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]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >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 > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>