Comments on: How do we treat homosexual men with AIDS in Arab cultures?

By: Edwin

Edwin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:35:24 +0000

Superstition based cultures that derive their identity from the “Old Testament” are probably more likely to have negative attitudes to Homosexuality and Transgenderism, because books such as Genesis contain ideas that “Man is made in Gods Image”. If people whose identity is derived from this idea admit that hormonal and environmental factors affect the resultant human being, then they may be logically required to question the image of the deity. It is easier to pretend that homosexuals are ‘sinners” than it is to question the basic principles upon which we form our identities.

By: Esra'a (Bahrain)

Esra'a (Bahrain) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:23:55 +0000

I think somewhere I already went into a hideous amount of detail on what I meant by lifestyle, just go to the “homosexuality” category to find my post about homosexual activism in the Arab and Muslim world.

Male homosexuality is not a “lifestyle choice”.

Female homosexuality is no different. I don’t know why people exclude lesbians from these things.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:01:52 +0000

In the introduction Esra said

just because we disagree with their lifestyles

Then Salama said

No matter who they are or how they choose their lives…

Male homosexuality is not a “lifestyle choice”. There is an approximate 10-13 percent constant rate of male homosexuality throughout all peoples of the world. Just as there is an approximate 10-13 percent of left handedness throughout all peoples. There are suggestions among some researchers that rate of male homosexuality increases in societies under stress through warfare, due to incomplete conversion of the foetus to masculinity, as a result of hormonal disturbance.

By: Esra'a

Esra'a — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:12:01 +0000

That was my bad, then. I edited the post.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:29:49 +0000

but it’s not Eid, the movie says it’s Shem el Nessim

By: elinor(Iran)

elinor(Iran) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:41:14 +0000

In Iran we can’t even talk seriously about a man or a woman being a homosexual. I know that the society is home to many, even the ones who are not homosexual to begin with, those who have taken an interest into the same sex as for not the opposite sex being available. They are denied and discriminated and threatened even by harsh laws that would even mean them being executed.
It is as if any thing even a bit not parallel to their line of thinking is doomed to perish. The only thing I think I can do is to educate my own kids in a way to respect all other people the way they would like to be respected, respect and love. I remember few years back in Mumbai I saw a wonderful gentelman who was an Indian muslim and said he was proud of being a muslim homosexual. He said Islam was his faith but this was his orientation. My only reaction was, oy, plz don’t say it like that in public, I get so scared, some one could harm you. We have no yet accepted the fact that has always be there, for thousands of years, generations after generation, we haven’t even tried to change our points of view. As an outcome, when a president of a Middle Eastern country is asked how you treat the homosexuals he amazingly answers: We Don’t Have Them!

By: Esra'a

Esra'a — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:18:08 +0000

I’m pretty sure I said Eid.

It’s Eid, a Muslim celebration

Which, yes, is a Muslim celebration.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:16:13 +0000

Shem el Nessim is an Egyptian holiday dating back to Pharanoic times. It is celebrated by Egyptian Christians, Muslims, atheists, and Jews. It is not a “Muslim” celebration.

By: And

And — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:18:17 +0000

This is exactly the opposite of what this post is about. Only he/she who suffers this fate may fully understand. If you have not experienced this fate you should be kinder and more willing to understand the problem so that we can help those who suffer.

By: Jina

Jina — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:22:24 +0000

I can read and comprehend perfectly fine thank you Jina.

No you can’t. Otherwise you would not have made the comment you made and continue to make a fool of yourself.

PV, Arabs were on must kill list for Nasiz… Jews kill Arabs… Nazis = Jew. Your logic is as retarded as this one…

Get a fucking clue…stop making a fool out of yourself.