“All mankind is from Adam and Eve, No Arab has any superiority over a non-Arab, nor does a non-Arab have any superiority over an Arab. Nor does a white man have any superiority over a black man, or a black man any superiority over a white man except by piety and good action.”
— Prophet Muhammad, in his Farewell Sermon.
Equality
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If only we listen!!
Salla allahou alayhi wa allam
I have been reading your blog for little over a week now, and I find it very interesting and stimulating. My compliments.
I would like to bring to your attention an interview I saw and that I thought you might find interesting. It is a production of Dutch public television:
http://www.vpro.nl/programma/hollanddoc/artikelen/28143883/media/28176305/
It is an interview with Riffat Hassan, a feminist islamic scholar. Although there is some Dutch commentary in the beginning, the rest is in English. If all goes well, you can stream it in Media Player or Real Player. I hope it’s still there…
a pseudonym from The Netherlands
Hello subzero!
It is really nice to read this…really!
By the way, have you read “the problem with Islam today”?
Actually it treats the problem with muslims and not islam itself…
I highly recommend it,the author is a muslim women living in Canada, her website is
http://www.muslim-refusenik.com/
Let me know if you need a copy
Khalidah, oh yes, if we only listen…
Simcha, thanks for the link 🙂
I’ll have to check it out from work tomorrow with a faster connection. I’ll let you know what I think as soon as I see it 🙂
Bracha, nope, haven’t read the book. I have heard about the writer and her book, but I’ve never come across it anywhere.
I’m really interested in checking it out and reading about her views and ideas, but I wouldn’t want to bother you or be of any inconvenience.