Does MYC have a dress code?
As part of our effort to create a “Muslim village” environment, the MYC Board advocates the practice of modest dress for MYC campers during the week. Because we welcome a diversity of Muslims to attend the camp, we have created general dress guidelines for both men and women that we believe represent a moderate cross-section of the common beliefs and practices of Muslims in America today. More specifically, we request all campers to dress with loose clothing that is not sexually-provocative or displays inappropriate language or graphics. Men and boys’ shorts should reach at least the knees. For women and post-pubescent girls, we request some sort of hair- covering that is easily usable (or can be adjusted) for prayer. This may be accommodated in any variety of actual clothing choices, for we believe that physical modesty may be accomplished in a variety of styles and techniques. There are, of course, many interpretations of what “modesty” means. We have set the above guidelines primari