Boy and Girl Scouts

Mormons Face A Painful Loss If The Church Severs Boy Scout Ties : NPR

August 5, 2015
The vote by the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on openly gay troop leaders last week was a blow to some religious conservative organizations that have long been connected to scouting, especially the Mormon church, which has deep roots in the Boy Scouts.

Mom Saw Chance for Muslim Girls to Expand Lives

June 2, 2008

Author: Jennifer O'Brien

Source: The London Free Press

http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/06/02/5742206-sun.html

They hike, sell cookies, do good deeds for badges and, like all Girl Guides, promise to do their best.

And most of them do it wearing hijabs.

Meet London's first Muslim Girl Guide troop, spearheaded by a Somali mom who saw and seized an opportunity to empower her girls, her way.

"We...

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Troop 394: Boy Scouts, Americans, Muslims

August 20, 2006

Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-bb20troop0aug20,0,516577.story

On August 20, 2006 the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported, "Hassene Chaabane has been a Boy Scout all his life, so he jumped at the recent opportunity to introduce scouting to a new group of youths. Chaabane, 31, who attends religious services at the Islamic Center of Boca Raton, is spearheading the formation of Cub...

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Gulf Stream Council Launches Muslim Scout Troop

July 28, 2006

Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-bc28troopjul28,0,7633613.story?coll=sfl-news-palmcomm

On July 28, 2006 South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported, "Hassene Chaabane has been a Boy Scout all his life, so he jumped at the recent opportunity to introduce scouting to a new group of youths. Chaabane, 31, who attends religious services at the Islamic Center of Boca Raton,...

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Muslim Scouting Serves as a Cultural Bridge

July 25, 2006

Source: VOA News

http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-07-25-voa48.cfm

On July 25, 2006 VOA News reported, "The girls recite the Scout Oath: 'I will try to serve God and my country, to help people all the time, and to live by the Girl Scout law.' Every Friday evening, Amina, her friend Thuraya, and several other girls gather in this classroom at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society or ADAMS in Sterling, Virginia. They belong to a Brownie troop, a Girl Scout group for six...

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