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15 years ago @ Jihad Watch - www.jihadwatch.org/arc... · 0 replies · +4 points
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Hailey Woldt put on the traditional black abaya, expecting the worst.
The last time she'd worn the Muslim dress that, with a head scarf, covered everything but her face, hands and feet, she was in Miami International Airport, where the stares were many and the security check thorough.
This time, she was in a small town called Arab. Arab, Alabama, no less.
"I expected people to say, 'What is this terrorist doing here? We don't want your kind here,' " said Woldt, a 22-year-old blue-eyed Catholic, recalling her anticipation before stepping into a local barbecue joint. "I thought I wouldn't even be served."
Instead, Woldt's experiment in social anthropology opened her own eyes. Apart from the initial glances reserved for any outsider who might venture through a small-town restaurant's doors, her experience was a pleasant one.
READ MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/02/09/mu...
15 years ago @ Jihad Watch - Jihad Watch: American ... · 1 reply · +3 points
15 years ago @ Jihad Watch - Jihad Watch: "If the D... · 1 reply · +4 points
What about the millions of hillbillies and trailer trash folks in America who worship honky-tonk music, monster truck rallies and high-fat pork rinds? What about the millions and millions of Hispanics and Brazilians who worship the body sensual, who love to do dirty dancing and frolic on the beach half-naked? I can't imagine buxomy Latina weathercasters abandoning their sexy TV outfits in favor of the veil or the burka (or whether or not they would still be allowed to work on TV at all).
It seems like for every five new Muslim converts, three Muslims leave Islam. Even if Islam succeeds in conquering the world, there will be inevitable internal conflicts. All empires have their rise and fall. Am I right?
15 years ago @ Jihad Watch - Jihad Watch: "If the D... · 1 reply · +4 points
The cancellation perhaps of St. Patrick's Day parades?
15 years ago @ Jihad Watch - Jihad Watch: Egyptian ... · 1 reply · +1 points
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15 years ago @ Jihad Watch - Jihad Watch: Iraqi Suf... · 2 replies · +2 points
Here's a passage:
"To look at Islam without seeing the Sufis is to miss the heart of the matter. Without taking account of the Sufis, we cannot understand the origins of most contemporary political currents in the Middle East and Muslim South Asia, and of many influential political parties. We can't comprehend the huge popular appeal of Islam for women, who so often seem excluded from Muslim life. Sufis are central to the ability of Muslim communities to survive savage persecutions -- in Chechnya, in Kosovo -- and then launch devastating insurgencies. They are the muscle and sinew of the faith.
And, however startling this may seem, these very Sufis -- these dedicated defenders and evangelists of mystical Islam -- are potentially vital allies for the nations of the West..."
Read the entire article: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/...