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PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL
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MUSLIM MEDICAL SCHOOL APPLICANT GRANTED SECOND INTERVIEW AFTER BEING GRILLED
ABOUT HER FAITH
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/26/99) - Alhamdulillah, A Muslim woman applicant to
State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook School of Medicine has been
granted a new admissions interview after being asked what she says were
degrading and inappropriate questions about her religious beliefs and about
the role of women in Islam.
The original interview allegedly included questions such as:
"What motivated you to take Arabic as a second language? Did religion have
anything to do with it?"
"Do you consider yourself a religious person?"
"Do you think that women hold an 'exalted position' in Islam? If so, how do
you explain the oppression faced by women in Middle Eastern countries?"
"Do you think that government and religion should be one or kept separate?"
"If your brother or your father forced you to do something for religious
reasons, how would you feel?"
"Do you care about women in the Middle East? Do you relate to them?"
"How do you explain that women can't drive in Saudi Arabia, or that they can
not leave their homes or hold jobs in various countries in that region?"
The applicant was also allegedly told that she had a naïve view of the world
because she had grown up in the United States. Five months after the
interview, the applicant was notified that her admission had been denied.
(She maintained a 3.7 GPA in her undergraduate studies, and scored a 31 on
her MCAT. She was provisionally accepted to four other medical schools.)
In a letter to the medical school's dean, CAIR asked that the allegations be
investigated, and if true, that the interviewer be disciplined. CAIR also
requested that the Muslim applicant be offered an apology and that medical
school faculty be given sensitivity training in religious diversity.
"It is entirely inappropriate for a medical school applicant to be grilled
about her religious beliefs," said CAIR Board Chairman Omar Ahmad.
"Unfortunately, the medical school has not addressed the question of what
disciplinary measures, if any, the interviewer will face," said Ahmad.
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