http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...33-2862,00.html



Hello... With all the question of the age-old question "to hijeb or not to hijeb" I thought I would stir the pot up a bit and post this..Wow what has the world come to?
Organiser, Melbourne grandmother Christine Hawkins, has
asked women nationally to dress in bikinis and colourful beachwear
and rally outside large mosques to show their disgust at comments
by leading Muslim cleric, Sheik Taj el-Din al Hilaly, who likened
women to "uncovered meat".
Hijebi women are planning to be there too:

QUOTE

Many Muslim women suggested joining the march in their hijabs
and burqas to voice their outrage at comments made by Senator
Bronwyn Bishop and Prime Minister John Howard about the way they
dress. "We're really asking people not to bother coming to the
mosque," Mr Zreika said.

"All this is doing is degrading women and giving men a great
excuse to have a perv. There are better ways women can express
their concerns."The so-called bikini march, criticised as being insensitive, was designed as a reaction to mufti Sheik Taj el-Din el-Hilaly's comments on scantily clad women being the cause of some rapes

"Am I the only one who thinks that this is a recipe for torubles? Sure, the male in me rejoices at the idea of a bikini march and a possible cat fight of epic proportions...yea… This is gonna get so very ugly!"

But on the brightside: ONE GIANT CATFIGHT! Someone better broadcast this.

I just can't believe that the clash of civilizations has come down to a Hijeb vs. a Bikini.

What a fun world!

This post probably belongs in Off-Topic.

and in this corner.............
hey where's the link about the catfish?

Why? I feel it is on-topic here...

did you notice the last line on that news article?

"A mosque spokesman said the theme of their meeting and sausage sizzle was uniting Australia."

CatFIGHT charles Catfight

A bikini thread without pictures? Just wrong.

OMG

i guess i've spent too much time playing a fishing game on my home computer

Nessa not keeping you busy?

i'm working the night shift right now. i was getting home about 0200 and was staying awake because as of today our shifts go to 13 hours long. but at least there is overtime now

Imo a bikini and a burqa both serve the same purpose -- to negate women in one way or another. More naked doesn't equal "more free"; it just means being diminished in a different way. In one sense, you're a completely invisible entity in society, in the other you're completely visible, but in that way you're only a body, no mind or intellect, not important at all beyond your outward self.

But those "naked meat" comments by that Sheik really were disgusting and I think protesting against them is a good idea, if only it were done in a smarter, less disrespectful way (both to the Muslim community AND to women in general).

happy now?

Who Whooo...hooray for OVERTIME!!!!!!!!!!!! Love those 1100$ weekly cheques!



I agree with you Karen, the commet was distasteful! Shame on you Sheik!

$1100 is about 2/3 of the overtime of one week

Wooooooooa where you work at? Hook a sister up!:lol:

lol, that's all before taxes

Woooooooooa ... you doing good MoneyBags! Thank Goodness I donnot pay all the (crazy) INS fees! Or for the travel expenses for that matter

yeah but when i figured out that 1 out of every 3 bucks i make i don't see, that hurts