# Tuesday, August 23, 2005

I want to be a scout!

I was a Boy Scout. Now I'm Muslim. Good to see that the two get along so well...

There are now all-Muslim scout packs and troops in at least 22 states, involving more than 2,000 scouts and leaders. They can be found in big cities like Chicago and Atlanta, centers of the Arab-American community such as Dearborn, Mich., and smaller towns like Pottsville, Pa., and Rochester, Minn.

[ TIME.com: Duty, Honor and Allah -- Aug. 29, 2005 ]

I do remember when working at Scout Camp, we had a Muslim troop come one year. They seemed to get along fine, just had some difficulties with the food service people and ensuring that all foods they were given were pork-free.

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