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By Amy Lee
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Despite public misconcep
tions, Islamic women are not op
pressed, said a panel of Islamic
women at a discussion spon
sored by the Texas A&M Muslim
Students’ Association.
“Muslim women do not have
to demand or ask for rights,”
Zaiton Hdsan, a panelist said.
“They’re already there.”
She said that Muslim women
have many rights.
“The rights of women in Is
lam are from birth to death,”
Hasan said. “They have spiritu
al, economical, religious rights.
They have the freedom of
choice, thought and speech. She
can express her opinion in pub
lic or private, because she is en- *
titled to.”
Islam is the name given to
the religion preached by the
prophet Mohammed in the
A.D. 600. Mohammed believed
that he had been sent to warn
and guide people and to wor
ship Allah.
Hasan said men and women
are treated equally in society
partly from clothing but mostly
from the teaching of the Koran,
the sacred book of Islam.
“Men and women are equal in
religion,” Hasan said. “She can
be rewarded, and she can be
punished just the same as a man
in religion.”
Islamic women show their
independence and freedom
through their clothing, or hi-
jab, Erum Mohiuddin, a pan
elist, said.
“We want to be known for our
identity and intelligence, not our
beauty or our body,” she said.
“The hijab is not a uniform of op
pression. It is a uniform of liber
ation. We don’t want to be slaves
to appearance.”
Debra Arangua, a panelist,
talked about two women who
are role models to Islamic
women today.
The women are leaders in
fighting stereotypes cast upon
Muslim women, she said.
Arangua talked about
Sumayya, one of the women that
Muslim women look up to.
“She was one of the first to ac
cept Islam, and one of the first
Muslim to die as a martyr,”
Arangua, said.
Angela Pawlak said she con
verted to Islam because of the
freedom it allowed her.
“It makes me proud to wear
the hijab and belong to such
a strong community,” Paw
lak said.
Islamic Awareness Week will
continue today with a Muslim
cultural display in the MSC Flag
Room from 3 to 7 p.m. From 7 to
10 that evening, there will be a
lecture in MSC 226 entitled
“Why Islam?”
On Saturday in MSC 201
from 7 to 10 p.m. there will be a
panel discussion on American
Muslim experiences.
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Members of Texas A&M’s Emergency Medical Service help ju
nior Eileen DeJesus on to a stretcher after DeJesus fell and
Police Beat
The following incidents were
reported to University Police De
partment from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27.
Misdemeanor Theft
Various Campus Locations -
10 bicycles were stolen.
Duncan Dining Hall — A cred
it card was stolen and several
unauthorized purchases were
made in College Station.
Engineering Physics Building
- A Hewlett-Packard calculator
and a sports pass were stolen.
Rudder Tower - $118 was
stolen from a woman’s purse.
Dormitory 5 - The north door
to the dorm was found propped
open and the wires leading from
the door sensors to the alarm
box had been cut.
Hensel Terrace Apartments -
The man observed three individ
uals playing with a shopping
cart near his vehicle. He re
turned to find damage to the left
front fender that was apparently
caused by the shopping cart
striking his vehicle.
Various Campus Locations -
The victim’s Aggie Bucks account
was used without authorization
for several purchases on campus.
Two individuals were arrested.
Fkiblic Intoxication
Reckless Damage
Northside Parking Garage -
Several dents were found on the
right rear quarter panel of the
victim’s 1990 Lexus.
Harassment
Mosher Hall - An intoxicated
individual who was observed
striking bicycles on the north side
of the building was arrested.
Texas Avenue - The intoxi
cated passenger of g vehicle be
ing driven by an individual
charged with driving while in
toxicated was arrested.
Robbery
Attempted Felony Theft
Parking Area 39 — The vic
tim’s 1994 Chevrolet Camaro
was damaged in a failed attempt
to steal the vehicle.
Criminal Mischief
Northside Parking Garage -
A sharp instrument was used to
scratch both sides of the victim’s
1994 Chevrolet Lumina.
Dormitory 7 - A man was
observed on the fourth floor
northwest stairwell breaking
the window glass with a stick.
The man fled the area when he
noticed an officer walking to
ward the dormitory.
Avenue A between UV and
WX Rows - The woman was
walking along Avenue A and
was approached by two subjects.
As they passed, she spoke to
them and continued walking.
One of the subjects grabbed her
purse. She held onto the strap
and struggled with the man un
til he pulled her off balance
causing her to fall to the ground.
During this activity, the wom
an’s purse opened and most of
the contents spilled. The sus
pects ran from the area with her
purse. They were last seen dri
ving away in an older model
Chevrolet pickup truck. The vic
tim’s wallet and checkbook were
recovered at the scene.
Hart Hall - The man has re
ceived several calls from an un
known person who keeps the
line open or curse him when the
telephone is answered.
College Avenue Apartments -
The victim received an annoying
call from an unknown male.
Puryear Hall - The man re
ceived several threatening tele
phone calls on his telephone an
swering machine. The calls may
be in retaliation for an article
published in a local newspaper.
Fire
Minor in Possession of Al
coholic Beverage
Various Campus Locations -
Six citations were issued.
Debit Card Abuse
Driving While Intoxicated
Various Campus Locations -
Mosher Hall - Investigating
officers discovered smoke on the
third and fourth floors while re
sponding to an activated fire
alarm. College Station Fire De
partment personnel found the
fire was contained in the trash
chute and had been extin
guished by the sprinkler system.
The fire may have been caused
by a discarded cigarette.
Dormitory 4 - The investigat
ing officers responded to an acti
vated fire alarm and discovered
burning Halloween decorations
had scorched two areas on the
fourth floor. A candle and burnt
plastic cup were recovered at the
scene. College Station Fire De
partment personnel were con
tacted and assisted in the check
of the building.
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WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) —
Moving swiftly to avoid compar
isons to the Tailhook scandal,
the U.S. Military Academy is in
vestigating five football players
who allegedly groped 15 female
cadets during a pep rally.
Eighteen women in all told in
vestigators they were brushed
across the breasts as they and
other cadets ran past a cordon of
West Point players during the
Oct. 20 “spirit run,” held two
days before the team played The
Citadel.
Three of those women said
they believed the touching was
accidental.
The players’ punishment
could include a three-month sus
pension from the team, more
than 90 hours’ marching punish
ment, demerits and 90 days’ re
striction to post.
West Point commanders and
the academy’s top-ranking fe
male cadet. Deputy Brigade
Commander Stephanie Arnold,
said the inquiry bears no com
parison to the Navy’s Tailhook
scandal, in which dozens of
women were molested by drunk
en aviators who formed a gantlet
in a hotel hallway during a 1991
convention in Las Vegas.
“There’s a difference be
tween a cordon of cadets trying^
to build spirit and a gantlet of
people who were drunk and
who engaged in this kind of be
havior before,” said Lt. Gen.
Howard D. Graves, the acade
my’s superintendent.
Arnold, the second-highest-
ranking cadet at West Point,
said she was surprised by the in
cident because the academy has
had an excellent record of pro
moting harmony between men
and women during her four
years.
“This is a very, very serious
issue, but it’s not just a woman’s
issue. I mean, the male cadets
here are thoroughly ticked about
this,” said Arnold, 21, of
Franklin, Ohio. “You can’t treat
people like that.”
The academy ordered the in
vestigation after three women
complained they were fondled
during the spirit run.
Fifty-one women were among
the 600 cadets who took part in
the run, a 3-year-old practice
that was suspended after the in
cident. About 200 varsity and ju
nior varsity football players were
part of the cordon, Graves said.
Graves did not disclose the
names of the football players or
the women who complained.
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