(NAME-MCE) Wafa Sultan

Mon Nov 5 22:32:04 EST 2007

Ms. Boltz,

I find your comments even more disturbing now. Aljazeera News Network has at least half of its broadcasters to be women. Also, they are based in Doha, Qatar--not Dubai, which is in the UAE. Additionally, women of all political, religious and ethnic-national backgrounds are always guests on some show or another on that channel. I think you have succumbed to many of the prejudices and stereotypes that are perpetrated in our American culture vis a vis Arabs, Muslims and other associated people.

By the way, Ms. Sultan has been interviewed on Aljazeera more than a few times. Nonetheless, (as we all know), interviewing someone on TV does not make that person's thoughts or ideas valid.

Kenneth K. Ayouby

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Subject: Re: (NAME-MCE) Wafa Sultan

Greetings Ms. Shalal-Esa,

My message did not not to endorse or reprove Ms.Sultan's  comments.  My
message was posted simply to share the fact that  Al-Jazerra television provided
ground-breaking air-time to a woman, then allowed  her to say these kinds of
things. From what I'm told from friends who  visited and/or lived in Dubai, this
is a huge step in recognizing women and  allowing for open dialogue debate.

Please don't let my posting reflect on the credibility of this listserve or 
the people on it.

Gina Boltz
Director, Native Village Publications
Director, Youth Forum for The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous 
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In a message dated 11/5/2007 6:47:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
ashalalesa at hotmail.com writes:

Dear Fellow Listserve members,

I am shocked that a  member of this listserve, which I have always cherished
and recommended to  others, would encourage the dissemination of the diatribe
being spewed out by  this woman, Wafa al-Sultan. What she is doing and saying
in no way contributes  to any understanding or tolerance of fellow human
beings. Her statements are  clearly anti-Muslim propaganda and they are deeply
offensive to those of use  who are working for peace and justice in the world.
Many of this woman's  statements are also just plain wrong, misinformed and
designed to further  deepen the artificial chasm being created between Christians,
Jews and Muslims  by right wing media to help fan the flames of war.

Please, please,  consider starting a dialogue with Muslims in your community
to get the real  truth. You can find many good resources on the website 
www.dialoguesforpeace.org, including the opportunity to receive a PBS  documentary
for free to help facilitate a real dialogue about these  issues.

Andrea Shalal-Esa
Journalist
Westminster, MD 

> From: KispokoT at aol.com> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 14:46:42  -0400> To:
name-mce at nameorg.org> Subject: (NAME-MCE) Wafa Sultan>  > > > Greetings,> > A good
friend sent this link (and note) to  me. I thought NAME members might > be
interested in seeing it.> >  Gina Boltz > Director, Native Village Publications >
Director, Youth  Forum for The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous >
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OFF THE WEB > It is extremely  surprising that the Arab financed TV in Dubai
would allow > this to air.  > This is one impressive, empowered Arabic human
being , who happens to be  > female ! Here is a powerful and amazing statement on
Al Jazeera  television. > The woman is Wafa Sultan, an Arab-American
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