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Eijse
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 Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 11:53 am Post subject: Thank Allah It's Wednesday! |
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khmerhit
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Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey Eijse---tell us about life in Yemen, please! |
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leeroy
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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Location: London UK
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| They long that ye should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that ye may be upon a level (with them). So choose not friends from them till they forsake their homes in the way of Allah; if they turn back (to enmity) then take them and kill them wherever ye find them, and choose no friend nor helper from among them. |
The problem is not inherent in Islam or the Qu'ran - the thing is that people are misinterpreting it. Certainly if you look at it within context then it all becomes much clearer.
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/002.qmt.html#008.089 |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:01 pm Post subject: Turn this thread around - we're going to Makkah |
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Dear leeroy,
Whoa, now that's what I call a blatant hijack.
"The problem is not inherent in Islam or the Qu'ran ."
Ah, just what "problem" are you referring to? Try as I might, I can't see any "problem" having been mentioned by the two previous posters.
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ls650
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Location: British Columbia
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed.
Back to the OP... what *is* life like in Yemen? |
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CountryClub
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
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Location: China
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| khmerhit wrote: |
| Hey Eijse---tell us about life in Yemen, please! |
I hear the beers to die for. Is that true?  |
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Shaman
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
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Location: Hammertown
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:28 am Post subject: |
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Eijse wrote:
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| For those of you not in the know, the Arabian weekend begins on Thursday. I call it the "week-mid". |
So I guess Wednesday can't be called Hump Day in Yemen?
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 2:16 am Post subject: Over the hump |
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Dear Shaman,
Only if you go camel riding then.
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John |
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denise
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Location: finally home-ish
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 2:30 am Post subject: |
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| Shaman wrote: |
Eijse wrote:
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| For those of you not in the know, the Arabian weekend begins on Thursday. I call it the "week-mid". |
So I guess Wednesday can't be called Hump Day in Yemen?
Shaman |
Do we really need a special day for that?
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ntropy
Joined: 11 Oct 2003
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Location: ghurba
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 3:20 am Post subject: |
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| CountryClub wrote: |
| khmerhit wrote: |
| Hey Eijse---tell us about life in Yemen, please! |
I hear the beers to die for. Is that true? |
Actually it WAS true. Until the south lost the civil war in the 90s, it was a communist state, officially non-religous and there was a brewery in Aden that brewed a very decent beer. Until a MiG from the north blew it up.  |
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Shaman
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| Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Over the hump |
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Dear Shaman,
Only if you go camel riding then.
Regards,
John |
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| Do we really need a special day for that? |
You didn't let me down.
Shaman |
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Eijse
Joined: 17 Dec 2003
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Location: Yemen (Aden)
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Lanza-Armonia
Joined: 04 Jan 2004
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Johnslat
It maybe just me and probably is but when you are quoting someone can you please use the 'Quote' function above the text box you write in?
It's highly annoying when one does not use something that is there to make reading easier.... (although my grammar has a lot to be desired...)
LA |
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Albulbul
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 4:58 pm Post subject: intransotive ? |
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Problems with Grammar ?
I see that in one of your other posts you cannot distinguish between "raise" and "rise".
Are you sure that you are an English Teacher ?
Perhaps the distinction between transitive and intransitive is of no importance to you. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Dear LA,
Yikes - you're asking a Neanderthal whose technological expertise extends about as far as stone tools to become more computer literate?
LA, I'm lucky I can even turn a computer ON. But what the heck, I'll give that "quote function" thingie a try next time. Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks.
Regards,
John
In fact. I'll try it now:
It maybe just me and probably is but when you are quoting someone can you please use the 'Quote' function above the text box you write in?
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