Re: my very own khutba!

salaam Itrath, I am deeply shocked and hurting for you. Once again our
community shows ignorance and betrays its members. What are you going to do
besides leave the masjid? Eileen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Itrath Syed" <[email protected]>
To: "pmn" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 7:42 PM
Subject: [Progressivemuslimsnetwork] my very own khutba!


>
> salaam all,
>
> just wanted to tell you all about my experience today at juma.  as you
know
> i am running for election here for the ndp - a left wing social democratic
> party.  this riding has a large muslim community.  today at juma, after
> being disallowed to speak to the community as i had originally planned, i
> had the experience of listening to an entire khutba dedicated to me,
> explicating how the community should not support me.  it seems my support
> for equal civil rights in canada, which includes equal marriage
legislation
> that allows for same-sex marriage, puts me outside the muslim community.
>
> i grew up in this community, my parents built this community, and today is
> the last day that i will ever go to the local mosque.  i can be flippant
> about the complete stupidity of people who can't see that their own
> protection as a minority community is intimately connected to the
principle
> of the protection of all people in canada.  however, i must admit that i
am
> utterly devastated.  this is excruciatingly painful and i have never in my
> life felt more alone than i do today.  i have been receiving hate mail and
> the local muslim community paper is planning to print all of the letters
> they received in the next issue.  my parents are also being placed in the
> middle of this and that is perhaps the worst part of it all.
>
> itrath
>
>
>
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