Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop Edited by miriam cooke and Bruce B. Lawrence

Posted on February 4th, 2005 by .
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Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop Edited by miriam cooke and Bruce B. Lawrence
Muslim Networks from Hajj to Hip Hop

Edited by miriam cooke and Bruce B. Lawrence
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And she's not Dead?

Posted on February 4th, 2005 by martijn.
Categories: Internal Debates, Misc. News, Uncategorized.

In several places you can find the story of Hind (no not the Moroccan-Dutch singer). Mahmood’s Den, Virtually Islamic and MuslimWakeUp! are my sources.

No the story of Hind is this one:
Hind el-Hinnawy, a 27 year-old Egyptian costume designer who with one bold gesture scandalized a religiously conservative society wallowing in its own schizoid hypocrisy and had her baby in that ambivalent zone of civil (urfi) marriage, going on to file a paternity suit against the famous, or by now infamous, actor, Ahmed Al-Fishawy.

Mahmood’s Den has the shortest and best summary:

And she’s not dead? Her brother, father, uncle, boy next door didn’t kill her to “purify” her family’s name?

I can’t believe it.. what’s the (Arab) world coming to, when a woman has sex out of wedlock, has an [il]legitimate child and then sues the father for paternity and lives to not only tell the tale but challenges the age-old “honour killing” thing?

Have your own say. Mine is: good on you Hind.

Muslim Wake Up has covered the story very thorough.

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And she’s not Dead?

Posted on February 4th, 2005 by .
Categories: Internal Debates, Misc. News, Uncategorized.

In several places you can find the story of Hind (no not the Moroccan-Dutch singer). Mahmood’s Den, Virtually Islamic and MuslimWakeUp! are my sources.

No the story of Hind is this one:
Hind el-Hinnawy, a 27 year-old Egyptian costume designer who with one bold gesture scandalized a religiously conservative society wallowing in its own schizoid hypocrisy and had her baby in that ambivalent zone of civil (urfi) marriage, going on to file a paternity suit against the famous, or by now infamous, actor, Ahmed Al-Fishawy.

Mahmood’s Den has the shortest and best summary:

And she’s not dead? Her brother, father, uncle, boy next door didn’t kill her to “purify” her family’s name?

I can’t believe it.. what’s the (Arab) world coming to, when a woman has sex out of wedlock, has an [il]legitimate child and then sues the father for paternity and lives to not only tell the tale but challenges the age-old “honour killing” thing?

Have your own say. Mine is: good on you Hind.

Muslim Wake Up has covered the story very thorough.

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The Rosetta Stone on Nawal el Saadawi

Posted on February 4th, 2005 by .
Categories: Misc. News.

The Rosetta Stone
Me, Myself and Islam:

Finally, this is me an Egyptian, an Arab and a Muslim… an Egyptian by nationality, an Arab by language and a Muslim by faith… three different entities joined together in one man enjoying the aspects of the three cultures.

Discussion on Nawal Saadawi or better about Rosetta Stone who is supporting her…

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Best Arab Blogs Awards

Posted on February 4th, 2005 by .
Categories: Misc. News.

Well the Best Arab Blogs Awards… the winners are announced:
Best Arab Blogs Awardsâ„¢ :: Results: 2004 Best Arab Blogs Awards

The masters of ceremony were to other bloggers, Mahmoud Den and Sabbah.

I do not read the Arab language, but the english language choices are excellent, for instance in best humor blogs: My little bubble!
If someone of you can read Moroccan-Arabic then please review the Moroccan winner: Bluesman.
Of course there is also Iraq’s number one (of course!) Baghad Burning from Riverbend

I have added a few to my link-list on the right of this page.

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Handschud-fundamentalisme?

Posted on February 4th, 2005 by .
Categories: Misc. News.

Een Rotterdamse wethouder is van plan om alle moslima’s de hand te schudden. Aanvankelijk vatte ik dit op als symboliek: hij wil een brug slaan naar alle moslima’s vanuit de politiek…ach ja och arme sukkelaer zijn mijn oude geschiedenislerares tegen mij zeggen. Hij bedoelt het letterlijk. De norm in Rotterdam is dat we elkaar de hand geven? De vraag is of het daar wel om gaat; of dat soort zaken wel in expliciete normen moeten worden vastgelegd.
Wethouder schudt voortaan alle moslima’s de hand – telegraaf.nl [Binnenland]
Wethouder schudt voortaan alle moslima’s de hand

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Brabants Dagblad – Opinie – Het feest dat mensen spiegel voorhoudt

Posted on February 4th, 2005 by .
Categories: Misc. News, Multiculti Issues, Religion Other, Some personal considerations.

Brabants Dagblad – Opinie – Het feest dat mensen spiegel voorhoudt
Het feest dat mensen spiegel voorhoudt

Donderdag 3 februari 2005 – Het station is weer versierd en overal in de stad wapperen de rood-wit-gele-vlaggen. Dit weekend zijn we weer onbereikbaar voor de rest van Nederland vanwege carnaval. Ieder jaar opnieuw vragen nuchtere buitenstaanders zich af wat die zuiderlingen toch bezielt om vier dagen te feesten om niets.

Wat is eigenlijk het nut van carnaval?
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