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| Religious lecture for the first time given by a woman | |
| 2003-11-09 | |
For the first time in the history of Morocco, a woman has given a religious lecture at the traditional lectures organized every Ramadan by the king of Morocco. Rajaa Naji Mekkaoui, a university teacher, presented her lecture before King Mohammed VI at the royal palace in Rabat, which serves as a venue for such event. Her lecture before an audience of scholars and theologians from the Muslim World was entitled "The universality of the family structure in a world of multiple distinctive features." In her analysis, Mrs Mekkaoui congratulated the monarch for his "great role" in reforming the family code that gives women more rights. The Ramadan religious lectures were instituted by the late king Hassan II in the eighties. They are attended by members of the government, high ranking military officials, foreign ambassadors accredited to Rabat and guests from the Muslim World.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #11 Heh. Well if abortion is illegal, I'm sure the "women's rights" crowd has been striving to change Islam into accepting it. Right? |
| Posted by: Uncle Joe 2003-11-9 9:38:34 PM |
| #10 Fred, it was sick and disguisting. That's why I liked it. LOL! |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-11-9 8:54:22 PM |
| #9 Oh! That was just wrong Fred! :) |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-9 8:04:40 PM |
| #8 That wasn't funny.... that was mean. LOL |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-9 4:16:33 PM |
| #7 Jeeze Louise, Fred! That is awful. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-11-9 1:11:48 PM |
| #6 I believe abortion is illegal, except in cases where the parents aren't closely enough related... |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-11-9 1:01:31 PM |
| #5 So-called "womens's rights" groups are generally left-leaning and I don't recall many of them demonstrating against Radical Islam or Mid-east dictators, especially since Bush is in charge. What is the position of Islam on abortion? Is abortion legal or allowed in these countries in question? |
| Posted by: Uncle Joe 2003-11-9 12:33:40 PM |
| #4 Morocco is not Saudi Arabia or Algeria: her king is supposed to be a descendent of Muhammad so he doesn't need to play the "more Muslim than thou" game, in addition unlike the Seoud he doesn't have a financial and political interest in promoting Islamism. By the way some ten years ago I heard an old Moroccan praising those Moroccans who had helped Jews during WWII and telling "Who saves a man saves the entire humankind" a sentence found in Talmud and Koran. |
| Posted by: JFM 2003-11-9 11:17:39 AM |
| #3 While all the men are out committing suicide and murder for Islam, who're gonna teach the kiddies? |
| Posted by: badanov 2003-11-9 10:53:39 AM |
| #2 The tide will turn against radical Islam in the Middle East with the emergence of freedoms for women. Wars will be waged and ideologies argued, but until the women of the Middle East deny and destroy the patriarcal and abusive traditions that oppress them in disgusting and pathetic ways, no paradigm shift can take place. The USA should be encouraging (read: actively FUNDING, training, supporting, etc) any and all womens advocacy groups opposed to radical Islam. God help these women through the tough road ahead. The dangers at hand are as numerous as the opportunities that await them. |
| Posted by: Hyper 2003-11-9 10:52:57 AM |
| #1 Fatwa watch in 5, 4, 3... |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-11-9 10:23:37 AM |