Dear members,
Assalamu Alaikum.Please see how a group of atheists ( some bearing Muslim names
,not sure whether of Muslim background )are trying to damage Muslim
cause.Muslims have been always careful of non-Muslim ( Hindu and Buddhist etc)
eating habits,in Bangladesh we have different halls for Non-Muslim students.The
enmity of these atheists and enemies of Islam have entered a very low level.We
should take note of this.
Another gentleman Mr Jahed Ahmad has sent a mail in this regard to Muktomona
group to circulate and protest Please see both the items below----
Shah Abdul Hannan
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From: Name deleted
Considering how many "Muslims" drink under the table anyway, this "bhoRongbaji"
('hypocrisy' in Bengali) of religious bullyism should not be heeded. Wherever
Muslims go, they seem to ask for special accommodations as they grow in number.
They are unique about that, most likely. And then some of you have the gull
to claim they also wish to ASSIMILATE.yes, by way of "Islamic" separatism! So
long as nobody is forcing anyone to eat and drink anything against their faith,
why is this "Muslim" need to bend the world to conform to their faith? What
cracks me up is their wanting it both ways: In Islam-majority countries there
is no special accommodation for anything non-Islamic; instead, non-Muslims must
conform to "Muslim" rules. The time has come for people to take a united
secular stand against this posturing hypocrisy of some Muslim in the West. ~TLW
[This is quite an alarming situation. Muslims should understand that they can
not have it both ways. They should not impose their dogmatic values in secular
societies. If this trend continues, who knows someday pious Muslims may ask for
banning eating in public places during Ramadan. That may not stop there; they
may ask Western women to wear hijab or to put on "modest" outfit. I think this
got to stop. Liberal Muslim leaders should try to stop this monkey dancing.
Otherwise, the backlash in the Western countries may not be good for anybody. -
J H]
Friday » October 19 » 2007
Muslim students push for halal eatery
Alcohol makes U of T campus bar unsuitable
Zosia Bielski
National Post
Thursday, October 18, 2007
TORONTO - With a recent vacancy at the campus cafetaria, the Muslim
Students Association at U of T Scarborough is once again pushing for a
halal-only restaurant, arguing that Bluff 's, a bar downstairs that offers a
halal menu, is unsuitable for Muslims because it serves alcohol.
The case is once again spotlighting the thorny issue of religious
accommodation for a growing community of Muslim students at Canada's secular
academic institutions.
"It doesn't have to accommodate us ... but we're still going to go ahead
and push for these things," said Scarborough campus MSA president Emad Alarashi.
Mr. Alarashi does not eat at Bluff 's, even though the restaurant
separates its deep fryers, does not use meat stock in its vegetarian dishes and
offers soy-based dairy alternatives.
The problem is the booze, says Mr. Alarashi, pointing out that his MSA --
now 500 strong -- has been demanding more halal options for more than a decade.
He would welcome a halal-only eatery, one free of alcohol, but would just
as soon frequent a fast-food sandwich shop with halal dishes.
He would even eat kosher, since it shares many of the same tenets as
halal, which forbids pork and sets other conditions on the slaughter of animals
for meat, including that the animal face Qibla, or the direction that Muslims
pray.
"It's not a matter of segregating. We don't mind integrating with the
school," said Mr. Alarashi, noting the MSA's fast-a-thon for orphans, which has
raised $6,000 to date.
The story has again stirred discussion about the status of religion at
universities in a country that separates its institutions from its faiths.
About 20 Canadian universities offer prayer space for Muslim students,
including Memorial University in St. John's, the University of British
Columbia, Concordia University, York University and the University of Toronto,
which has offered part of Hart House up for Friday prayer for 40 years.
From its Web site, where it advises the university's sizable Muslim
population, the MSA accuses Aramark, which provides food and catering on
campus, of a "halfhearted effort at halal food" and complains that Muslims are
denied a "doubt-free halal food option" because of "profit measures."
This month, a former MSA vice-president sparked debate when he decried
the halal-certified chicken and beef options at Bluff 's, which is supported by
student fees.
Even though Muslims have been eating there since the menu appeared in
spring, Ahmad Jaballah said the offering is simply not enough.
"If it was meant to be an accommodation, then it is seen as not
befitting," Mr. Jaballah said.
The student (who is still an MSA member and vice-president of students
and equity with the Scarborough
Campus Students Union) compared Bluff 's halal option to a Muslim prayer
room dropped down in the middle of a busy corridor. He and Mr. Alarashi claim
Bluff 's never consulted the MSA.
Union president and chief executive Rob Wulkan denies that, saying the
halal-certified menu was the result of a year's work, including a student
survey, informal talks with the MSA executive and Muslim students.
Mr. Wulkan says dissatisfied Muslims certainly have the right to think
halal at Bluff's is inappropriate--and not eat it. But he says the point is
choice.
"There's varying degrees of religiosity amongst who people who practice.
A reformed Jew may keep their dishes separate and not eat pork, whereas an
ultra-orthodox Jew would hold separate dishwashers, separate fridges. For a lot
of students on campus, they enjoy the option, and the option is there for them
to enjoy."
Mr. Wulkan declined to comment on the possibility of a halal eatery at
the vacant spot, once a Travel Cuts location.
Nouman Ashraf, the university's anti-racism and cultural diversity
officer, says he has not received any complaints about Bluff 's. Ultimately,
Mr. Ashraf said, the university should work to integrate diverse ethnic
communities, not segregate them.
"I wouldn't dismiss their complaint outright, but I wouldn't feel obliged
to respond each and every facet of it. This is an equity issue, not just an
issue around competing rights. We have to look at dining atmospheres for
different groups, and not in a way that isolates one from the other."
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From: Jahed Ahmed
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Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:51 PM
Subject: [mukto-mona] Fwd: Pls circulate and protest
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