January 17, 2007
Episode 2 - The Barrier
A barrier is put up to seperate the men and women which leads to fighting between the genders.
What did you think of this episode?
A barrier is put up to seperate the men and women which leads to fighting between the genders.
What did you think of this episode?
The men at the Mosque decide that the women are too distracting even though they sit behind them during congregations. The men decide to put up an old board from a hockey arena to seperate the two genders.
From our experience, it seems that a Mosque goes through phases where at some point the barrier discussion [...]
Baber’s daughter has to get permission from him to attend school functions and she has to describe them in a way that would get the approval of her father.
In Western cultures, school dances and parties are a dime a dozen.
Our parents were flexible enough to allow us to mingle with our friends and trusted that [...]
In the episode, Baber’s daughter tries to shock her father with the clothing she would wear before reaching a compromise that would work for both father and daughter.
The men in general don’t have a problem with their clothing, they may get the odd lecture about having pants extend below the knee but remain above the ankle. [...]
Amaar determines that the divider issue cannot be decided by one or two of the constituents. Each member of the Muslim community should have a voice but that’s not how it is at the gathering.
In some communities, women don’t have a voice at the Mosque but this is beginning to change. Women are starting to teach [...]