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Culture
Clash: Immigrant Muslims
Raising Children in the West
Yasir
Qadhi, Mohamed Magid, Abdul Rafaa Ouertani Second-generation
Muslims in America or Europe: do you appreciate and respect the
views and experiences of your parents? Do you realize that they
have your best interests in mind? Immigrant Muslim parents struggling
to raise children in the West: did you really expect your children
to retain the culture of your homeland? Are you trying your best
to understand their culture and to provide an atmosphere of love
and comfort, as opposed to criticism and disdain? In many cases
we find the answers to these questions in the negative and the
unfortunate result is a clash that pits family members against
one another in a deeply emotional struggle over identities, priorities
and cultures. Is this dilemma unsolvable, or are there concrete
steps that elder immigrants and indigenous youth can take to
help narrow the gap between them? Join in this panel discussion
and learn very practical ways to address the matter from both
perspectives. Some of the issues discussed: the parents' unique
love for their own children, making dua for one another as a
means for increasing the love, reflecting on the struggles of
parenthood, allowing children to be free-thinkers, realizing
that parents may not always be the best advice-givers, arrogance
before the elders, open communication and trust, the problem
of emphasizing culture over religion, the example of Prophet
Muhammad (P), the priority of marriage over schooling, parents
as friends, and women and children in the masjid. (Duration:
1 hour, 58 min)
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