Commentary appreciated and noted!

Posted by Amy L. on February 03, 2000 at 02:13:09:

In Reply to: Henna and Muslims posted by Aisha Hashmi on February 02, 2000 at 17:52:38:

Thank you for being so much kinder and more logical on the topic
than "don't care to give" !!!

I still side with Catherine, however. Henna has been around for AGES,
well before the Prophet's birth or the beginning of Islam, and I'm
not Muslim but I doubt that Q'ran says that henna should ONLY be
practiced by them. (That'd be sort of like Jews declaring a monopoly
on the use of candlesticks because menoraot and Shabbat candles are
ritually significant - most of us realize how very silly it would be
to do so!)

I don't think anyone here does henna simply because they think it's
cool or stylish, and CERTAINLY no one does it to annoy the Muslim
community. And, as stated, this isn't a solely Islamic practice that
everyone just wants to rip off. It is a body art form, and it has
appeared in many many cultures at all times in history. On men AND
women. (National Geographic had a faboo article on Tuareg marriage
ceremonies, if anyone wants to dispute this point!) I do apologize to
those for whom it's offensive to see a white and/or Christian or
Jewish and/or male person wearing it, but please don't get all on our
cases because we admire and respect the cultures for which it is a
tradition.

Follow-ups:

• Re: Commentary appreciated and noted! Kenzi 00:05:23 2/04/00 (0)
• gritting teeth until the bridgework whimpers Catherine Cartwright JOnes 04:03:48 2/03/00 (2)
  • Re: gritting teeth until the bridgework whimpers Aisha Hashmi 16:47:24 2/03/00 (1)
    • Your words... Catherine Cartwright Jones 18:34:44 2/03/00 (0)