Islamic Ideology *The Beauty of Islam that attracts intellectuals like Kamala Das <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1503>*
Kamala Das had converted to Islam on 12 December 1999. Kamala Suraiya - her Islamic name - was considered to be one of the finest authors. She was also a good poet. Known as a tradition-defying iconoclast, she had sought to convince her readers that inequality among humans is most inhuman. After a long creative life and having pondered over the ideology of Islam and presumably comparing it with other religions, for a long time, she decided to take refuge in Islam. After her conversion in a grand ceremony organized at Chohi in Kerala, she observed in a T.V interview: “I didn’t accept Islam under any pressure; it’s my spontaneous and personal decision. So I don’t care about any criticism, Islam is the most precious treasure for me and it is dear to me more than my life”. -- *Maulana Nadeem Al-Wajidee *Translated from Urdu by *Syed Raihan Ahmad Nezami* More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1503> Islamic Society *Pakistan: Where have we gone wrong? <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1502>* *By Irfan Siddiqui, a Pakistani columnist* ** ** ** ** ** ** 1 Comments More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1502> Islam, Women and Feminism *‘Burqa helps, makes me feel powerful’ <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1500>* I am wearing this out of choice. If somebody forced me to wax my legs and wear a bikini, I would have been a prisoner. My hijab lets people just focus on my work and my values, than on my body.” Shaista says, “I think those who are forced to wear the hijab are enslaved.” But banning any kind of clothing, says Maria, is a “violation of human rights” and such statements are “irresponsible”. “Sarkozy should know if such practice is being followed for thousands of years, it has some use, otherwise it would have died out,” she says. -- *Irena Akbar* 4 Comments More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1500> -- Syed.Asadullah --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Asalam o Alaikum, You Are Receiving This Message, Because You Are A Member Of FOCUS ON ISLAM, A Google Group [..:: The Best Group For Nice Islamic Mails ::..] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ You can Post Your Comments and Suggestions to Me [Moderator of this Group] on this email address: [email protected] To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.google.com/group/focusonislam/ To post messages/mails to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Please forward our Mails to Your friends, and convence them to join our Group. Wanna subscribe to this group, send email to [email protected] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ *********************************************************** The Official Website of Group is LAUNCHED, http://www.geocities.co -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
