Isatou,
There is one thing i canīt understand here and that is
The girls brother is together with a Swedish lady and itīs fine by them.
Please try and see the movie " YALLA YALLA" that might explain som of these
problems.

Matarr


>From: "Isatou B. Jallow" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Death by Stoning/Questions to Brother Habib
>Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 11:28:55 +0100
>
>Hello Brother Habib,
>
>Thank you for the extra information. It's amazing how much one learns
>everyday. Recently I met a woman from Pakistand during a seminar ( she's
>the
>minsiter of health and other posts). She's a lawyer by profession and has
>written a book about what Islam and the Sharia says when it comes to women.
>It
>was the most enlightened Islamic seminar I have ever attended. She talked
>about women rights when it comes to inheritance and marraige in Islam. It
>confirms what I have always believed, that we also use culture/tradition
>lots
>and call it Islam/Sharia. Men also use it to controll us, women.
>
>"This particular trial is shameful and the punishment must be stopped . Let
>the sister go free now."
>
>Couldn't agree with you more.
>
>Brother Habiab, there's something I want to ask you about whiles we are on
>this kind of discussion: About two weeks ago, a Kurdish-Swedish girl was
>killed by her own father becuase she chose to be together with a Swedish
>man.
>She had long been threatened by the family. She had been very strong about
>it
>and brave enough to talk about it in the media. It's really sad that she
>had
>to die like this. The norwegian media has taken this to mean that it's a
>muslim thing. It's so frustrating to read and hear about it all the time.
>My
>colleagues and Norwegian friends keep asking me about it all the time. I
>have
>told them that I am not an expert when it comes to Islam and Sharia but I
>think this was more of a kurdish tradition. I don't think it has anything
>to
>do with Islam. The father himself had said that he felt humuliated by the
>girl
>and this was the only way to again respect again.
>
>I know that a Muslim is not allowed to take the life of another person and
>that forced marraiges are not allowed in Islam but what does Islam says
>about
>this kind of killing? Can a father take the life of his daughter just to
>gain
>respect in his society? If not do you have any idea where this kind of
>culture/tradition originates from?
>
>Isatou
>
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