4.1 SELECTING SUITABLE TOPICS In Sura Al-Haj, Allah described the believers ‘And they have been guided to the purest of speeches; and guided to the path of Him who is worthy of all praise.’ When you talk during your visit, say only what fits the situation and be brief. If you are the youngest among those sitting, don’t speak unless you are asked to, or unless you know that your speech and words will be well received and will please the host and other guests.
Our beloved brother Shaykh ibn ‘Abd Al-Ghani narrates the following story in the Arabic forum. He [May Allah Preserve him] writes: “The story of Uwais Al-Qarni was mentioned in Sahih Muslim as well as in other books. Now even though he was from the Tabi’een and did not see the Messenger [Salah Allahu Alaihi wa salam], the Messenger [Salah Allahu Alaihi wa salam] had advised ‘Umar ibn Al-Khatab [Radiya Allahu ‘Anhu] that if he meets [Uwais] then he, ‘Umar, should ask [Uwais] to ask Allah to forgive him and to make supplication for him.
Norway: Youth suffer from religious coercion Related stories: * Norway: Education minister against hijab in elementary school * Norway: Debate on headscarf in school continues Youth from both Christian and Muslim families say that they forced to use religious symbols. Girls at the Hersleb school in Oslo say that they themselves choose to wear the hijab. But they too know of others who are forced.
French-Turks more integrated than German/Dutch Turks Turkish immigrants and their children in the Netherlands are less fluent in the language of the country in which they live then those in France. They also use it relatively less often
Norway: Debate on headscarf in school continues Loveleen Rihel Brenna has seen parents beat their girls when they discovered that they’ve taken off their hijab on the way to school. “When I worked in the Children’s Protection Service, I myself saw parents who beat their daughter who on the way to school have taken off their hijab,” says Loveleen Rihel Brenna
Vienna: Experiences teaching a language-course Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi, a well-known German journalist, writes about her experiences following a year of teaching German to headscarf-wearing women in Vienna. Coudenhove-Kalergi recounts numerous anecdotes, some humorous, some wistful, as she and her Muslim students gradually get to know one another better thanks to a program called “Mama’s learning German.” Though originally intended to be a language course, Coudenhove-Kalergi finds herself explaining the Christian origins of Christmas and taking her students, baby strollers and all, on a field trip to the famous St
Norway: Education minister against hijab in elementary school Norwegian Eduction Minister Kristin Halvorsen (SV, Socialists) wants hijabs out of elementary schools. “I think children-hijab are absolutely undesirable, because it hampers the children’s development and their chances of making independent choices,” Halvorsen told Dagbladet. Helga Pedersen (Ap, Labor) told Dagbladet yesterday that she would consider a ban on hijab in elementary schools.
This is the story of a Muslim named Mo. It’s a symbolic story that many of us may know. He was born in a Muslim family but they were weak in the deen.
Netherlands: VVD party against transportation to religious schools Municipalities shouldn’t be the ones paying for the transportation of students to Reformed or Islamic schools outside the region, says the VDD party. The party wants to end travel allowances for parents who chose to send their children to schools further away for religious reasons. VVD-parliamentarian Ineke Dezentjé fears that the allowance is at the expense of transporting handicapped students to a school appropriate for them
Denmark: Many schools making religious concessions Although some politicians ire was raised over mothers only meetings, many schools make concessions based on a student’s religion Gender-segregated school meetings, special washrooms, prayer rooms and days off for holy days are just some of the concessions many of the nation’s primary and secondary schools have been making for students of non-Christian religions. According to a Politiken newspaper poll of 1,500 administrators at the country’s 592 state-operated schools, around a third have been willing to modify their general practices to accommodate certain groups – in particular Muslims