Whining Muslim Websites

I just read this article on altmuslim which does not even bother to respond to emails.

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This is what Zaid Shakir of Zaytuna has to say in his book, "Scattered Pictures: Reflections of An American Muslim":

"Many of our youth are also blocked from any effective involvement in the affairs of the Masjid, even if they are highly motivated religiously. They gain the impression that they have to wait for the “uncles” to die before they can have any say in the running of the
Masjid. Others, who may not be as religiously committed, drift away from the Masjid because there are no viable classes or programs to keep their interest."

It is interesting that Mr. Afeef requires Zaytuna institute to provide scholars. Unfortunately, most if not all Islamic institutions continue to be high-jacked by foreign-born ideologue "uncles" who are not dying soon to open up leadership space for the American-born (or at least American-educated) youngsters to play an important role in terms of interfaith understanding. Then the "uncles" wonder, "What Went Wrong?"

The insult to injury is that these "uncles" continue to import imams from overseas. Read any job placement requirements for any mosque. Arabic speaking requirement is higher than English speaking requirement. Some also require that the imam must have memorized certain percentage of the Qur'an already. A well-rounded, educated person cannot even fill those job positions because they are slanted to certain types of people

Even this website which published Mr. Afeef's article is a one-way street of talking down. You send articles to them. They don't even respond. So much for "dialogue". LOL!