Re: slavery, polygamy
"Afdhere Jama" <[email protected]> Fri, 12 Mar 2004 16:01:47 -0800
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salam, itrath, it is not the same group. the group i was talking about was founded in egypt. also, yes wahhabism is popular in saudi but saudi is one country :) most of its adherents are non-arab. for example, it has been estimated that 80% of u.s. mosques are controlled by wahhabis. interesting, no? and, in africa, asia, there are wahhabis completeley independent of wahhabi arabs. afdhere Afdhere Jama Editorial Director HURIYAH Publications S A N F R A N C I S C O [email protected] http://www.huriyahmag.com >From: itrath >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: >Subject: Re: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] slavery, polygamy >Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:03:29 -0800 > > >salaam, > >the jamat i islami, is actually founded in south asia where it continues to >thrive. and wahabism is not more popular in any section of the world than >it is where it began, saudi arabia. > >masalaama, > >itrath > >on 3/11/04 7:50 PM, Afdhere Jama at [email protected] wrote: > > > > > salam, sofia, aisha and others, > > > > sofia, ditto. i'm from somalia where men sometimes marry up to four wives and > > certianly do not treat them equally. my own father was once married to two > > women and he certainly did not treat them equal. alth ough he treated my mother > > better, i remember him spending much more time with us than he did with her. > > granted she had no children but he would spend months away from her (we lived > > separate cities.) i found that marriage to be quite abusive (by him.) > > > > aisha, it is not just u.s. but throughout the world. masjids are hijacked by > > the wahabbis. but it is not just wahabbism but other political islam as > > aqwan-el-muslimiin (the muslim brotherhood,) gama'at-el-islamiyah (the islamic > > union,) al-islaah, etc. these are all popular groups founded by arabs. and it > > is funny how they are mostly popular in non-arab lands. for example, wahhabism > > is not as popular in the arab world as it is outside. interesting, no? > > > > > > afdhere > > > > >_____________________________ __________________ >ProgressiveMuslims mailing list >[email protected] >http://willo.nitric.co.za/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/progressivemuslims ---------- Get business advice and resources to improve your work life, from bCentral.