I am not really sure how many of you have been keeping up with the community issue Fanta, Ami, and myself have been trying to fix. If you are not familiar with it you can check out N'minata Sanogo's latest blog where she explains the situation.
Alright, so the meeting that we've been working on occurred on Sunday , December 25,2011. Although it did not go exactly as we planned, which was to have the youth (ONLY) speak directly to the Imam as well as his wife...instead he and his wife spoke to us (lectured us basically) for a while and than we were able to ask questions,state our comments and concerns. Also, we wanted the entire masjid youth to speak, which didn't happen. It was only the female portion. Alhamdulilah though, in my opinion it was a great start . We were able to understand the imam attitude a little better. And for me personally that brought back some of the respect I had lost for him. Also, the fact that the whole meeting even took place satisfied me. We continue to wait and see if anything will change. And if not, we plan on continuing to tackle the issue. Feel free to ask any questions and give us some advice. --Peace--
Alright, so the meeting that we've been working on occurred on Sunday , December 25,2011. Although it did not go exactly as we planned, which was to have the youth (ONLY) speak directly to the Imam as well as his wife...instead he and his wife spoke to us (lectured us basically) for a while and than we were able to ask questions,state our comments and concerns. Also, we wanted the entire masjid youth to speak, which didn't happen. It was only the female portion. Alhamdulilah though, in my opinion it was a great start . We were able to understand the imam attitude a little better. And for me personally that brought back some of the respect I had lost for him. Also, the fact that the whole meeting even took place satisfied me. We continue to wait and see if anything will change. And if not, we plan on continuing to tackle the issue. Feel free to ask any questions and give us some advice. --Peace--