Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Muslim Girls Turn to Boyscouts


Allen Brisson-Smith for The New York Times

Farheen Hakeem, right, with a predominantly Muslim Girl Scout troop she leads in Minneapolis.

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Published: November 28, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS — Sometimes when Asma Haidara, a 12-year-old Somali immigrant, wants to shop at Target or ride the Minneapolis light-rail system, she puts her Girl Scout sash over her everyday clothes, which usually include a long skirt worn over pants as well as a swirling head scarf.

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