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Post by Shan on Feb 26, 2016 10:10:08 GMT 8
since someone mentioned fgm, i'd just like to say that it has nothing to do with islam, except that islam failed to forbid it when the tribed that practice fgm converted to the religion. and it's the women who keep this practice alive in way too many cases. one of the first african women to bring attention to this problem in norway, tells about how her father, an imam, was begging his wife not to do this to their daughter. to no avail, because the women were set to do it whether or not the religion wanted it. Pretty crazy stuff!
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Post by Taka on Feb 26, 2016 22:09:14 GMT 8
it sure is crazy.
the craziest are stories of women who have been almost completelt stitched up there. when givin birth, they'll have to cut it up, and afterwards, they stitch it up again.
doctors in western hospitals sure have gotten some headaches because of refugee women's insistense on being sewn together again even when they're free from the patriarchy that everybody believes forced it on them.
but it's really only women who manage to enforce something like that through fear and shame. which is why women also need a whole lot more education, because they don't care too much what their men really think about fgm. teadition says the woman is impure if they don't do it, how can they possibly trust a man's opinion on this...
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Post by Shan on Feb 26, 2016 23:06:35 GMT 8
Something a lot of people don't know about is that several years ago the actress Jane Fonda launched a program to help muslim women who wanted to get the horrible results of their own genital mutilation repaired. Jane got together with Dr. Marcie Bowers, who prior to her own transition had been considered a brilliant OBGYN surgeon and department head at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. These two women performed many pro bono restorations for Islamic women.
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Post by Kira on Feb 27, 2016 0:30:33 GMT 8
Marcie Bowers really is a good one. This isn't the only time I have heard of her doing compassionate work.
I had my first self defence lesson yesterday. I am going back today for lesson number two. :-)
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Post by Shan on Feb 27, 2016 0:45:17 GMT 8
Marcie Bowers really is a good one. This isn't the only time I have heard of her doing compassionate work. I had my first self defence lesson yesterday. I am going back today for lesson number two. :-) Atta girl, something I admire about you is that you are pro-active and do exactly as you say.
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Post by Kira on Feb 27, 2016 7:06:03 GMT 8
It was interesting. I did actually feel more nervous in the women only class!
It was funny, they were all interested in climbing through the belts. I couldn't be less interestes in that, I just want to be good at defending myself. Besides I don't want to be in thaf 'am I allowed to compete' situation.
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Post by Shan on Feb 27, 2016 9:20:16 GMT 8
Don't let them intimidate you Kira, you're one of them now so take that mantle and wear it well.
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Post by Kira on Feb 27, 2016 15:30:58 GMT 8
I am too stubborn to be put off! :-)
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Post by Shan on Feb 27, 2016 15:37:23 GMT 8
I am too stubborn to be put off! :-) I know you are toughie!
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