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Originally Posted by gypsy8522
If our religion was that horrible 1.8 billion people would have abandoned it a long time ago. Surprizingly, Muslims now make up one fourth of the world population and are ever growing, and they are not going anywhere anytime soon, so why doesn't everyone just face it and get on with life.
Arab cultures are still highly bound with traditions, some of these have existed for thousands of years, long before Islam, and if "they" the Arab people want change they have to do it on their own. If the Jordanians or Saudi Arabians decided that they didn't like your way of life, or that they didn't like the way your judicial system is run, wouldn't you mind if they tried to interfere? The problem is that you are indoctrined from birth that your way of running society is correct, when it clearly isn't from the social problems we keep hearing about like street crimes and kids going to school and shooting at other kids. It is not up to you or "anyone" to tell people what they are or aren't supposed to do with their own society, especially if the person offering this "friendly advice" may not have any traditions or heritage to begin with, especially if this person is from a completely different region like Midwest, USA, never lived in any of those countries that she/he is criticizing, doesn't speak the language of the people she/he is criticizing, doesn't quite understand the religion, the culture or the mentality of the people she/he is criticizing, trust me any "efforts" in this case, (not necessarily "my" opinion, I am speaking from Arab/Middle Eastern people's point of view), regardless what one's intentions are, they are useles and comes off as bigotry.
I am assuming you haven't visited the Arab world, because the only country where it is a legal requirement for women to cover their heads is Saudi Arabia, so this law isn't common as you think it is. And if the laws in Saudi Arabia (the closest ally to the United States in the region) are bothering you, and you truly want to help change them, why don't you ask the US government to stop stealing or "buying" the Saudi people's "cheap oil" and in return keeping their dictators and oppressive regime in power- as long as it supports this oppression to save the interests of its own multi-national coorporations, the silent majority in Saudi Arabia who do want a change, and this includes WOMEN, will have the right to NOT have any say in anything whatsoever.
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Who are you to think you know the ways of the world. Have you ever traveled to the States, Europe, Canada? Quite frankly, your posts are vulgar and discriminative against Americans. I have never heard you say one kind thing about anyone on these forums and your name GYPSY carries quite a reputation in the belly dance community. I have heard from more than 5 people now how you have degraded them.
Perhaps you have had a bad childhood filled with abuse with little love? Perhaps this is what happens to some women who are treated badly? They become bitter and angry at others and the world? I feel badly for you for having to live life in such a situation that makes you unhappy and makes you want to lash out at others. I am sure others would be willing to be supportive and to help you sort out your angers and problems along with myself. But remember that others who have lived such lives, are not resentful and spiteful people.
I have a right to state my opinions. I could also state the same for you Gypsy that you not know anything about the United States and the ways of Americans. As I have stated in other posts, I have no prejudism against you or other Arabic women. What I have a problem with is the way the women are being treated and by some of the laws that govern them to be treated in such a way.
I am going to ask you at this point to please do not PM me any longer. Your private letters are not well received by me unless you have something nice to say.