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May 18, 2006 Fjordman: Marrying a Muslim Man? Read the Fine Print In a Jihad Watch essay, the European writer Fjordman, whose <http://fjordman.blogspot.com/> blog illumninated the Islamization of Europe for quite some time, describes the plight of all too many non-Muslim women who marry Muslim men: There are significant numbers of non-Muslim women who have become involved with Muslim men through marriage. An extremely high percentage of these relationships break down. It could be a good idea to take a look at certain Islamic ideas regarding relations with non-Muslim women, some of them not always openly expressed, so that other women may gain some insight into what to expect if they do get involved in such a relationship. The Norwegian organization <http://www.rights.no/hrs_skrib_gen/arkiv/hrs_65.60_060110_121.htm> Human Rights Service, dealing with issues related to immigration and women's rights in particular, features an essay online written by a Norwegian woman, for security reasons using the pseudonym "Marie." She tells of how, when the relationship with her Muslim husband ended, he signalled quite clearly that their child was "his property." He also threatened her physically if she disobeyed him, and has threatened repeatedly to kidnap the child and bring it to his Islamic home country. In an article in the Middle East Times entitled <http://www.metimes.com/articles/normal.php?StoryID=20051014-113953-9274r> "Beyond homesickness: Western wives in Egypt," American "Karen" tells of her experiences in Egypt: With Karen's niqab (veil) covering up most of her face, you can still see bitterness in her eyes. You can hear resentment in her voice as she tells her story. She claims to speak on behalf of many Western women living in Egypt, married to, or divorced from, Egyptians. After converting to Islam, Karen moved to Egypt with a few other women who shared with her idealistic ideas about living in a Muslim-majority country. They were soon confronted with the reality about the people's "ignorance of Islam" and deviation from its teachings. "It's a men's country, [where] men don't take women seriously ... and tend to take advantage of them." (.) She decided she couldn't stay in Egypt unless married and she accepted a marriage offer by an Egyptian man, a decision that she regrets. Cultural differences made Karen feel "oppressed" in her marriage. (.) Karen chose to remain in Egypt after her divorce. She likes the religious basis that bounds them. It was her decision to wear niqab -- uninfluenced by her ex-husband -- out of religion-related motives. Karen also likes the "healthy family structure" in Egypt. Hugh Fitzgerald of Jihad Watch has written several insightful essays about this topic: <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/006191.php> Fitzgerald: The marriage game "I was just a stepping stone to a green [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
