Re: What's so offensive about Islam? Oy weh!
Posted by Kenzi on January 14, 2000 at 00:14:05:
In Reply to: What's so offensive about Islam? Oy weh! posted by Amy L. on January 13, 2000 at 09:22:51:
: Funny you should mention it, Kenzi, since my mom's roughly the same
: way... I figure if the culture/religion, any culture, calls for
being
: a decent person - and the followers aren't hell-bent upon spreading
: their beliefs to everyone, regardless of whether they want to know -
: it can't possibly be that bad...
You and i both know that, but so many people in this country are fed
the worst kind of propaganda about Muslims. I consider myself
intelligent and tolerant, but when I first went to live in Morocco, I
was terrified, and that terror was based on what I knew of the Muslim
world from newspapers and TV. I don't remember having ever seen a
positive portrayal of Muslims before I went to a muslim country and
started looking for positive reports.
My mother is convinced that henna is a sure indicating that I am
going to convert to Islam. She is an artist (and a history buff) but
she can't appreciate the aesthetic beauty of henna because of her
fear of me converting. She's starting to come around thanks to my
charming husband, but she has to undo 60 years of programming!