tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post7524131560131708774..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: My Life as a DogAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-9192565973995583972012-04-04T15:43:51.340-07:002012-04-04T15:43:51.340-07:00Thanks, Rehan. I'll take the time to watch th...Thanks, Rehan. I'll take the time to watch this.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-36892776899686129392012-04-03T17:01:11.615-07:002012-04-03T17:01:11.615-07:00Ahmadi Muslims Debate Sharia Law with One Law for ...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTYrjFE6Rcg" rel="nofollow">Ahmadi Muslims Debate Sharia Law with One Law for All (Maryam Namazie) at UCL</a>.Rehan Qayoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391797858691917631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-33164651489422199702012-03-22T17:09:46.996-07:002012-03-22T17:09:46.996-07:00:-):-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-21673743346833332282012-03-21T17:57:31.064-07:002012-03-21T17:57:31.064-07:00Thank you for letting me know Ana . . . for a few ...Thank you for letting me know Ana . . . for a few moments today, I have felt close to you in spiritChris Coffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599801901347194290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-31975972421351326232012-03-21T16:52:45.718-07:002012-03-21T16:52:45.718-07:00Woof, she barks. :-)Woof, she barks. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-32718149220643344602012-03-21T16:49:23.618-07:002012-03-21T16:49:23.618-07:00James, I'm glad.James, I'm glad.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-4657898822089080892012-03-21T16:48:56.795-07:002012-03-21T16:48:56.795-07:00Chris, you should see me now, you should see the t...Chris, you should see me now, you should see the tears. Your words have moved me that much.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-2512792865999344072012-03-21T16:47:26.829-07:002012-03-21T16:47:26.829-07:00Dennis, indeed we should. I've read of some h...Dennis, indeed we should. I've read of some horrible examples. What manner of man, I ask myself, could kill his own daughter; what 'honour' are such wretches worthy of?Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-58767221696368474202012-03-21T08:54:31.279-07:002012-03-21T08:54:31.279-07:00"There are places in the world where it is be..."There are places in the world where it is better to be born a dog than a woman."<br /><br />Life's a bitch.Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088033081316289008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-4622069722217895342012-03-21T04:42:02.326-07:002012-03-21T04:42:02.326-07:00The life of Amina Filali was tragic, but she deser...The life of Amina Filali was tragic, but she deserves to be remembered as a heroine.<br /><br />Your post suggests that her family is fully as guilty as is her rapist in her tragic death—or more so, as Amina was entitled to trust them, and to expect love and protection from them.<br /><br />Is her father a violent, tyrannical, fanatically religious bully who terrorized Amina’s mother as well—or is the truth more complex?<br /><br />In addition to the violence of the rapist and the shameful part of her father in negotiating this forced “marriage”, what was her mother’s role? Was Amina's mother a frightened, powerless pawn of her husband, or is this a case--like female circumcision in parts of Africa, the murder of daughters-in-law in India, and the abortion or killing of girl babies in many parts of the world--of violence perpetrated by women against women, either directly or by proxy?<br /><br />Often when things go this badly wrong, it is an entire family, or even an entire society, that is sick. Your post suggests that Article 475 is more a loophole for crazies than the main thrust of Moroccan law. Why, on earth or in hell, did Amina's family activate this legal option?<br /><br />We may never know, but one thing is certain—Amina Filali rose above her persecutors, and in her abandonment, desperation, and loneliness, she found a way to affirm her own nobility.Chris Coffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599801901347194290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-10354053784378136442012-03-21T02:00:06.343-07:002012-03-21T02:00:06.343-07:00Utterly disgusting. I'm going to include it i...Utterly disgusting. I'm going to include it in the 2200 post tonight.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-34879844641515999292012-03-20T19:00:51.123-07:002012-03-20T19:00:51.123-07:00The problem isn't restricted to Islam. I watch...The problem isn't restricted to Islam. I watched a report on the BBC yesterday about a Sikh woman activist in the UK, who made the very salient point that community leaders should be speaking out about this so-called "honour" bullshit, but they aren't because it would affect their popularity.<br /><br />I often wonder if something has been lost in translation by using the word "honour", because there is nothing honourable about forcing a woman who has been raped to marry her attacker, and there is nothing honourable about killing your daughter/sister because you do not approve of who she wants to marry. We should not hesitate to call those who think otherwise barbarians, and we should speak out against such attitudes wherever we encounter them.Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-49856656842263269742012-03-20T16:32:01.228-07:002012-03-20T16:32:01.228-07:00Marta, it truly is.Marta, it truly is.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-48935283702209779062012-03-20T16:31:12.598-07:002012-03-20T16:31:12.598-07:00Shaharoh, my feelings exactly!Shaharoh, my feelings exactly!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-29465738473993003462012-03-20T16:30:08.817-07:002012-03-20T16:30:08.817-07:00Thank you, Freddie. I simply can't be silent ...Thank you, Freddie. I simply can't be silent when faced with things like this.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-49148333631533585052012-03-20T16:28:57.544-07:002012-03-20T16:28:57.544-07:00On that, Nobby, I can offer no comment. :-)On that, Nobby, I can offer no comment. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-13162965917967451102012-03-20T16:27:44.235-07:002012-03-20T16:27:44.235-07:00Yes, Yun YI. My thanks.Yes, Yun YI. My thanks.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-30221624393058096692012-03-20T16:26:34.126-07:002012-03-20T16:26:34.126-07:00LTA, indeed it is.LTA, indeed it is.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-84716314187720443442012-03-20T16:26:04.537-07:002012-03-20T16:26:04.537-07:00Deino, some are better than others but in general ...Deino, some are better than others but in general I would cast the time frame even further back into the past.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-44477209993595213042012-03-20T16:24:02.247-07:002012-03-20T16:24:02.247-07:00A pity indeed, Anthony.A pity indeed, Anthony.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-37399205944482068902012-03-20T16:23:26.645-07:002012-03-20T16:23:26.645-07:00Yes, Calvin, so do I.Yes, Calvin, so do I.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-25574512025360775232012-03-20T13:13:15.867-07:002012-03-20T13:13:15.867-07:00Laws like this one always made me upset. I underst...Laws like this one always made me upset. I understand that it might be part of their culture but the line must be drawn somewhere. Laws like this one aren't objective enough and it's terrible that women are still treated like this nowadays.Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315827807350563970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-70908472690251109542012-03-20T11:21:37.126-07:002012-03-20T11:21:37.126-07:00I hope this law is revoked in Morocco. I just hate...I hope this law is revoked in Morocco. I just hate the fact that it cost this young woman her life and I hope it was not in vain. Why is it that so many people have to die in order for change to happen, no matter where it is? I wish humans would get it together before it's too late. I personally think all rapists should be sent out into space and dropped into a black hole.Shaharohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908881744823537543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-72023709294826317962012-03-20T10:23:55.678-07:002012-03-20T10:23:55.678-07:00The publicity and outragethis grotesque injusticet...The publicity and outragethis grotesque injusticet has generated makes one hopeful the law may be revoked.<br /><br />But even if it were, this barbaric concept of "honour" is fatally prevalent - throughout the west, too - in cases not always as high profile, but equally insidious.<br /><br />Thanks, Ana, for this article - about a subject whose awkwardness and embarrassment make it all the more important it is openly confronted.Freddie Ommhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120117224432279317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-80253177074333042782012-03-20T09:59:17.124-07:002012-03-20T09:59:17.124-07:00Horrific. Less so is life as a Middle aged White m...Horrific. Less so is life as a Middle aged White man in England.Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088033081316289008noreply@blogger.com