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  • At Muslim Prom, It's a Girls-Only Night Out

    06/08/2003 7:47:51 PM PDT · by Pokey78 · 85 replies · 2,181+ views
    The New York Times ^ | 06/09/03 | PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
    FREMONT, Calif., June 7 — The trappings of a typical high school prom were all there: the strobe lights, the garlands, the crepe pineapple centerpieces and even a tiara for the queen. In fact, Fatima Haque's prom tonight had practically everything one might expect on one of a teenage girl's most important nights. Except boys. Ms. Haque and her friends may have helped initiate a new American ritual: the all-girl Muslim prom. It is a spirited response to religious and cultural beliefs that forbid dating, dancing with or touching boys or appearing without a hijab, the Islamic head scarf. While...