Comments on: Dr. Wafa Sultan shocking interview

By: Levant

Levant — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:23:16 +0000

dear lady ,I share your dismay .It is very unfortunate not to have a scale of rating for divinity or divine believes, we humans created what is called a “dipstick “for us to know if a tank is full, half full or empty ,that is physically accepted for the eye to convenes the mind .
But schools of divinity through out human creations kept a distant between dogmatic script ,such as religion ,and logic .In any school of religion we are what we believe through our intemperate feelings ,we may adopt and accept to acquire other skills to change ,but never in religious adapted feelings .it was and well always be eternal the thin edge of a believer or a non believer .
.Supposedly at creation when we where given/assigned our fortunes we disputed, but when we where given our minds each took his and ran away very happy. I don’t have a judgment on or for the debater in this program or in any other media matters ,I evolved and excelled in my life in many directions ,but I find such debates keep on a U turn ,Or a dead end . I wish I can add, or judge or even condone or praise. In this interview my judgment is sterile ,what a petty .

By: Madas

Madas — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:20:28 +0000

Well thank you for your supportive comment. I hope it would help people see other point of views.b

By: Madas

Madas — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:17:23 +0000

thank you i am very happy with who I am and the way I lead my life. I am one of those who believe that every little help, and that change start with the individual.

By: Madas

Madas — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:14:36 +0000

Rami, I tend to think that she can’t change things, and maybe this is her way to change things.

By: palforce

palforce — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:30:19 +0000

Here is a recording of the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN4AL-AOyfs&search=arab%20tv

By: Oleander

Oleander — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:26:54 +0000

Thanks for sharing this Madas, it’s definitely not old news to me.

I’ll add my voice to Kinzi’s, focus on the message not the person, Dr. Sultan is a self-declared secular, so really her stance on Islam is not all that shocking, the New York Times played on the “a Muslim and an Arab saying that in Arabic..” a little too much, the lady is secular.
But to get the focus back on the message, Islam/Muslims does/do have a problem with modernity and issues such as jihad, women rights, etc. All Muslims need to address these issues and the heavier responsibility falls on the shoulders of clerics who the majority of are not doing their jobs. Quite frankly, with no offence to anyone, I’m sick of people saying Muslims today do not represent Islam, well that’s not an excuse, if “true Islam” exists only as an idea and is not or can not be practiced, what good does that do us?

By: kinzi

kinzi — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:59:47 +0000

I just read this article today (from the NYT), and I applaud your willingness to post it…it must not be an easy read. when you are willing to dialogue on the tough stuff (and remind people of the Hebron Mosque Massacre)as you did, it really does help Westerners understand.

I was glad Hamzeh brought up the last part.

Rami, from what I know of you, it seems not your normal style to discredit the messenger rather than her words. None of us know her. If she said these words in Syria you know she’d be a dead woman, I don’t fault her for speaking up from Cerritos.

By: misc

misc — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:35:51 +0000

i dont know why you bother debating here. your opinions are so insignificant and incongruent to your fellow arabs. you are the educated elite. really, you are not representative of anything! if anything, you should immigrate! sorry!

By: misc

misc — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:31:32 +0000

kafir is a word that should be changed in the qoran.

By: Rami

Rami — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:48:14 +0000

Add to it that her stance is a reaction to an incident and an experience. This is exactly what the radical’s stances is: a reaction to modernity and the break down of the social fabric in their socieites.

Having the title of a Doctor isn’t enough, a person needs:

1. Knowledge علم
2. Work عمل
2. Intention نية
3. Awareness وعي

Missing any of the four components renders the work incomplete.

Why is the media shedding the light on only hypocrites, self-haters and reactionaries? Aren’t there objective and sincere voices amongst the Muslims to highlight?
4.