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Archive for November, 2006
Defender of the Flag:In Memory of Alia Ansari
Posted in Uncategorized on November 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized on November 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Why fear the hijab? Column by Dave Ellison Inside Bay Area Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, who spoke at the memorial service Oct. 27 for murdered Fremont resident Alia Ansari, asked that Ansari’s death not be in vain.If we do, in fact, create some meaning or silver lining from this tragedy, we must acknowledge the widespread suspicion [...]
How I Came to Love the Veil
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/20/AR2006102001259_pf.html By Yvonne Ridley Sunday, October 22, 2006; B01 LONDON I used to look at veiled women as quiet, oppressed creatures — until I was captured by the Taliban. In September 2001, just 15 days after the terrorist attacks on the United States, I snuck into Afghanistan, clad in a head-to-toe blue burqa, [...]
