Prom- Shari'a Style

Instead of integrating into American society, Minnesota Muslims withdraw and remain in their own:

Muslim girls, women have prom without cultural compromises

It was a prom for girls only, where more than 100 Muslim teenagers could take off their headscarves, let loose and dance, experiencing an American rite of passage without violating Islamic culture and values.

The Saturday night PROM—Party foR Only Muslimahs, or Muslim girls—at the University of Minnesota's Coffman Memorial Union provided a chance for the girls to participate in a major high school experience.

Many Muslim girls don't attend their high school prom because they aren't allowed to dance with the opposite sex, and prom dresses can be too revealing for some Muslim girls to wear in public.

"I'd hate to miss this," said Sabrina Wazwaz, 15, a freshman who goes to Twin Cities Academy in St. Paul. "I think it's really nice how they thought of the Muslim girls who can't go to the American prom, so they made this for us."

An all girls party, not unlike something you'd find in Saudi Arabia, except this is in Minnesota.