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In reply to the discussion: Western Denial of Women's Danger In Islam Concerns Us ALL [View all]azurnoir
(45,850 posts)57. ayaan hirsi ali is not a girl she is a 44 year old woman who associates with the likes of Pam Geller
and Geert Wilders , as to claims of body guards I would check out the posts that lend doubt as to her veracity on her personal status
all the 0-7 says to me is that some forms of out and out bigotry are acceptable as long as they are cleverly cloaked as concern for women as I stated above IMO Ali uses woman as a vehicle for her bigotry and personal gain, nothing more
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Interesting choice of excerpt.Why this particular excerpt? Do you doubt her veracity?
ancianita
May 2014
#5
Hell, no! Have you read her three books? They were written in 2004, 2007 and 2010, much
ancianita
May 2014
#8
Ali openly admitted to lying about "her journey" after the statute of limitations was up
azurnoir
May 2014
#9
Here is a recent photo of her with Pam Geller who blog atlas shrugs is a known antiIslamic hate site
azurnoir
May 2014
#7
There ARE no better choices to represent any concerns for muslim women worldwide. Your guilt by
ancianita
May 2014
#12
NO surprise that you'd disregard Waris Dirie her concern is women Muslim and otherwise first
azurnoir
May 2014
#13
All these women get more public platforms here than in the entire Muslim world. Quote "the
ancianita
May 2014
#44
Just this one? I can accept her views. They don't result in endorsing the killing of muslim women.
ancianita
May 2014
#20
Re Christianity, you don't know shit about it. Political Islam? Tenable? You think the Torah
ancianita
May 2014
#45
I never assumed you were muslim. You simply support patriarchal religion here. I'm an atheist,
ancianita
May 2014
#47
The difference in maps and graphs is the difference in rates based on populations measured. There
ancianita
May 2014
#49
really do you do this with all juries that you participate in? also what about the troll accusation?
azurnoir
May 2014
#55
ayaan hirsi ali is not a girl she is a 44 year old woman who associates with the likes of Pam Geller
azurnoir
May 2014
#57
Even if the person discussing is an associate of Pam Geller and Geert Wilders?
azurnoir
May 2014
#60
you do realize that Jordan also an Islamic country legalized being Gay in 1951?
azurnoir
May 2014
#62
there is no fantasy on my part you seem to only be concerned about Gay Rights in so far as they can
azurnoir
May 2014
#73
Gays are still killed in this country too. Being Gay was legalized in Iraq in 2003
azurnoir
May 2014
#72
Tell us have you ever known any Muslim women? I mean besides Ali in case you've met her
azurnoir
May 2014
#59
Any consensus battle doesn't change the international realities. Your whole strategy of challenging
ancianita
May 2014
#64
NO I addressed the supposed issue and subject of the thread below and I addressed it to you
azurnoir
May 2014
#66
This underscores Ali's claims that no one can deny the seriousness of Islam's dangers to women.
ancianita
May 2014
#11
Council of Islamic Ideology is a functionary body of the Pakistani government only
azurnoir
May 2014
#15
There is no rational response that an irrational religion deserves. Trying to reason with a religion
ancianita
May 2014
#21
Let's also clarify your view. You I both know that some mosque ANYWHERE in the West is acceptable,
ancianita
May 2014
#23
I am only anti-Islam to the extent that Islam is anti- any other religion. Let's tell the truth here
ancianita
May 2014
#28
You're right about my implied generalization, wrong about their power, since the Koran is the law
ancianita
May 2014
#30
Oh yes, please post links from all the "strongly criticized...traditionalist quarters...on the [male
ancianita
May 2014
#32
That's it! All that "criticism from many tradionalist quarters! Your "fair and balanced" defense!
ancianita
May 2014
#38
what are you talking about? and just who are you quoting? not me that's for sure
azurnoir
May 2014
#39
Silence. No surprise. This map shows even more about the top ten child marriage countries.
ancianita
May 2014
#33
the countries with high levels of security for women also happen to have large Muslim minorities
azurnoir
May 2014
#34
Great! Yes, there's always Thatcher. Nice try for the "fair and balanced" outlook.
ancianita
May 2014
#35