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Posted Online: 2006-11-01 'Only ones qualified to interpret Islam are Muslims' Comment on this story To the Editor: I've been disappointed in recent weeks with some columns on the opinions page concerning Islam. There seems to be a pattern of people who are not Muslim interpreting the beliefs of Muslims and the meaning of Islam. I am certain that some of these interpretations were incorrect and presented a bias against Islam. I'm writing to make a simple request. If the editorial board of The Times wants me and others in La Salle County to become familiar with Islam, with its faith, with the reasons for practices such as the wearing of the hijab, please publish columns on these subjects written by Muslims. It is not helpful to me to learn what Christian writers think of Islam. What would be helpful is to hear of these things from those who live the Muslim faith every day. I would be grateful for a Muslim perspective on the use of the hijab, the basics of Muslim theology and the like. Interpretations of Islam by Christians do not further dialogue nor move us to a greater understanding of Islam. And in a world where Muslims seem to fear an anti-Muslim bias in the West, and where Christians feel free to make uninformed and even unkind statements about Islam, what we really need is true dialogue. We need to hear about Islam from Muslims, with the opportunity for Christians to respond kindly. So please, no more Christians telling me what Muslims believe. The only ones adequately qualified to interpret Islam are Muslims. And I'd love to read columns where they do so. Grace and peace, THE REV. LISA HADLER Ottawa -------------------------- 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: osint@yahoogroups.com 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
