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To: Pokey78
""These young women are being very creative, finding a way to continue being Muslim in the American context," said Jane I. Smith, a professor of Islamic studies at the Hartford Seminary in Connecticut."

Is there an "American Context" branch of Islam, like Shiite or Sunni? Sounds to me like they're trying to find ways to be Muslim without being Muslim. The next logical step for these poor oppressed girls is to just reject this oppressive theology altogether so they can have a chance to find some true happiness in life.

7 posted on 06/08/2003 8:07:25 PM PDT by TheCrusader
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To: TheCrusader
Is there an "American Context" branch of Islam, like Shiite or Sunni?

As a matter of fact, there is. The bad news is that "Calypso Louie" Farrakhan runs it.

67 posted on 02/12/2006 11:50:43 AM PST by Berosus ("There is no beauty like Jerusalem, no wealth like Rome, no depravity like Arabia."--the Talmud)
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