I don't feel trying to out-hostile the religious really helps out anybody.
It's one thing when things inimical to modern society are practiced, such as stoning of women. Things which hurt nobody are something else entirely. Nobody from the university even complained about this, a point which is worth repeating. It is not an unreasonable thing for Muslims to have facilities in their public facilities that are essential to the practice of their religion, any more than it is for Sikhs to carry kirpans in areas weapons are normally not allowed.
The question is more how exactly this should have been done, not if it should have been done. Muslim students were going to wash their feet anyways, and it's not terribly sanitary or tidy for them to do it in the sink.
I don't feel it would have been impossible to raise the money through a voluntary appeal. Many things have been built through voluntary appeal to university students and their families, especially via means of optional student fees.
It's one thing when things inimical to modern society are practiced, such as stoning of women. Things which hurt nobody are something else entirely. Nobody from the university even complained about this, a point which is worth repeating. It is not an unreasonable thing for Muslims to have facilities in their public facilities that are essential to the practice of their religion, any more than it is for Sikhs to carry kirpans in areas weapons are normally not allowed.
The question is more how exactly this should have been done, not if it should have been done. Muslim students were going to wash their feet anyways, and it's not terribly sanitary or tidy for them to do it in the sink.
I don't feel it would have been impossible to raise the money through a voluntary appeal. Many things have been built through voluntary appeal to university students and their families, especially via means of optional student fees.