Aisha Azar
New member
attitudes, etc.
Dear Group,
I tried to respond earlier, but my post got lost in space or something, so here goes Take 2. I will try to respond to everyone who directed a post to me, but if that does not happen, I apologize.
Dear Bin Rodi,
I am not a Muslim. I try to resepct what I find to be great in every religion. Currently I find myself in sitautions more than once where I must defend Islam to those who have no education about it. My own education is limited, but I do know enough, through my own researches and through the infroamtion apssed on to me by Muslim freinds, to see some of what Islam brought to the world that has had a positive effect. I also know some of the negatives of Islam, having witnessed some of them firsthand, but that does not take away from the good things.
Dear Bellydancer,
I do not think that anyone here has disrespected Bin Rodi's viewpoint. I called into question that it was only telling one side of the story. He went on to agree with me on this later. (Recall the "schitzophrenic" posts). It is not disrespectful to disagree with someone unless you get insulting about it. When he was talking about Egypt, I think he and I basically agreed. His input in Sauid Arabia is where my "facts" are more factual than his, as you say. I gave all the reason for that, including seeing with my own eyes video that did not support his points about savage punishment, etc. as well as the stuff about Soheir Zaki, who is one of my heros in dance. Many Egyptians do not feel as Bin Rodi, and if in Saudi Arabia, you can find women learning the dance in privacy of their fitness club, it is equally clear that it is not something that can get you dead. This is not my opinion, it is fact that some Saudis belly dance and it is popular enough to be taught in classes there, whether or not it is seen in clubs there. If is clearly not against the law. Re my responding to something in tone of which others may not be not aware, that would open up a whole nother can of worms and is better left unexplained right now, in order not to make things heat up again. And, thank you for the "cool chick" compliment! (BTW Re Bin Rodi being the "underdog", I do not consider him to be so and he might not appreciate that you do... I consider him and I to be on equal footing.
Dear Kiraze,
Absolutely, and I think I said something similar in one of my earlier posts. Islam is a diverse as the countries in which it is found!!
I am not sure who made the comment, but someone sort of questioned the value of my research methods. I would like to say here that secondary research, personal interview and observation are all very much accepted as modes of research, often even at the doctorate level in at least some academic fields. I know that secondary research and personal interview are accepted at the Masters' level for sure because I have used those methods to get a Masters' degree. The thesis subject was a comparison and contrast of Islamic and western law. I am not entirely unfamilair with either Islam or research methods.
Regards,
A'isha Azar
Dear Group,
I tried to respond earlier, but my post got lost in space or something, so here goes Take 2. I will try to respond to everyone who directed a post to me, but if that does not happen, I apologize.
Dear Bin Rodi,
I am not a Muslim. I try to resepct what I find to be great in every religion. Currently I find myself in sitautions more than once where I must defend Islam to those who have no education about it. My own education is limited, but I do know enough, through my own researches and through the infroamtion apssed on to me by Muslim freinds, to see some of what Islam brought to the world that has had a positive effect. I also know some of the negatives of Islam, having witnessed some of them firsthand, but that does not take away from the good things.
Dear Bellydancer,
I do not think that anyone here has disrespected Bin Rodi's viewpoint. I called into question that it was only telling one side of the story. He went on to agree with me on this later. (Recall the "schitzophrenic" posts). It is not disrespectful to disagree with someone unless you get insulting about it. When he was talking about Egypt, I think he and I basically agreed. His input in Sauid Arabia is where my "facts" are more factual than his, as you say. I gave all the reason for that, including seeing with my own eyes video that did not support his points about savage punishment, etc. as well as the stuff about Soheir Zaki, who is one of my heros in dance. Many Egyptians do not feel as Bin Rodi, and if in Saudi Arabia, you can find women learning the dance in privacy of their fitness club, it is equally clear that it is not something that can get you dead. This is not my opinion, it is fact that some Saudis belly dance and it is popular enough to be taught in classes there, whether or not it is seen in clubs there. If is clearly not against the law. Re my responding to something in tone of which others may not be not aware, that would open up a whole nother can of worms and is better left unexplained right now, in order not to make things heat up again. And, thank you for the "cool chick" compliment! (BTW Re Bin Rodi being the "underdog", I do not consider him to be so and he might not appreciate that you do... I consider him and I to be on equal footing.
Dear Kiraze,
Absolutely, and I think I said something similar in one of my earlier posts. Islam is a diverse as the countries in which it is found!!
I am not sure who made the comment, but someone sort of questioned the value of my research methods. I would like to say here that secondary research, personal interview and observation are all very much accepted as modes of research, often even at the doctorate level in at least some academic fields. I know that secondary research and personal interview are accepted at the Masters' level for sure because I have used those methods to get a Masters' degree. The thesis subject was a comparison and contrast of Islamic and western law. I am not entirely unfamilair with either Islam or research methods.
Regards,
A'isha Azar