Sister Angelika
I am really impressed by your courage and honesty to mention what your father
said probably not out of hate but simple misunderstanding.
Yes he is right about muslims considering the dog as unclean but we have a lot
of sympathy and consideration for man's best friend so we were forbidden to eat
them or maltreat them.
May god bless you and protect you in you daily chores.
HABIB
Ginny Quick wrote:
> Hello, Jabou, about the ignorance pertaining to Islam...
> I got this a lot just before my first trip to The Gambia. I am blind
> and have a guide dog named Abby, and planned on taking her with me when I
> went to The Gambia. Why not? Abby didn't go through the training, and
> valuable time and money was not spent on Abby so that I could leave her at
> home with my parents when it became inconvenient for me to take her
> anywhere.
> Anyway, when I told my family I'd planned on takingher with me, my
> father, mainly, first said to me to check to make sure that they did not eat
> dogs in Africa. Which I reacted with astonishment that he would say such a
> thing. Then, he said to me that Muslims considered dogs unclean, and to be
> careful with Abby.
> This upset me greatly not because I thought something would happen to
> Abby but that my dad would say such things. My father is someone who has
> been to many places around the world, having spent 20 years in the Air
> Force.
> I think that many people here in America have negative impressions of
> Africa and of Islam as well.
> Take care, all, I'm going off line now, I amhearing thunder and this
> computer has already been hit by lightning once, I wouldn't want it to
> happen again.
> Again, take care all and be safe!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jabou Joh" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 6:42 PM
> Subject: Re: no problem in the Gambia
>
> > Angelika,
> >
> > You are right, this sort of thing only goes to fuel the already dangerous
> > thinking of the ignorant. Unfortunately, even positive articles will not
> > deter those who are inclined to feed on this sort of lies and negativism.
> > It's the kind of dangerous thinking that fueled atorcities like what the
> > Nazis did right there in germany during Hitler's time, and there seems to
> be
> > an insurgence of this kind of mindset all over the World. You should see
> some
> > of the ignorance about Islam and other cultures displayed by supposedly
> > intelligent individuals right here in America. One cannot help but feel
> sorry
> > for people who are so burdened by hatred.
> >
> > Jabou Joh
> >
> > In a message dated 2/13/00 3:57:13 PM Central Standard Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > << Dear list members,
> >
> > I was very upset reading the article. Especially the part concerning
> > European women. Such articles, reports and TV stories are creating heavy
> > prejudice in public. They are deeply influencing public opinion against
> > Africans, business or marriage with Africans.As I am a German wo >>
> >
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