Muslim Girls Choose Scouts Over Vagina Monologues

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Muslim Girls Choose Scouts Over Vagina Monologues

Posted Nov 29th 2007 8:43AM by Dinesh D'Souza
Filed under: Islam, Gay and Lesbian, Cultural Left, History

Lord Baden Powell, the founder of the Boy Scout movement, would have been surprised! He wanted his Scouts to be troopers for the British empire. Young British boys and girls, learning the techniques of survival and camaraderie and civilized behavior even in stressful conditions.
But the Scouts movement has spread worldwide, and now the New York Times reports that Muslim girls are joining the Girl Scouts in many American cities. Why? Basically in order to assimilate and become American! "It's kind of cool to say you are a girl scout," one Muslim girl says. "It is good to have something to associate yourself with other Americans. I like to be able to say that I am a girl scout just like any other normal girl."

Sure, some of the Muslim clubs are a little different in that they incorporate Muslim traditions. In Minneapolis one of the Scout groups is called the Khadija Club after the prophet Muhammad's first wife. So far Muslim groups have shown no hesitation, however, in extending membership to non-Muslims.

To some liberals, it may seem surprising that young Muslim girls are joining a conservative group like the Scouts. Recall that the Scouts have been hauled into court several times for refusing to embrace homosexuality. Some liberal groups are outraged that the Boy Scouts is uncomfortable with the idea of gay troop leaders taking young boys into the wilderness! Such prudery!

But it is precisely the traditional values of the Scouts that draw young Muslims. Somehow these religious and modest girls are not attracted by what liberal culture has to offer. Given the choice of trying out for "The Vagina Monologues" or taking up Scouting, they prefer Scouting. If he knew this, that wily old imperialist Lord Baden Powell would have chuckled.

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1. I feel about DD being a fellow Indian-American the way Natalie Maines feels about GWB being a fellow Texan.

What next? An insightful article pointing out that most 12-year-olds prefer Fourth of July cookouts to Gay Pride parades?

Perhaps this twit will shut up if we toss him a cardboard cutout labeled, "ATHEIST".

Raj at 2:04PM on Apr 6th 2008

2. One thousand Reload to open!!!!

kabayo_lakay at 2:03PM on Aug 18th 2008

3. One thousand Reload to open!!!!

kabayo_lakay at 10:21AM on Aug 20th 2008

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kabayo_lakay at 10:27AM on Aug 20th 2008

5. Girl Scouts is in 145 countries (although outside of the US it is often called Girl Guides). Therefore, this is neither a new phenomenon, nor a surprise. However, I do know of some American Muslim parents who forbid their daughters from becoming Girl Scouts. Not sure why that's the case; but I think it's worth noting.

Coco at 8:10PM on Jun 12th 2009

6. GOOD! Now we in Western Culture can point to most SCOUT groups as a quality organization which will teach good values to boys or girls.

Our Muslim friends can now SEE that there are some Western founded institutions (Scouts) which are NOT promoting the "pimp" style shaping of young persons' values.

Disperse the postmodern FOG at 9:24AM on Nov 29th 2007

7. "The Vagina Monologues" is Liberal culture?

Dinesh, you're just getting weird now...

brandon at 9:36AM on Nov 29th 2007

8. First the Girl scouts is open to girls 5-19 (if you included brownies and cadets)
Second the theatre production you refer to is about menapauseal women.

Kind of have different age groups here don't you?

Then again this 'blogger' is only trying to up his USA standing so any time he can be mean or hurtful,to something he doesn't agree with he usually is.

emanon at 9:48AM on Nov 29th 2007

9. What does this really have to do with anything? So "conservative" Muslims want to join a "conservative" organization, STOP THE PRESSES! My mind staggers at the absolute unexpectedness of such a revelation.

I guess this time, though, DD is bashing(?) liberals instead of atheists. Again, what's the point of this piece?

Aaron at 9:59AM on Nov 29th 2007

10. He's just trying to up his hit count by including the words "scouts" and "vagina" in the same piece.

Aaron at 10:05AM on Nov 29th 2007

11. Where did you come up with this information? Was there a survey where they asked young girls if they would rather join the scouts or go to the "Vagina Monalogues"? Or did you just want an excuse to include "vagina" in your blog? If this was about young Muslim boys, which stage act would they be snuffing to join the scouts?

MC Hammer at 10:27AM on Nov 29th 2007

12. Dinesh just wanted another way to slip in the old "all gay men are pedophiles" nonsense.

You are so transparent, Dinesh.

But Dinesh has forgotten one thing: the Boy Scouts aren't christian: they're mormon. As you know, a lot of christians do not extend the appelation "christian" to mormons. They think that mormons are a weird, satanic sect.

What do you think of that, Dinesh?

Knight_of_BAAWA at 10:26AM on Nov 29th 2007

13. "He's just trying to up his hit count by including the words 'scouts' and 'vagina' in the same piece."

Congratulations, Aaron, you're the first person to make me spew my coffee in a long time.

ROFL.

brandon at 10:43AM on Nov 29th 2007

14. You've got that homophobic mentality of the evangelical right. A homosexual scout leader is not a danger to the scouts. Homosexuals desire other people of the same gender but not children. You have made homosexuality a deviate sexual act as if it were a heterosexual wanting children of the opposite gender. We straights may not understand homosexuality but that does not make it deviant because it is different. Grow up and be tolerant or you're no better than the christians of the KKK.

Rick at 10:49AM on Nov 29th 2007

15. Many Muslims are just plain folk. No surprise.

Young ladies (who happen to be Muslims) don't care about the politics of the youths groups they join. No surprise.

Religious differences causing hurt feelings. I sincerely hope not.

alan at 10:49AM on Nov 29th 2007

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