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meteacher
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| Anyone know anything about the BAE English teaching positions? Are they only for male teachers? |
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Tom Le Seelleur
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scot47
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:04 am Post subject: |
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There are lots of threads here with a great deal of information. Try the "SEARCH" function. You will find opinions on BAe are divided. For the purposes of this post I will reamin "schtumm".
Workplaces in KSA are gender-segregated. Alhamdulilah. Praise be to the Lord of Worlds. |
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Junaid
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I've also tried the 'search' function for my forthcoming question but to no avail so...what I�ve never understood is why some people who persistently mock Islam in a tongue-in-cheek type of way and thereby exhibiting undeniable animosity for its principles also insist on toughing it out in Saudi Arabia, THE HOME OF ISLAM. Surely, they most have other employment options elsewhere and can�t be complete professional failures.
Or can they? |
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Mia Xanthi
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Location: why is my heart still in the Middle East while the rest of me isn't?
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Workplaces in KSA are gender-segregated. Alhamdulilah. Praise be to the Lord of Worlds. |
Wow! Junaid, aren't you being a little sensitive here, or perhaps jumping to conclusions? Having read scot47's post for so many months, I did not perceive this as a mockery of Islam, but rather as a sincerely sexist jibe. If you knew our scot, you'd know that mine is the more likely scenario!  |
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Junaid
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey Mia, who said anything about Scot? I never actually mentioned anyone by name, did I? It could've simply been a general question. So, no jumping to conclusions, right? |
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johnslat
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Mia,
Having read scot47's posts for many years now, I'd definitely agree with your assessment. He may be a bit of a misogynist (which might also explain why he's stayed so long in the Kingdom), but I can't recall his having mocked religion (though he may mock those whose interpretation is, shall we say, somewhat extreme.)
As for "jumping to conclusions", well, it's hard to see how Mr. Le Seelleur's one-word post (the only other contender) could be considered "mockery."
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John |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Junaid wrote: |
I've also tried the 'search' function for my forthcoming question but to no avail so...what I�ve never understood is why some people who persistently mock Islam in a tongue-in-cheek type of way and thereby exhibiting undeniable animosity for its principles also insist on toughing it out in Saudi Arabia, THE HOME OF ISLAM. Surely, they most have other employment options elsewhere and can�t be complete professional failures.
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Junaid. As far as I can see nobody has mocked Islam on this thread. And even if they had done so...? This is not Saudi Arabia (or Iran for that matter). We will NOT be dictated to by people like you when it comes to expressing our opinions on matters that are relevant to teachers in the Middle East. |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Dear sheik,
While I can understand your irritation, I think that it's probably misplaced in that Junaid was not, I'd say, attempting to "dictate" what could be posted here; she/he (though I'm pretty sure she's a she) was simply expressing an opinion.
But I must admit, it took me aback a bit to see you so stalwartly leaping to scot47's defense. ( :
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John |
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007
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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Dear Mia,
Having read scot47's posts for many years now, I'd definitely agree with your assessment. He may be a bit of a misogynist (which might also explain why he's stayed so long in the Kingdom), but I can't recall his having mocked religion (though he may mock those whose interpretation is, shall we say, somewhat extreme.)
As for "jumping to conclusions", well, it's hard to see how Mr. Le Seelleur's one-word post (the only other contender) could be considered "mockery."
Regards,
John |
Well, I agree with Uncle John, Uncle Scotty is a man of faith and a grand-father, I am sure that he has never and never will mock the religion of Islam or any other religion.
Now, back to the issue of Uncle Scotty hanging Sheikh in the tree, and lashing him 99 lashes for his mockery of Uncle Scotty's Scottishness!  |
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Mia Xanthi
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Location: why is my heart still in the Middle East while the rest of me isn't?
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| Mia, who said anything about Scot? I never actually mentioned anyone by name, did I? It could've simply been a general question. So, no jumping to conclusions, right? |
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| As for "jumping to conclusions", well, it's hard to see how Mr. Le Seelleur's one-word post (the only other contender) could be considered "mockery." |
I have to agree with johnslat here. Junaid, who else could it be? It had to have been scot47, or you were replying to the wrong thread.  |
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scot47
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Sometimes it is not easy to see what triggers off the rage of other posters.
I expressed my feelings about the opportunity to work in an environment where there are no crazed feminists.
Junaid takes that to be an attack on Islam ? "Go figure' as our cousins on the other side of the Great Pond say. |
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Mia Xanthi
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| I expressed my feelings about the opportunity to work in an environment where there are no crazed feminists. |
Oh, scot...let's just agree not to ever work together, ok? Although few people would consider me a "crazed feminist", somehow I have the feeling that even the most modestly independent woman is threatening to you. (Don't take this as an insult...I'm being sincere here.) It's good that you have found a place in KSA where you don't have to face this issue, but don't you think you're going to have to work it out at some point? |
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johnslat
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Dear Mia,
Well, scot47 could get lucky and go straight to his reward from the Magic Kingdom.
And actually, there are quite a few other countries left in the world where he would not have to "face the issue."
Regards,
John |
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fatimah
Joined: 10 May 2008
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| Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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I expressed my feelings about the opportunity to work in an environment where there are no crazed feminists.
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Hey Scot47...no mention of menopausal witches? I hear your particular employer has its fair share of these. |
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