| About this site |
| About us |
| Our beliefs |
| Your first visit? |
| Contact us |
| External links |
| Good books |
| Visitor essays |
| Our forum |
| New essays |
| Other site features |
| Buy a CD |
| Vital notes |
| Spiritual/ethics |
| Spirituality |
| Morality/ethics |
| Absolute truth |
| Peace/conflict |
| Attaining peace |
| Religious tolerance |
| Religious hatred |
| Religious conflict |
| Religious violence |
| Laws and news |
| Religious laws |
| Religious news |
|
|
|
We also have a list of religious intolerance news for this month. |
 |
2006-SEP-04: MI: County changed its pool policy to accommodate Muslim women: Jumanah Saadeh, 14, an Ann Arbor girl, is a Muslim and follows the teaching of Islam to cover her hair and the rest of her body when in public. During a field trip to the Rolling Hills Water Park in Ypsilanti, she wore nylon pants, a full-sleeve collared shirt, and her Hijab. She was ordered out of the pool for violating swimsuit policies. With support from her teacher, Muslim leaders and a civil rights attorney, she persuaded Washtenaw County to change its pool policy to accommodate Muslim women who want to cover themselves while swimming. Jumanah said: |
"I felt humiliated and disappointed because I was denied an opportunity to have fun with my friends just because I'm Muslim. ... When a girl reaches a certain age, you have to treat your body like a jewel. You don't show it off."
According to Muslim leaders, this is the first case of its kind in Michigan, and perhaps the first in the U.S.
Links to religious news sources:
|
Links to lists of general religious, conservative Christian, other Christian, and non-Christian news sources is available elsewhere on this web site. |
Reference used:
- Niraj Warikoo, "Policy lets Muslims cover up in pools. Washtenaw County's change helps women to take plunge," Detroit Free Press, 2006-SEP-04, at: http://www.freep.com/
|
How you got here: Home page > Tolerance news > here |
Copyright © 2006 by Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Originally written: 2006-SEP-05
Latest update: 2006-SEP-05
Compiler: B.A. Robinson
|
|
|
Page Translator: