A major component of the culture fair last year was food, and I expect that to be unchanged. I very much enjoyed the tasty offerings of last year's culture fair and they were, indeed, effective introductions to new cultures.
However, the prominent place of food in the culture fair presents a dilemma for Uni's practicing Muslim students (myself not among them). Friday is the last day of Ramadan, Islam's holy month, during which Muslims are expected to fast from sunrise to sundown. As a result, these students (there is at least one whom I know) will not be able to partake in one of the marquee attractions of the culture fair.
I personally have no deep interest in social justice and equality -- only the detached hope that it will one day be achieved -- or cultural awareness, but it disappoints me greatly that those who claim they do have such interests can so blatantly ignore the social and cultural circumstances of certain members of our community.
A major component of the
A major component of the culture fair last year was food, and I expect that to be unchanged. I very much enjoyed the tasty offerings of last year's culture fair and they were, indeed, effective introductions to new cultures.
However, the prominent place of food in the culture fair presents a dilemma for Uni's practicing Muslim students (myself not among them). Friday is the last day of Ramadan, Islam's holy month, during which Muslims are expected to fast from sunrise to sundown. As a result, these students (there is at least one whom I know) will not be able to partake in one of the marquee attractions of the culture fair.
I personally have no deep interest in social justice and equality -- only the detached hope that it will one day be achieved -- or cultural awareness, but it disappoints me greatly that those who claim they do have such interests can so blatantly ignore the social and cultural circumstances of certain members of our community.