Ummjake, Alexa, and all ..... I am very delighted with the exchanges, and I admit that I was very theoretically naive in my analysis and answers. I totally forgot the naked truth about the arabic society, where ummjak put it very neatly (gays issue in the arabic socity) and brought me back to eart. I guess my only execuse that I have been in NA for 18 years, and I only visited back home twice for 2-weeks each time. So, I totally forgot about the nasty side.
Alexa - If I move to Doha, I will put my kids in English/French schools. I never denied the quality and profissionalism in the western societies/education compared with the arabic one. I initially moved to Canada in 92 to pursue my Master and PhD education first. Therefore, her Royal Highness Sheikha Mossa is doing the right thing. This is exactly similar to the time when people from the west used to come to Muslim countries and get better education during the Golden Age os Islam, 7th-16th centuries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Islam).
My reasons for moving to Doha are for my kids to be fluent in Arabic, witness the good side of the arabic culture, and teach them (memorize) Quran. It is very difficult to do this here in NA.
ummjake - I enjoyed reading your reply, and I think we are on the same page. I might have used strong words speaking about the gays, but I agree that with their small percentage, they would not change the balance of the world.
I would like to also to say that there is no match for the quality of life in NA. If I do move, then I will suffer a lot on losing it. I was in Doha during Feb/09 for 4-days, and I was not pleased with the way they treat the cheap labour either workers on the street or mades at home. It is very difficult to say that this is none of my business, because this is the culture that I chose to live in. While I will be paid well, I would not be happy with the fact that there are many who are underpaid. I am not proud of those practices from my fellow Muslims.
Ummjake, Alexa, and all ..... I am very delighted with the exchanges, and I admit that I was very theoretically naive in my analysis and answers. I totally forgot the naked truth about the arabic society, where ummjak put it very neatly (gays issue in the arabic socity) and brought me back to eart. I guess my only execuse that I have been in NA for 18 years, and I only visited back home twice for 2-weeks each time. So, I totally forgot about the nasty side.
Alexa - If I move to Doha, I will put my kids in English/French schools. I never denied the quality and profissionalism in the western societies/education compared with the arabic one. I initially moved to Canada in 92 to pursue my Master and PhD education first. Therefore, her Royal Highness Sheikha Mossa is doing the right thing. This is exactly similar to the time when people from the west used to come to Muslim countries and get better education during the Golden Age os Islam, 7th-16th centuries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Islam).
My reasons for moving to Doha are for my kids to be fluent in Arabic, witness the good side of the arabic culture, and teach them (memorize) Quran. It is very difficult to do this here in NA.
ummjake - I enjoyed reading your reply, and I think we are on the same page. I might have used strong words speaking about the gays, but I agree that with their small percentage, they would not change the balance of the world.
I would like to also to say that there is no match for the quality of life in NA. If I do move, then I will suffer a lot on losing it. I was in Doha during Feb/09 for 4-days, and I was not pleased with the way they treat the cheap labour either workers on the street or mades at home. It is very difficult to say that this is none of my business, because this is the culture that I chose to live in. While I will be paid well, I would not be happy with the fact that there are many who are underpaid. I am not proud of those practices from my fellow Muslims.
Take care now.....