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To: RetiredNow who wrote (221680)	3/3/2005 3:41:24 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574406

To that end, Ms. Manji has just launched what she calls Project Ijtihad. "The goal," she explained, "is to create a leadership center that will attract young, reform-minded Muslims to network with one another so they see that they're not alone, to develop the confidence to openly dissent with conformity in Islam and to learn about the golden age of Islam, when Muslims, Jews, Christians worked together to preserve and expand knowledge - something we're rarely, if ever, taught in our public schools or in our Islamic religious schools." Let the fight begin! In one corner, this Canadian Muslim author and sometime lecturer. And in the other corner, Saudi Arabia and its billions and the sites of the Holy Mosques. Who ya think is going to win that one?!

To: RetiredNow who wrote (221680)	3/3/2005 1:56:00 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574406

If you want to get a taste of what they sound like, read Irshad Manji's courageous book "The Trouble With Islam Today," and the letters and debates from young Muslims on her Web site (www.muslim-refusenik.com). Ms. Manji is a 36-year-old Canadian Muslim feminist who has dared to write a book calling for a reformation of Islam. I wonder how Ms. Manji feels about Sharia. Its easy to talk when you're in Canada; its another thing when you are in Iraq, Iran or SA. Mr. Friedman needs to give it a rest.........his understanding of what is a young Muslim is a 36 year old woman in Canada? Let me know when he starts interviewing the 19/20 year olds on the streets of Shiite City or Mosul or Damascus. ted