Doha Debates - Free Choice for Muslim Women
This House believes that Muslim women should be free to marry anyone they choose
1 - Asra Nomani, American Muslim Writer & Activist - FOR
2 - Yasir Qadhi, American Muslim cleric - AGAINST
3 - Muhammad Habash, Syrian parliamentarian and cleric - FOR
4 - Thuraya Al Arrayed, Saudi writer and columnist - AGAINST
MOTION PASSED by 62% to 38%
Broadcast: 6-7 June 2009
My opinion about the speakers:
1 - Asra Nomani - an excellent example for Muslim Women, Muslims in general and a great ambassador of what Muslims can be!
2 - Yasir Qadhi - the opposite of all of the above qualities. He believes that interpretations that have reached consensus (among his buddies) are dictated forever and for everybody and they can never ever be put in cause again.
3 - Muhammad Habash - a bit lost in his words and had little debate skills;
4 - Thuraya Al Arrayed - should be a comedian. Patronized anybody who is below 27, saying that they cannot see beyond physical characteristics of others. If she wasn’t so funny (and ridiculous) I would have classified her as an insult.
Listening to speakers 2 and 4 and some commentators, I can easily understand how easy it is to shape minds of certain Muslims, in the name of certain Islam schools of thoughts. Women were reduced to dumb beings!
Listening to speaker 1 and some other commentators, made me respect and admire certain Muslims!
What do you think?
[mod note: Posted here 2 weeks ago - http://www.qatarliving.com/node/522910 - please comment on that thread]
