Looks like the 2 Muslim peers travelling hopefuly on Friday can claim “mission accomplished” in the Sudan. Gillian Gibbons the teddygate teacher has been pardoned and is to be released shortly. Phew!
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December 3, 2007 at 2:41 pm
mixtogether
Sayeeda Warsi is doing some really good work right now.
I came across this piece where the MCB quote her as saying:
“When my father asked my mum to learn driving back in 1970s, some community elders branded this act as shameful but now these skills are considered to be valuable. When I decided to go to the university, some of my father’s acquaintances objected by saying that it is shameful. Now every parent’s dream is to send their child to a university. Cultural norms might not reflect true Islamic values and one should be very careful when dealing with such issues. Without trying you would never know your full potential. If you are determined, you can do it.”
Stirring stuff!
December 3, 2007 at 2:44 pm
mixtogether
Sayeeda Warsi is doing some really good work right now.
I came across this piece where the MCB quote her as saying:
“When my father asked my mum to learn driving back in 1970s, some community elders branded this act as shameful but now these skills are considered to be valuable. When I decided to go to the university, some of my father’s acquaintances objected by saying that it is shameful. Now every parent’s dream is to send their child to a university. Cultural norms might not reflect true Islamic values and one should be very careful when dealing with such issues. Without trying you would never know your full potential. If you are determined, you can do it.”
Stirring stuff!
December 3, 2007 at 3:03 pm
rupahuq
I once appeared on a “down the line” Radio 5 interview with her and found her vrey abraisive but yeah you can’t knock her role in the funky Gibbon saga. My mum and dad started learning at the same time but my dad packed it in when my mum passed first which made an odd 70s site – sari clad woman driving a carful of Huqs to the Isle of Wight and stuff with father navigating. He later got his licence just before Thatcher was elected. Mix, what did you make of David Abraham’s bogus marriage?