THIRD REMINDER. Yaum Al-Jumuat, 13th day of RAJAB (30th March). COPING WITH PEER PRESSURE continues. Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Fellow students can have a devastating effect on the moral and piety of a Muslim. These pressures should never be underestimated, which can intimidate a Muslim into taking drugs, smoking, 'hanging out' with a socialize friends; to nightclubs, and having illegal relationships man and women, man and man or women and women affairs Astaghfirullah. Sisters feels compelled to waste money on extravagant items, 'name-tags', for the sole purpose of fitting-in. The preservation of her virginity is not a virtue, but rather a disgrace, a symbol of her 'frigidity' . It sounds crazy, but whether we ignore this or not, it is there and in a big way. Brothers must act and smell and look like the Kuffaar to avoid persecution. Anything which will take them away from their Islamic bonds. It's the right thing to abuse your parents, obeying them is downright lack of personality. The sad thing is that, we have the solution for all of  this, but we ignore it. Muslims don't have to feel that they're a group without identity or meaning. Nor should we allow anyone to prevent us from fulfilling our duties to ALLAH (S.W.T). Legally, we have many options to take in practicing Islam at school. We have a right to pray during the specified times. Many schools now has Friday Prayers in a designated room. it takes the joint effort of committed students, who themselves conduct the Khutbah. We also have the right to celebrate our festivals, and wear our prescribed clothing without harassment. Other religious groups are permitted by the Schools to refrain from certain school activities. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) and the Companions had nothing but disgust for the way of life of the disbelievers. In fact, they had so much disgust that they purposely did everything the opposite of them. 'Umar bin al-Khattab' (r.a.a.) actually forced the Muslims to look differently from the disbelievers. So why are we trying to imitate them? May Allah protect us from neglecting our duties as Muslims towards our children and towards our deen. Aameen.