Interfaith leaders urge Utahns to wear head coverings or other symbols in support of Muslims
Source: Salt Lake Tribune
In the aftermath of terrorist attacks, overgeneralizations about Islam and bigoted remarks against all Muslims, Utah interfaith leaders are stepping up to show solidarity with their fellow believers.
Jewish, Unitarian, Mormon, Episcopal, Muslim and Hindu representatives stood together Thursday at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City, urging Utahns of all faiths to wear hijabs (headscarves), Jewish yarmulkes, Sikh turbans, red dots on their foreheads or green ribbons to work, school, shopping or any other activities Friday as symbols of support for "freedom of religion without persecution."
The hope is that even non-Muslims and nonbelievers of any kind might wear head coverings or other outward symbols of empathy and understanding.
... "In the Abrahamic faiths, one of the commandments is to love the stranger, because we've all been strangers," said headscarf-wearing Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman of Congregation Kol Ami, Utah's largest Jewish synagogue. "We want to make sure our community is a place of friendship and peace."
Read more: http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/3322132-155/interfaith-leaders-urge-utahns-to-wear
mgmaggiemg
(869 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)Lunabell
(6,105 posts)I will never wear a hijab. A symbol of oppression of women.
dembotoz
(16,832 posts)things....
anyway the dorm association wanted Randy to do card reading and other things for a dorm halloween party
The could not understand why Randy was quite offended at their making his beliefs into a side show
While i LOVE the idea i would want to make sure that the wearing of items of others people faith would not be construed badly as like a halloween costume.
i would hope those who wear the red dot would at least get an understanding of what the red dot represents
hopemountain
(3,919 posts)knowledge of how to wear one without offending. thanks, dembotoz.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Utahns, is that the right way to say people from Utah? Is there a variation?
Never mind, there's an article about it actually:
https://www.ksl.com/?sid=24207511
Webster's now lists Utahan as the primary form, with Utahn noted as "local usage."
jwirr
(39,215 posts)pnwmom
(108,991 posts)MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)it is used by some variants of Islam to hide women out of site (especially the full body one that only allows the eyes to be seen). If anything, this is cultural, not religious, and the culture is not about women empowerment.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)I wont be participating in what has always meant to me an oppression of women and an attempt to control them.
frizzled
(509 posts)It's amazing how many enemies you can make by sticking to principles.