

[Cognescenti]

Not unless you're intentionally sitting with them and staring at them and flirting with them etc.

Muslims pass members of the opposite sex on the street everyday, but it would be absurd to call that free-mixing.


We're not supposed to waste time flirting etc with the other gender. This does not mean we have to be unfriendly, rather that we should not mingle with the opposite gender and should instead seek friends from our own gender, if at all possible. If you are genuinely working with a member of the opposite gender because of, for example, a business transaction or a piece of classwork, this is fine. We're not supposed to be unfriendly, but we're not supposed to be too friendly, if you get my drift.

It's basically a common sense thing. Concentrate on your work, be friendly, but don't start flirting and stuff.

Thanks for that. That is helpful. Why, then are there all-female schools in Iraq, for eg., is that just so the math classes can go a little bit slower?

 

[- Qatada -]

Thanks for that. That is helpful. Why, then are there all-female schools in Iraq, for eg., is that just so the math classes can go a little bit slower?

Hey.


When theres no need to intermix, then it doesn't need to occur. Think of it this way, when is it that kids start lacking or cutting down in their studies? It's probably around the time they hit puberty, right? Because there hormones get at a high level and they start flirting with the opposite gender.

So in islaam, we look at the lesser of the two evils. And nowhere in islaam does it say that women have less of a right to knowledge, knowledge is a duty upon every single muslim as the Messenger of God peace be upon him himself stated. And even if people contradict that, it doesn't always mean they're in the right.



Regards.

 

[Keltoi]

College students are the most tolerant people in my experience.

I guess that would depend on your political ideology. However, "tolerance", while a good exercise in the realms of religion, race, nationality, etc, can be a problem for people of faith when it comes to social behavior. While those in college may be tolerant of dancing naked on spring break, that isn't something a Christian parent would want their daugher to be a part of.