Comments on: Muslim girls turning to drugs? http://austrolabe.com/2007/05/20/muslim-girls-turning-to-drugs/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Cinna http://austrolabe.com/2007/05/20/muslim-girls-turning-to-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-26556 Cinna Mon, 21 May 2007 14:27:17 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2007/05/20/muslim-girls-turning-to-drugs/#comment-26556 Muslims may be comparatively diverse culturally and in their countries of origin, but what they all do have in common is the fact that they are muslims. As a result they will almost certainly have less personal experience of drug use and probably have less knowledge of drugs, less ability to tell whether children are using drugs and less awareness of drugs or the availabilty of drugs than people from other backgrounds. They may also be less willing to consider that their children may be involved with drugs than parents from other backgrounds. Muslims may be comparatively diverse culturally and in their countries of origin, but what they all do have in common is the fact that they are muslims. As a result they will almost certainly have less personal experience of drug use and probably have less knowledge of drugs, less ability to tell whether children are using drugs and less awareness of drugs or the availabilty of drugs than people from other backgrounds. They may also be less willing to consider that their children may be involved with drugs than parents from other backgrounds.

]]> By: Shamsia http://austrolabe.com/2007/05/20/muslim-girls-turning-to-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-26548 Shamsia Mon, 21 May 2007 13:52:46 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2007/05/20/muslim-girls-turning-to-drugs/#comment-26548 There seems to be a labelling issue here is this just a Muslim problem? The Muslim community is diverse. Drug use is a problem among all communities and parents are not the only solution. Why can't these kids learn their parents language? There seems to be a labelling issue here is this just a Muslim problem? The Muslim community is diverse. Drug use is a problem among all communities and parents are not the only solution. Why can’t these kids learn their parents language?

]]> By: Amir http://austrolabe.com/2007/05/20/muslim-girls-turning-to-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-26360 Amir Sun, 20 May 2007 08:09:17 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2007/05/20/muslim-girls-turning-to-drugs/#comment-26360 If people have been in this country long enough to have had children here and for those children to have become teenagers and yet still not learned English, then I doubt the problem is going to be solved by a few English classes. Certainly, this may be an issue for new migrants but not the people who have been here 20 or so years without learning the language. Anyway, the thing I object to here are the generalised comments about Muslim girls and Muslim parents. If they had limited to their comments to a particular section of the community -- such as the Lebanese community, the Arab community, the community in one part of Sydney or the whatever community -- then it would be better than talking about "Muslim drug use" as though it's a problem faced by the heterogeneous, distributed and disparate Muslim community. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, it is no more useful to talk of a problem with Muslim drug use than it is to talk of a problem with blond drug use or left handed drug use. If people have been in this country long enough to have had children here and for those children to have become teenagers and yet still not learned English, then I doubt the problem is going to be solved by a few English classes. Certainly, this may be an issue for new migrants but not the people who have been here 20 or so years without learning the language.

Anyway, the thing I object to here are the generalised comments about Muslim girls and Muslim parents. If they had limited to their comments to a particular section of the community — such as the Lebanese community, the Arab community, the community in one part of Sydney or the whatever community — then it would be better than talking about “Muslim drug use” as though it’s a problem faced by the heterogeneous, distributed and disparate Muslim community. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, it is no more useful to talk of a problem with Muslim drug use than it is to talk of a problem with blond drug use or left handed drug use.

]]> By: Umar Lee http://austrolabe.com/2007/05/20/muslim-girls-turning-to-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-26350 Umar Lee Sun, 20 May 2007 07:24:33 +0000 http://austrolabe.com/2007/05/20/muslim-girls-turning-to-drugs/#comment-26350 I don't see how anyone could disagree with parents in Australia needing to learn English. I have seen here in America the games the immigrant kids play with their non-English speaking parents. I don’t see how anyone could disagree with parents in Australia needing to learn English. I have seen here in America the games the immigrant kids play with their non-English speaking parents.

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