Sunday, January 21, 2007
On Campus - Prayer Space Requested
It was the "only place he could find".
Give me a break...
Give me a break...
Dan Fletcher and Paul Takahashi report for The Daily Northwestern:
"Amid the cheering Northwestern football fans at Ryan Field, all Ashar Wasi wanted was a quiet place to pray. The only place he could find was a spot of less-than-clean floor in a public walkway.
'We had to pray in front of the concession stand, in front of all the people,' the McCormick junior said.
Perhaps someone noticed. At last Wednesday's ASG meeting, the Muslim-cultural Students Association proposed a bill establishing a designated prayer area at Welsh-Ryan Arena for Muslim students for football and basketball games.
McSA President Amir Siddiqui estimates more than 20 Muslim students are in attendance at nearly every game.
'Oftentimes while students are at sporting events, the prayer time falls during the game,' the Weinberg senior said."
