Comments on: When one woman is stoned we are all at risk. http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:11:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: The Moral Courage Project » Blog Archive » Is President Carter the new feminist-in-chief? http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-270 The Moral Courage Project » Blog Archive » Is President Carter the new feminist-in-chief? Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:39:56 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-270 [...] guest post by Andrea last week prompted a dynamic dialog about ….During the discussion one of our activists and [...] [...] guest post by Andrea last week prompted a dynamic dialog about ….During the discussion one of our activists and [...]

]]> By: nezha http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-265 nezha Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:53:50 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-265 I would just like to say that i remember one year when i went back home to my birth country Morocco, Africa. My cousins and I were walking in the city of casablanca, which is a city known for it's european tourism and metropolitan vibe, dressed in very modern clothes (jeans and t-shirts). although were were untraditionally dressed were sustained our modesty, when all of a sudden a felt a sudden strike to my ankle. when i looked down i noticed that my foot was bleeding and half a brick was right next it on the ground. When i looked up, i saw 3 little boys dressed in qashabas and kufis with rocks in their hands aiming at me and my cousins. i've never been so scared in my life, my cousins and i ran as fast as we could to a busy street of the city meanwhile my shoe is soaked with blood. mind you, this part of the city was also very modern and "westernized" if you will. i wasn't halfway burried to my waste with the whole town right in front of me with rocks ready to be thrown at me but i was a victim of this crime on a very miniscule degree. i cannot fathom how one can say that they are abid allah (slave of god) and still commit such an inhumane and despicable act. I would just like to say that i remember one year when i went back home to my birth country Morocco, Africa. My cousins and I were walking in the city of casablanca, which is a city known for it's european tourism and metropolitan vibe, dressed in very modern clothes (jeans and t-shirts). although were were untraditionally dressed were sustained our modesty, when all of a sudden a felt a sudden strike to my ankle. when i looked down i noticed that my foot was bleeding and half a brick was right next it on the ground. When i looked up, i saw 3 little boys dressed in qashabas and kufis with rocks in their hands aiming at me and my cousins. i've never been so scared in my life, my cousins and i ran as fast as we could to a busy street of the city meanwhile my shoe is soaked with blood. mind you, this part of the city was also very modern and "westernized" if you will. i wasn't halfway burried to my waste with the whole town right in front of me with rocks ready to be thrown at me but i was a victim of this crime on a very miniscule degree. i cannot fathom how one can say that they are abid allah (slave of god) and still commit such an inhumane and despicable act.

]]> By: Holly http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Holly Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:53:20 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-257 The Observer piece by former President Jimmy Carter is astonishing; I am grateful for his courage and forthrightness, and for the Observer's decision to publish it. At the same time, I'm disheartened. Though I don't know if his op-ed was submitted to a U.S.-based paper first (and was rejected), can't we safely assume that this was the case? Wouldn't he want his bold act of breaking ties with the Southern Baptists to be explained to folks in this country first and foremost? Though his is ultimatley a global message, wouldn't it have made most sense for him to articulate it first to (and generate support among) his fellow Americans? My point is this: I wonder what it would take for the editorial desk of the New York Times to respond to President Carter's op-ed submission in the same way that the Observer did. If the Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Dallas Morning News, or any other major U.S. paper took a look and turned it down, something is terribly wrong. On a related note, I think we should implore Mr. Carter to see The Stoning of Soraya M? According to the film's Website, it opens in his homestate of Georgia this week, so it's great timing to do so.... The Observer piece by former President Jimmy Carter is astonishing; I am grateful for his courage and forthrightness, and for the Observer's decision to publish it. At the same time, I'm disheartened.

Though I don't know if his op-ed was submitted to a U.S.-based paper first (and was rejected), can't we safely assume that this was the case? Wouldn't he want his bold act of breaking ties with the Southern Baptists to be explained to folks in this country first and foremost? Though his is ultimatley a global message, wouldn't it have made most sense for him to articulate it first to (and generate support among) his fellow Americans?

My point is this: I wonder what it would take for the editorial desk of the New York Times to respond to President Carter's op-ed submission in the same way that the Observer did. If the Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Dallas Morning News, or any other major U.S. paper took a look and turned it down, something is terribly wrong.

On a related note, I think we should implore Mr. Carter to see The Stoning of Soraya M? According to the film's Website, it opens in his homestate of Georgia this week, so it's great timing to do so….

]]> By: AJHance http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-256 AJHance Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:43:45 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-256 @Irshad Manji, Yes sounds good! @Irshad Manji, Yes sounds good!

]]> By: Irshad Manji http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Irshad Manji Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:39:17 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-242 Andrea, that's great. How about you write the letter, and Janice will coordinate the signatures? I'll get the reliable address for Prez Carter. Sound good? Andrea, that's great. How about you write the letter, and Janice will coordinate the signatures? I'll get the reliable address for Prez Carter. Sound good?

]]> By: Janice http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Janice Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:27:49 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-232 @AJHance, Lets do this you guys!! @AJHance, Lets do this you guys!!

]]> By: Janice http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Janice Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:24:24 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-231 @AJHance, I don't know that I have ever heard a high profile man say things like what Carter is saying. I think we should follow up as Irshad has suggested. I am honestly blown away. @AJHance, I don't know that I have ever heard a high profile man say things like what Carter is saying. I think we should follow up as Irshad has suggested. I am honestly blown away.

]]> By: AJHance http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-229 AJHance Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:42:56 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-229 @Irshad Manji, This is Andrea, so yes I'm based in New York. @Irshad Manji, This is Andrea, so yes I'm based in New York.

]]> By: Irshad Manji http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Irshad Manji Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:53:26 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-227 @AJHance, Thanks AJ. Please write your representative about it anyway. With respect to the Jimmy Carter letter, I'm looking for someone to write the letter and then gather signatures of other young people -- which, it seems to me, is best done from New York since that's where most of the folks involved in this campaign live. Getting signatures on a physical page is the point. Do you live in New York? @AJHance, Thanks AJ. Please write your representative about it anyway. With respect to the Jimmy Carter letter, I'm looking for someone to write the letter and then gather signatures of other young people — which, it seems to me, is best done from New York since that's where most of the folks involved in this campaign live. Getting signatures on a physical page is the point. Do you live in New York?

]]> By: AJHance http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/2009/07/when-one-woman-is-stoned-we-are-all-at-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-226 AJHance Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:25:08 +0000 http://irshadmanji.com/moralcourageproject/?p=882#comment-226 @Irshad Manji, I would be very willing to be a part of this effort. I love Jimmy Carter and I think it would be a great idea to have more political figures supporting the project. I was planning to write my representative about it anyways. @Irshad Manji, I would be very willing to be a part of this effort. I love Jimmy Carter and I think it would be a great idea to have more political figures supporting the project. I was planning to write my representative about it anyways.

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