Cat Steven's new name is Yusuf Islam (which is apparently the equivalent to "Joe Muslim.") Perhaps you remember him - he sang "Morning has Broken," "I'm Being Followed by a Moon Shadow (moon shadow, moon shadow)," "Another Saturday Night (and I ain't got nobody)" - I can't remember what else. I loved playing and singing his music in the 70's.
Now he is a Muslim. He received an award for building bridges between Islam and the West. While participating in the ceremonies around this award giving, he refused to look at or speak to his female guides because he does not speak to women other than his wife and/or because the female guides were not properly veiled. Hmmm. So, how does that build bridges?
What do you bet that it will soon become politically correct to only assign men to work with people of the Islamic faith? I mean, after all, we are such a tolerant society. We cannot expect Islamic leaders and celebrities to adjust to how we do things in the West, can we?
The link (Click on the title!) will take you to the article at Free Republic. I tried to connect directly to the original article but there is something funky going on with that link and the article only stays up for a few seconds.
---Katie
3 comments:
Kate
In a article about wearing the Habib a Muslim Iman said that the reason to cover a woman from head to toe, was to eliminate temptation, Maybe Cat Stevens was flashing back on all the orgies he participated in, in the 60'S
Kate
In a article about wearing the Habib a Muslim Iman said that the reason to cover a woman from head to toe, was to eliminate temptation, Maybe Cat Stevens was flashing back on all the orgies he participated in, in the 60'S
This story seems to be making the rounds, yet when I was in london earlier this month Mr. Islam had no problem shaking hands with and speaking to me and several other women - all of us non-veiled, non-Muslim, and non-family members. Methinks someone has taken what they perceived to be a slight and blown it out of proportion.
Post a Comment