N.Y. Prayer Service Irks Mideast Muslims

AP ^ | 3/20/05 | NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD

[TexKat]

Amina Wadud, a professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, speaks at a news conference in New York Friday, March 18, 2005. Wadud plans to lead a mixed-gender Muslim service Friday at Synod House at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, an Anglican church in Manhattan, New York. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

[Dad2Angels]

"N.Y. Prayer Service Irks Mideast Muslims"

Here's a dime...

[TexKat]

"They are tarnishing Islam in America!" ping.

[26lemoncharlie]

If her head winds up in the street, will the Police be able to make the connection this time? Ref: Coptic family asassination.

[Michael_S]

I have the solution. All the Islamics who like the service can attend.

Those Islamics who don't like the service can stay home. DUH!!!

[FierceKulak]

There are two ways of looking at Islam. There is theoretical Islam, the Islam of the koran and hadiths, and real Islam, what Muslims believe and practice.
I would say some versions of Christianity, that is, what people who called themselves Christians believed and practiced, back in the middle ages were about as dangerous as the Islamic fascism we see today.
If this woman is changing Islam to a more peaceful and benevolent way of life then kudos to her.

[twas]

Just wait until they have a non-Muslim or some gay guy leading prayers.

Then we'll see how peaceful they really are.

[Moose4]

Oh yeah, she really gets me so horny. Um...not.

And y'know, are there any headlines about "Anglicanism being trashed in America" because they're holding a prayer service to a false god on the grounds of an Episcopal church? Um, hello, First Commandment, anybody?

}:-)4

[rod1]

I wonder if they would have preferred the option that she forsake Islam and lead a Chriatian prayer service because Islam (as practiced today in some countries and sects) has placed women in the category of slaves.

Someone should conduct a poll--women leading Islamic servies vs. women running away from Islam to preserve their live and dignity.

[Gunrunner2]

>>She said women should not lead prayers because "the woman's body, even if veiled, stirs desire."<<

Yup. . .that pic has be all a flutter with raging desire (to hurl).

[M Kehoe]

Alumni bump. Go Rams!

5.56mm

[Thommas]

"is not discrimination between women and men but is to safeguard men from being conflicted and torn by human desire while they are standing behind a woman while she's bowing and kneeling," Bayoumi said.

Hehe. From what I've learned of Islamic culture, the men feel the same desires when a man is in front bowing and kneeling.

[rod1]

It seems theses Islamic leaders have sold the populace on the premise that men have no responsibility and it is alwats a woman's fault when something bad happaens.

Calling NOW, calling Hillary, etc.

or are those politicos and so called activists only fair-weather femimistis when it suits their REPUB-bashing liberal agenda. If one looks at the world today and asked where women are treated the worst in terms of equlaity, its the Islamic countries, China and possibly India.

[Dad2Angels]

While inflection is a difficult thing to ascertain in the written word, I would think it should be obvious to the reader that my sarcasm was aimed at the complainers in the ME, not the woman who took part in the service.

[stm]

Fern Holland fought for rights for Iraqi women and those bastards killed her March 9th of last year. She was a good friend and had an undying commitment to helping Iraqi women. I have to commend the women that are willing to put themselves in harms way to do the same.

[Shooter 2.5]

The Coptic Murders didn't have anything to do with Islam. One of the murderers was a tenant.

[TexKat]

Fern Holland fought for rights for Iraqi women and those bastards killed her March 9th of last year. She was a good friend and had an undying commitment to helping Iraqi women. I have to commend the women that are willing to put themselves in harms way to do the same.

The prayer service and reactions of those who attended were covered by the two major Arab satellite networks, Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya.

One Web site known for postings by Islamic militants carried photos of women at the service who had failed to cover their heads.

And these women will be or are being monitored.