Re: Belated Introduction
Yasmine Anabta <[email protected]> Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:11:56 -0800 (PST)
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--0-1805021256-1079550716=:57601 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Salaams Mudhillin, Carmi, Laura , Eileen and all, Thank you very much for your kind wishes , it means so much, Alhamdulillah. LOL Eileen as for the big mouth and being half Irish , the most powerful women I have ever seen in my life are the older Palestinian Women. One day in a six hour checkpoint I witnessed a woman in her 80's , in full Palestinian traditional garb and her farm boots get right in the faces of these fully armed so called soldiers ,cursing them and hiting them and they actually backed off. It was a beautiful day. Contrarty to the the sterotype of a arab women being demure or quiet , lol,,, this is not my experience. So the combination of the Irish and Palestinian has been a great source of energy. It also works well in many of the public speaking engagements I have had. Moreover I am a Muslim woman and I do not think that any women and especailly Muslim women should be anything less than outspoken and opinionated. LOL, thinking about this my mother called and said Happy St, Patricks Day.. I had to laugh as I responded, " as if it means anything much to me". :) Now if someone called and said Happy Palestinian Land Day, I would go into a loud fit of a diatribe on Zionism and the situation and then,,,,,, probably just burst into tears .:( Ma'salaame, Rima I have to laugh outloud as I have been given two nicknames by friends: Rally Ready Rima and Rhetoric Retaliator Rima so if any one wants to just call me "RRR" please feel free. [email protected] wrote: Ditto here, Rima, on the loud opinion, the well wishes on health and the pleasure of reading your introduction! I hope you enjoy this forum as much as I do. Mabruwk! Mudhillun :) --On Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:45 PM -0500 Laura wrote: > > Nice to meet you Rima. I'm also someone with a very loud opinion. Both > a strength and weakness. > My good wishes toward your living situation and for your health. > > Laura Hussain > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Yasmine Anabta > To: PM List > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:12 PM > Subject: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] Belated Introduction > > > As'sallam Alleekum, > As you may have noticed my name is Rma Anabtawi. I am a 39 ( and > counting ) year old woman. I am Palestinian and Irish by birth, born to > a Muslim Father and a Christian raised agnositic mother. I was raised > without religious education and was encouraged to "decide for myself" as > to what , if any religion I would choose. After many years , involved > cursorily in a variety of religions , I took Shahada in my early thirties > and for me it was a natural thing in the prgression of my life. I am so > scholar on Islamic thought and jurisprendence although that is a keen > interest in my life. Insha allah I will someday be able to pursue this > with more "structure". A divorced mother of 2 sons Jeremiah ( now > Mustapha) and Noah ages 16 abd 14, and always a stepmother to my three > step children from my former marriage. I have a Master's degree in > English literature , and Philosophy as well as a cetificate in Women's > Studies and Cross CUltural Studies. An activist all my life I am > co-founder of the Palestine Right to Return Coalition,( al-awda) and many > various organizations concerning Palestinian and Araband Arab womens > concerns. A stifled writer , academic , activist and polticial analyst I > am a trained women's crisis counseler , having previously worked as > director of a Battered Women's Center. Raised in Souteast Texas, until > the age of 17 , when I moved to Western Massachusetts , lived in a > variety of states in the US ut mainly in the W,Mass area. I have been > traveling , lol, on the road , for about 18 months, I am curently staying > in Connecticut near Ny City and not sure where I will go next( > translation ' homeless'). I am a Woman with Lupus an autoimmune disorder > as well as having other various health problems , currently battling the > "i have no health insurance " path of the chronically ill. My interests > are extremely varied and I am quite autodidactical by nature. A curious > mind , filled with a plethora of ideas. I am sincerely gald to be part > of this group and the discussions are so very interesting. It is nice to > have time to participate more here although I am always quite busy . > to be honest I really dread giving introductions LOL. but this is what I > came up with for today :) Blessings to all . > Rima Anabtawi > > Avid Reader, Pasionate Horticulturalist, Literary Critic, MAD WOMAN lol > with a large voice and a big mouth LOL and a big mind.. or so I have been > teased kindly and on occasion attacked for speaking my mind loud and > clear. > > > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam > Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam --0-1805021256-1079550716=:57601 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Salaams Mudhillin, Carmi, Laura , Eileen and all,</DIV> <DIV> Thank you very much for your kind wishes , it means so much, Alhamdulillah.</DIV> <DIV> LOL Eileen as for the big mouth and being half Irish , the most powerful women I have ever seen in my life are the older Palestinian Women. One day in a six hour checkpoint I witnessed a woman in her 80's , in full Palestinian traditional garb and her farm boots get right in the faces of these fully armed so called soldiers ,cursing them and hiting them and they actually backed off. It was a beautiful day. Contrarty to the the sterotype of a arab women being demure or quiet , lol,,, this is not my experience. </DIV> <DIV> So the combination of the Irish and Palestinian has been a great source of energy. It also works well in many of the public speaking engagements I have had.</DIV> <DIV> Moreover I am a Muslim woman and I do not think that any women and especailly Muslim women should be anything less than outspoken and opinionated.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> LOL, thinking about this my mother called and said Happy St, Patricks Day.. I had to laugh as I responded, " as if it means anything much to me". :)</DIV> <DIV> Now if someone called and said Happy Palestinian Land Day, I would go into a loud fit of a diatribe on Zionism and the situation and then,,,,,, probably just burst into tears .:(</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ma'salaame,</DIV> <DIV>Rima</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have to laugh outloud as I have been given two nicknames by friends:</DIV> <DIV>Rally Ready Rima and Rhetoric Retaliator Rima so if any one wants to just call me "RRR" please feel free.<BR><BR><B><I>[email protected]</I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Ditto here, Rima, on the loud opinion, the well wishes on health and the <BR>pleasure of reading your introduction! I hope you enjoy this forum as much <BR>as I do.<BR><BR>Mabruwk!<BR>Mudhillun :)<BR><BR>--On Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:45 PM -0500 Laura <[email protected]><BR>wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>> Nice to meet you Rima. I'm also someone with a very loud opinion. Both<BR>> a strength and weakness.<BR>> My good wishes toward your living situation and for your health.<BR>><BR>> Laura Hussain<BR>><BR>><BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: Yasmine Anabta<BR>> To: PM List<BR>> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:12 PM<BR>> Subject: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] Belated Introduction<BR>><BR>><BR>> As'sallam Alleekum,<BR>> As you may have noti ced my name is Rma Anabtawi. I am a 39 ( and<BR>> counting ) year old woman. I am Palestinian and Irish by birth, born to<BR>> a Muslim Father and a Christian raised agnositic mother. I was raised<BR>> without religious education and was encouraged to "decide for myself" as<BR>> to what , if any religion I would choose. After many years , involved<BR>> cursorily in a variety of religions , I took Shahada in my early thirties<BR>> and for me it was a natural thing in the prgression of my life. I am so<BR>> scholar on Islamic thought and jurisprendence although that is a keen<BR>> interest in my life. Insha allah I will someday be able to pursue this<BR>> with more "structure". A divorced mother of 2 sons Jeremiah ( now<BR>> Mustapha) and Noah ages 16 abd 14, and always a stepmother to my three<BR>> step children from my former marriage. I have a Master's degree in<BR>> English literature , and Philosophy as well as a cetificate in Women's<BR>> Studies and Cross CUltural Studies. An activist all my life I am<BR>> co-founder of the Palestine Right to Return Coalition,( al-awda) and many<BR>> various organizations concerning Palestinian and Araband Arab womens<BR>> concerns. A stifled writer , academic , activist and polticial analyst I<BR>> am a trained women's crisis counseler , having previously worked as<BR>> director of a Battered Women's Center. Raised in Souteast Texas, until<BR>> the age of 17 , when I moved to Western Massachusetts , lived in a<BR>> variety of states in the US ut mainly in the W,Mass area. I have been<BR>> traveling , lol, on the road , for about 18 months, I am curently staying<BR>> in Connecticut near Ny City and not sure where I will go next(<BR>> translation ' homeless'). I am a Woman with Lupus an autoimmune disorder<BR>> as well as having other various health problems , currently battling the<BR>> "i have no health insurance " path of the chronically ill. My interests<BR>> are extremely varied and I am quite autodidactical by nature. A curious<BR>> mind , filled with a plethora of ideas. I am sincerely gald to be part<BR>> of this group and the discussions are so very interesting. It is nice to<BR>> have time to participate more here although I am always quite busy .<BR>> to be honest I really dread giving introductions LOL. but this is what I<BR>> came up with for today :) Blessings to all .<BR>> Rima Anabtawi<BR>><BR>> Avid Reader, Pasionate Horticulturalist, Literary Critic, MAD WOMAN lol<BR>> with a large voice and a big mouth LOL and a big mind.. or so I have been<BR>> teased kindly and on occasion attacked for speaking my mind loud and<BR>> clear.<BR>><BR>><BR>> Do you Yahoo!?<BR>> Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam<BR>><BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV><p><font face=arial size=-1>Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mailtag_us/*http://mail.yahoo.com" target="_blank"><b>Yahoo! Mail</a></b> - More reliable, more storage, less spam --0-1805021256-1079550716=:57601--