tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post7301398186711643693..comments2023-10-31T14:01:06.185+02:00Comments on In the Shadows of the Pyramids: Ramadan in Egypt - I still don't get itMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13548462809738122591noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-72612176181750697872007-10-14T17:19:00.001+02:002007-10-14T17:19:00.001+02:00Nora - You go!!! I want to meet you still - don't ...Nora - You go!!! I want to meet you still - don't know what happened a few weeks ago. I guess we were waiting to hear from each other. Please let's get together soon. I know you pull no punches. Love. MarianMarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548462809738122591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-62226348023990114562007-10-14T17:19:00.000+02:002007-10-14T17:19:00.000+02:00Anonymous - Thanks for your comment. Well, I still...Anonymous - Thanks for your comment. Well, I still support my post even though I know there are a lot of "good" Muslims in Egypt -- ones who "walk the walk" so to speak and accept people as they are -- Gamal's comment below, for example. One of the best examples of a Muslim I've ever met. Mesh'Allah. When my husband told me Gamal posted on my blog I was afraid, then he said that he supports your post -- I felt relieved. Alhamdulillah.<BR/><BR/>Laura - Yes, I missed Bruce but I am able to watch him on my pc now that I have high speed internet. I downloaded some of his songs and have his cds here. Love. Marian<BR/><BR/>Gamal - Alfa Shukran for your comment. I was very worried about what you would think. I know you accept people as they are and do not judge others -- one of the great things about you. Mesh'Allah. Kollo Senna Wanta Ta3been.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548462809738122591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-53044742916780773682007-10-11T22:57:00.000+02:002007-10-11T22:57:00.000+02:00MarianAllah Allah Allahvery nice Post Eid Mooba...Marian<BR/>Allah Allah Allah<BR/>very nice Post <BR/>Eid Moobark ... kol sanah we entom <BR/>taybeen... You & Miragamalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240269422126062786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-37149662802202855312007-10-03T18:37:00.000+02:002007-10-03T18:37:00.000+02:00Marian,I am glad you posted it too.I am not fastin...Marian,<BR/>I am glad you posted it too.<BR/>I am not fasting this year either.. and I am not hiding it. I figure I have my reasons to not fast and I am ok with that. <BR/>But.. I am judged for not fasting. People always ask why...<BR/>I hate the judgemental-ness of it all!!!<BR/><BR/>Anyway... I think we're supposed to meet.,.. aren't we?Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586886646319651918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-69494707845123580432007-09-28T21:49:00.000+02:002007-09-28T21:49:00.000+02:00Marian - I just watched a Bruce clip on MSNVideo. ...Marian - <BR/><BR/>I just watched a Bruce clip on MSNVideo. He was live on the Today show. Don't know when. Hope you can find it. It's "Promised Land" from the "Darkness" album. It's a good 5 min clip. ... Brings back memories! Take care!<BR/><BR/>LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-2425700291962841292007-09-28T06:24:00.000+02:002007-09-28T06:24:00.000+02:00Wow, I just read your post and thought, I've been ...Wow, I just read your post and thought, I've been thinking 75% of what she wrote for YEARS! But no one ever agreed with me or even tried to see my point of view... <BR/><BR/>Sure, going without food can give the stomach a rest, but no WATER???? How CAN that be healthy? OK I know, Allah protects those who obey Him.... STILL, then why not have old and sick people fast... Allah can protect them TOO! <BR/><BR/>And what is this scorekeeping that so many Muslims hang on to... Charity given in Ramadan gets you 7x the rewards of charity given in the other 11 months... and one month of fasting wipes out a YEAR of sin???? Oh come ON!<BR/><BR/>Fast in your sleep... I do that every night! Who said turning the day to night absolves sins! And how about the "cultural Muslims" who fast Ramadan but don't pray the Maghrib prayer when they break their fast???? Or never pray at ALL during the year, or attend the Friday prayer but have their Non-Muslim wives up at the crack of dawn pampering their "pious" Muslim husbands by making eggs and ful, and stuff.... so she can "support them in their piety", one month a year...<BR/><BR/>And have you ever noticed how many Muslims have health conditions in Ramadan that you never knew about all year long... and of course they need their medication, and taking a pill means they can't go without food and water??? And because they are diabetic they don't fast, but they keep SMOKING?????? <BR/><BR/>The list goes on and on.... I just find the whole thing amazing... Sub'han'allah... I hear in Egypt after the Taraweh prayers they go watch half naked singers on big screen TV's do the hoochie koochie ... Someone told me that some actually go out DRINKING!<BR/><BR/>OK, I'm going to stop now, istaghfirallah.... But your post just got me on a roll......<BR/><BR/>Glad to know I"m not the only one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-43609012639576644772007-09-21T14:21:00.000+02:002007-09-21T14:21:00.000+02:00you are so right. . .you are so right. . .Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548462809738122591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-17510488459495763892007-09-19T23:32:00.000+02:002007-09-19T23:32:00.000+02:00I can understand why...people love to quote the Qu...I can understand why...people love to quote the Quran in hopes of pointing you in the right direction...showing you the err of your ways. I even got a personal email on our diet blog from a woman quoting the Quran in response to my comment that I wasn't fasting with my husband (I'm not Muslim, but she must have missed that). If we all worried about our own personal spriritual quests and less about the actions of others, the world would be a better place.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/06455506176926199209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-18902056039433490082007-09-19T16:47:00.000+02:002007-09-19T16:47:00.000+02:00Thanks for your comment. I was worried about this ...Thanks for your comment. I was worried about this post - I even thought about deleting it but then decided to let it be. I think it always comes down to not judging others.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548462809738122591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133634.post-60520320503824799692007-09-18T22:35:00.000+02:002007-09-18T22:35:00.000+02:00Great post, Marian. I think you touch on a much bi...Great post, Marian. I think you touch on a much bigger issue which is how people use the loopholes of dogma negate all their sins. I find giving TMI (too much information) always knocks people back a peg or two.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/06455506176926199209noreply@blogger.com