tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post116575338212613897..comments2024-02-22T13:40:45.894+11:00Comments on Happy Antipodean: Matthew da Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-86913890410624430502012-02-15T14:14:45.441+11:002012-02-15T14:14:45.441+11:00Books on Islam and especially books regarding the ...Books on Islam and especially books regarding the treatment of women in the Islamic world tend to be, for the most part, biased and one-sided, clinging to cries of human rights violations and oppression. And while it's true that these things do occur in some countries, that is by all means a cultural practice and is due to the misinterpretation of the religion by fundamentalist regimes. IslamEspanahttp://45things.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-3365016854478649742007-06-11T01:37:00.000+10:002007-06-11T01:37:00.000+10:00Dean,yes, I've read Brooks' book, 4 years ago, and...Dean,<BR/><BR/>yes, I've read Brooks' book, 4 years ago, and remember finding several inaccuracies in it, mostly mistranslations of Quranic verses. And, like Ayaan Hirsi Ali, she frequently makes the mistake of confusing "cultural traditions" for "Islam".<BR/><BR/>The title of her book supposedly comes from the fourth caliph, Ali, but she does not provide its source. This saying is unknown to us;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-9422638584677499342007-06-10T23:44:00.000+10:002007-06-10T23:44:00.000+10:00I think Brooks is not "a journalist in search of a...I think Brooks is not "a journalist in search of a sensational story".<BR/><BR/>Six years spent in Muslim countries would have removed the need for sensationalism, I think.<BR/><BR/>But I thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately, I am studying this year, and extra-curricular reading isn't currently possible.<BR/><BR/>I suggest you read Brooks' book. You might also like to read what Muslim Matthew da Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-42546020775564177692007-06-10T20:33:00.000+10:002007-06-10T20:33:00.000+10:00Dean,You wrote:"Sometimes, however, their choice t...Dean,<BR/><BR/>You wrote:<BR/>"Sometimes, however, their choice to wear the chador or hijab was voluntary. This is sad."<BR/><BR/>And then, still keeping to the same topic and within the same paragraph, you wrote:<BR/>"Stubborn, willful denial of right makes it all seem so pointless."<BR/><BR/>Aren't the two sentences contradictory? Haven't the women made a willful and deliberate decision to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com