Muslim students at Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, DC are complaining that their human rights have been violated by the college.
They have accused CUA of preventing them from establishing a Muslim student group, and failing to provide prayer rooms without Christian symbols.
Their attorney -- a professor at the George Washington School of Law -- has filed a complaint by submitting 60 pages of allegations to the Washington, DC Office of Human Rights.
While we acknowledge the fact that CUA is a Catholic-oriented university, we still feel that CUA has a responsibility to meet its Muslims' desire to establish a Muslim student group and a prayer room without Christian symbols.
More than 120 Muslim students now attend CUA -- more than double the number of Muslims at the university just three years ago.
Consequently, CUA appears to have taken a liking to its Muslim students during the past few years. Perhaps CUA believes that Muslims add diversity to its campus. It must now reciprocate for having achieved a more diverse campus.
In the final analysis, CUA needs to be more broad-minded in meeting the needs of its Muslim population.
After all, the purpose of a university is to instill knowledge to its students, and to be open in the exchange of ideas and beliefs of all of its students. That, of course, includes its Muslim students.
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Catholic University of America absolutely could hold a club for Muslim students. However, they are not obligated to create a club for Muslim students. They are a private, Catholic university, and the Muslim students (and other students) are CHOOSING to attend the college.
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