Comments on: “They Should Beat Them Lightly” http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:07:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Jawa Report http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29489 The Jawa Report Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:34:24 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29489 <strong>Beat Her Lightly...</strong> And privately because itÂ’s in the Koran.WAPO: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. When dealing with a "disobedient wife," a Muslim man has a number of options. First, he should remind her of "the importance of following the instructions of the husband in Islam."And... Beat Her Lightly…

And privately because itÂ’s in the Koran.WAPO: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. When dealing with a “disobedient wife,” a Muslim man has a number of options. First, he should remind her of “the importance of following the instructions of the husband in Islam.”And…

]]> By: Dinocrat » Blog Archive » The wife beaters and the beaten wives http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29384 Dinocrat » Blog Archive » The wife beaters and the beaten wives Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:18:14 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29384 [...] It is as we had discussed. The Islamic world has a big problem with wife beaters (WaPo via Blue Crab Boulevard): MORGANTOWN, W.Va. When dealing with a “disobedient wife,” a Muslim man has a number of options. First, he should remind her of “the importance of following the instructions of the husband in Islam.” If that doesn’t work, he can “leave the wife’s bed.” Finally, he may “beat” her, though it must be without “hurting, breaking a bone, leaving blue or black marks on the body and avoiding hitting the face, at any cost.” [...] [...] It is as we had discussed. The Islamic world has a big problem with wife beaters (WaPo via Blue Crab Boulevard): MORGANTOWN, W.Va. When dealing with a “disobedient wife,” a Muslim man has a number of options. First, he should remind her of “the importance of following the instructions of the husband in Islam.” If that doesn’t work, he can “leave the wife’s bed.” Finally, he may “beat” her, though it must be without “hurting, breaking a bone, leaving blue or black marks on the body and avoiding hitting the face, at any cost.” [...]

]]> By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29181 Gaius Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:26:39 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29181 Perhaps it would be best to address your question to Asra Q. Nomani or the woman she quotes. Perhaps it would be best to address your question to Asra Q. Nomani or the woman she quotes.

]]> By: Sister Toldjah http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29178 Sister Toldjah Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:25:40 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29178 <strong>Western female convert to Islam loves the veil, says Islamic women are ‘real’ feminists...</strong> Just got done reading this opinion piece written by Islamic convert Yvonne Ridley, a British journalist who as captured by the Taliban shortly after the 9-11 attacks after sneaking into Afghanistan in an attempt to write a story on the oppressive natur... Western female convert to Islam loves the veil, says Islamic women are ‘real’ feminists…

Just got done reading this opinion piece written by Islamic convert Yvonne Ridley, a British journalist who as captured by the Taliban shortly after the 9-11 attacks after sneaking into Afghanistan in an attempt to write a story on the oppressive natur…

]]> By: Sister Toldjah http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29179 Sister Toldjah Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:25:40 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29179 <strong>Western female convert to Islam loves the veil, says Islamic women are ‘real’ feminists...</strong> Just got done reading this opinion piece written by Islamic convert Yvonne Ridley, a British journalist who as captured by the Taliban shortly after the 9-11 attacks after sneaking into Afghanistan in an attempt to write a story on the oppressive natur... Western female convert to Islam loves the veil, says Islamic women are ‘real’ feminists…

Just got done reading this opinion piece written by Islamic convert Yvonne Ridley, a British journalist who as captured by the Taliban shortly after the 9-11 attacks after sneaking into Afghanistan in an attempt to write a story on the oppressive natur…

]]> By: Kathy http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29175 Kathy Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:19:47 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29175 <i>(And let me make one thing perfectly clear: if I were to see a Presbyterian beating his wife, lightly or otherwise, said man would be looking for his teeth for a while. Same goes for any religion/ethnicity/belief system. Men do not beat women. Period.)</i> Then why posit a connection between suicide bombers and Muslim men who beat their wives, if domestic violence exists in Christian/Western belief systems as well? (And let me make one thing perfectly clear: if I were to see a Presbyterian beating his wife, lightly or otherwise, said man would be looking for his teeth for a while. Same goes for any religion/ethnicity/belief system. Men do not beat women. Period.)

Then why posit a connection between suicide bombers and Muslim men who beat their wives, if domestic violence exists in Christian/Western belief systems as well?

]]> By: Stop The ACLU http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29138 Stop The ACLU Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:54:47 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29138 <strong>Sunday Links...</strong> Listen to the beautiful voice of Kit as she sings an original song over at Euphoric Reality. Freedom Folks shares a video of Choose Black America — Chicago Protest Blue Crab Boulvard looks at Islam’s treatment of women. ...... Sunday Links…

Listen to the beautiful voice of Kit as she sings an original song over at Euphoric Reality.
Freedom Folks shares a video of Choose Black America — Chicago Protest
Blue Crab Boulvard looks at Islam’s treatment of women.

……

]]> By: Andy Vance http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29121 Andy Vance Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:02:35 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29121 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <head> <title>Untitled document</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> </head> <body> <p><em>Because we are dealing with a specific problem here: \"If it\'s okay for me to be a savage in my home, it\'s okay for me to be a savage in the world.\"</em></p> <p>Amen, brother.</p> </body> </html> < ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

Because we are dealing with a specific problem here: \"If it\'s okay for me to be a savage in my home, it\'s okay for me to be a savage in the world.\"

Amen, brother.

]]> By: Blue Crab Boulevard » Blog Archive » Debating The Wearing Of Veils http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29119 Blue Crab Boulevard » Blog Archive » Debating The Wearing Of Veils Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:55:31 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29119 [...] Note that last line. It gibes completely with what Asra Q. Nomani wrote about very male interpretation of another line. That one was the subject of this post. Meanwhile, The Anchoress is also discussing the subject of the veil, riffing off another op-ed in the WaPo. It is that radicalization from within that the Times talks about that is one of the primary causes of the a large number of the problems we are encountering in the world, of course. [...] [...] Note that last line. It gibes completely with what Asra Q. Nomani wrote about very male interpretation of another line. That one was the subject of this post. Meanwhile, The Anchoress is also discussing the subject of the veil, riffing off another op-ed in the WaPo. It is that radicalization from within that the Times talks about that is one of the primary causes of the a large number of the problems we are encountering in the world, of course. [...]

]]> By: Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » Do Moderate Muslims Exist? http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29113 Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » Do Moderate Muslims Exist? Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:40:43 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29113 [...] The Washington Post ran two stories today that should set off warning signals to most. The first is one where the writer, a Muslim woman named Asra Q. Nomani, describes how Muslim men are taught that violence inside the household to keep the female in check is just fine and dandy: (h/t Blue Crab Boulevard) When dealing with a “disobedient wife,” a Muslim man has a number of options. First, he should remind her of “the importance of following the instructions of the husband in Islam.” If that doesn’t work, he can “leave the wife’s bed.” Finally, he may “beat” her, though it must be without “hurting, breaking a bone, leaving blue or black marks on the body and avoiding hitting the face, at any cost.” [...] [...] The Washington Post ran two stories today that should set off warning signals to most. The first is one where the writer, a Muslim woman named Asra Q. Nomani, describes how Muslim men are taught that violence inside the household to keep the female in check is just fine and dandy: (h/t Blue Crab Boulevard) When dealing with a “disobedient wife,” a Muslim man has a number of options. First, he should remind her of “the importance of following the instructions of the husband in Islam.” If that doesn’t work, he can “leave the wife’s bed.” Finally, he may “beat” her, though it must be without “hurting, breaking a bone, leaving blue or black marks on the body and avoiding hitting the face, at any cost.” [...]

]]> By: The Anchoress » WaPo gives three veiled perspectives http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29108 The Anchoress » WaPo gives three veiled perspectives Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:17:45 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29108 [...] Also writing: Blue Crab Boulevard The Moderate Voice All Things Beautiful The Political PitBull [...] [...] Also writing: Blue Crab Boulevard The Moderate Voice All Things Beautiful The Political PitBull [...]

]]> By: Don Singleton http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29080 Don Singleton Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:08:06 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29080 <strong>How a Muslim treats women...</strong> So now they are saying Muslim women are Masochists, who enjoy being beaten. I wonder if they can show a poll of Muslim women that demonstrates that.... How a Muslim treats women…

So now they are saying Muslim women are Masochists, who enjoy being beaten. I wonder if they can show a poll of Muslim women that demonstrates that….

]]> By: The Moderate Voice http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29066 The Moderate Voice Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:15:44 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29066 <strong>Beat Them (Lightly)...</strong> From Submission Gaius links to ... Beat Them (Lightly)…

From Submission

Gaius links to …

]]> By: Blue Crab Boulevard » Blog Archive » The Ostrich And The Owl http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29062 Blue Crab Boulevard » Blog Archive » The Ostrich And The Owl Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:39:29 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29062 [...] We seem to have an abundance of the voices of Muslim women being raised today. It would be well for us to listen to what they have to say. [...] [...] We seem to have an abundance of the voices of Muslim women being raised today. It would be well for us to listen to what they have to say. [...]

]]> By: All Things Beautiful http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/comment-page-1/#comment-29030 All Things Beautiful Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:27:50 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/10/21/they-should-beat-them-lightly/#comment-29030 <strong>The Dance Of The Qu'ran...</strong> My friend Gaius Arbo sends me an important op-ed from the WaPo. Nothing new to readers of ATB, but still a vitally important message we have to keep on sending. It shows what we are fighting. Gaius tells me. It is not Islam - it is the Islamist extremi... The Dance Of The Qu’ran…

My friend Gaius Arbo sends me an important op-ed from the WaPo. Nothing new to readers of ATB, but still a vitally important message we have to keep on sending. It shows what we are fighting. Gaius tells me. It is not Islam – it is the Islamist extremi…

]]>