- 11 Nov 2004, 22:36
#471
An interesting and inspiring solution ! maybe it could serve as inspiration for some of the other issues.
In visiting several Muslim schools. in the USA ..it's hard to ignore the proliferation of "fashion" hiijab....a teeny-tiny transparent scarf, body-clinging dress, eyeliner, bodyglitter, lipstick, the whole nine-yards...According to colleagues of mine, it's become a chronic issue at countless Muslim schools, venues...etc. Besides the fact that the two things, hijab and make-up are natural opposites, it speaks volumes about our Muslim girls'/women's issues with image, beauty, and their religious identity.
Mona USA
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According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington DC was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom.
That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the Maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back.
Several memos were posted about this, without effect. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man.
She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. To demonstrate how difficult it was to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls just how hard it was.
Under careful instructions, the man took out a lon g-handled squeegee, solemnly dipped it in the nearest toilet bowl, and scrubbed at the mirror.
There was complete silence in the room.
Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
There are Teachers ....and then there are Educators.
In visiting several Muslim schools. in the USA ..it's hard to ignore the proliferation of "fashion" hiijab....a teeny-tiny transparent scarf, body-clinging dress, eyeliner, bodyglitter, lipstick, the whole nine-yards...According to colleagues of mine, it's become a chronic issue at countless Muslim schools, venues...etc. Besides the fact that the two things, hijab and make-up are natural opposites, it speaks volumes about our Muslim girls'/women's issues with image, beauty, and their religious identity.
Mona USA
***
According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington DC was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom.
That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the Maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back.
Several memos were posted about this, without effect. Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man.
She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. To demonstrate how difficult it was to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls just how hard it was.
Under careful instructions, the man took out a lon g-handled squeegee, solemnly dipped it in the nearest toilet bowl, and scrubbed at the mirror.
There was complete silence in the room.
Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
There are Teachers ....and then there are Educators.
Talking with no Action = LIPS SERVICE
