libstaK Posted September 29, 2012 #1 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I really didn't imagine this was an issue for the Hajj, in fact I recall an interview somewhere with a couple of white American converted Muslim women who attended unaccompanied, wish I could remember the docos name, I'd post a link, hopefully it will come to me or someone else has similar anecdotes? I find it hard to believe this was always the case in the past in regards to Islam - am I wrong? I really wonder about the evolution of mankind in this kind of increasingly polarized and discriminatory environment. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/28/world/meast/saudi-arabia-nigeria-pilgrims/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 29, 2012 #2 Share Posted September 29, 2012 ahh humanity at it's finest. We're *******s deep down aren't we? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted September 29, 2012 #3 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Let's see here, 1,000 devout Muslim women and none of the Clerics present would offer to "accompany" them? Yet, many will say that Islam treats women well. How ironic. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted September 29, 2012 #4 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Ahh those wacky mullahs are at it again... those guys! Well...at least they didn't beat anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckys_Mom Posted September 29, 2012 #5 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Another reason why I would stay well away from religion...I could never lower myself to get treated like that by anyone.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meryt-tetisheri Posted September 29, 2012 #6 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Let's see here, 1,000 devout Muslim women and none of the Clerics present would offer to "accompany" them? Yet, many will say that Islam treats women well. How ironic. No unrelated cleric may act as a 'mahram' for these women :" an unmarriageable kin". Only father, grandfather, father in law, brother, son, nephew, husband....may act as mahram. For strict Wahhabis like SA, women may not travel anywhere, not just for Haj, without a guardian; in other words they are minors, everywhere and permanently! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minera Posted April 1, 2013 #7 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Thank goodness I am not a Muslim woman. They treat their camels better than their women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Of Shadows Posted April 2, 2013 #8 Share Posted April 2, 2013 you don't understand .. it's not the " accompany them " is the problem the women who attend to haj should have male companion whom's is forbidden from her " in sexual way " a brother,father,uncle, son , nephew . etc like meryt said .. some people are more strict than others and would not have women traveling anywhere but to most muslims that's the case in haj only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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