Reaching Out
Should Muslim Student groups such as the Muslim Students’ Association actively recruit non-Muslims to join? Other ethnic and religious groups at Harvard are recruiting non-members of their particular group and finding that this is working out well. Would this be good for da’wah and understanding with non-Muslims?
The article can be found here: Ethnic Groups Reach Beyond Blood ties
Here are some highlights from the article
Joseph A. Pace ’06, a social studies concentrator from Dallas, is the former vice president of the Society of Arab Students. But, Pace said, “I’m actually Jewish. I don’t have a drop of Arab in me.”
Pace said that it was his political views that led to his involvement in the Society of Arab Students.As he read about the Middle Eastern conflict, Pace said, he “became more sympathetic to the Arab point of view.”
“So when I got to Harvard, largely because of my politics, largely because I was a non-Zionist Jew,” Pace said, the Arab students organization “sort of took me under their wing, in a manner of speaking.”
Filed under: Muslim Isolation
No, I do not think this is a good idea, and I think there is more to being an Arab than politics. Working in coalitions, or being an active part of campus life, is a better way in my opinion.
I have always thought the best Dawah is living a good clean life, being a shining example. When that in mind, I worry about MSA representing Islam at all. They are often more dating and partying chapters than having much to do with Islam.
I have seen the MSA members here at universities, wearing hijab, skin tight jeans, partying and going out with the guys. The hijab is actually the only way to tell they are Muslim.
Time to do some intern house cleaning before they do anything else.