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2004-05-20 Home Front: Culture Wars
San Francisco Woman Lawyer: Why I Am a Muslim
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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-05-20 6:44:34 PM|| || Front Page|| [11139 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Sufi seems to be the real Muslim spiritual center. it really pisses off the traditional Muslims that Sufis like to dance and like music just for the sake of music, and are into joyful exuberance.
Posted by Anonymous4954 2004-05-20 6:54:16 PM||   2004-05-20 6:54:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Sufism was popular with new age types a few years back. The Wahabis of course loathe Sufis and would happily kill them all.
Posted by Phil B  2004-05-20 7:09:12 PM||   2004-05-20 7:09:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 
Wahabis of course loathe Sufis and would happily kill them all
Phil B - I think you misspelled "everyone."
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-05-20 7:57:14 PM||   2004-05-20 7:57:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Barbara - I nominate that for Great Short Rant of the day
Posted by Frank G  2004-05-20 8:06:28 PM||   2004-05-20 8:06:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Give her a loyalty test.
Posted by Bob 2004-05-20 8:38:24 PM||   2004-05-20 8:38:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Agreed, Frank.

Suggested article re-naming: "Why I am a Muslim in the United States."

She can say that and do these things here. She can't there. Islam might not be our enemy, but it is a mindset and interpretation that has far too much support to be categorized as anything less than "becoming mainstream." She takes a vacation to Saudi Arabia, she might be a little surprised.
Posted by The Doctor 2004-05-20 8:41:16 PM||   2004-05-20 8:41:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Bob - Thanx for the link! Pipes, having finally accepted that the Moderate Muslim is a Myth, proves the point beautifully. Excellent!
Posted by .com 2004-05-20 9:14:40 PM||   2004-05-20 9:14:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Muhammad was a feminist.

Try running that one by the folks in the old country, honey. You might not get the response you bargained for.
Posted by tu3031 2004-05-20 9:38:35 PM||   2004-05-20 9:38:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 San Francisco woman lawyer: why I am a muslim? Are you sure this isn't Scrappleface? Actually given what passes for normal thought in Baghdad by the Bay, this shouldn't be surprising. The only thing she left out is how being a lesbian goat herder in her private life makes her a better muslim.
Posted by Random thoughts 2004-05-20 10:07:53 PM||   2004-05-20 10:07:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "Baghdad by the Bay" - lmao - qoute of the day bro'.
Posted by Jarhead 2004-05-20 10:16:29 PM||   2004-05-20 10:16:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted]
Posted by Dog Bites Trolls TROLL 2004-05-20 10:19:31 PM||   2004-05-20 10:19:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Hey, hey ... I'm willing to accept her at the face of things ... Irshad Manji come to mind? She solidly calls for reform (is she a lesbian? I remember she worked on some gay rights project a while back) and clearly pointed out in today's Wall Street Journal Islam's doctrinal/ideological problems, for example noting that the "anti-killing" clause is conditional at best ...
Posted by Edward Yee  2004-05-21 12:33:19 AM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]  2004-05-21 12:33:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 yeah muhammid had an open heart--especially after he took his 20% after brigand caravan raids and sanctioned the massacre of the beniquraya tribe of meccan jews--all 800 of the men and bouys--the woman he sctooped sold into slavery or gaveaway--the young boys--well when the goats didn't cooperate--whatta guy
Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2004-05-21 2:58:20 AM||   2004-05-21 2:58:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 What a long winded explanation. It would have sufficed to respond to the question, why am I a Muslim woman:
Subterranean self-esteem and toxic gender shame.
Posted by jules 187 2004-05-21 10:44:12 AM||   2004-05-21 10:44:12 AM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Dog Bites Trolls 2004-05-20 10:19:31 PM||   2004-05-20 10:19:31 PM|| Front Page Top

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