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El yihad de género '

al servicio de los derechos de las mujeres

La escritora norteamericana de 44 años Asra Nomani está considerada como una destacada representante del “Yihad de género”. Para la antigua periodista del Wall Street Journal, no hay contradicción entre Islam y feminismo, tal y como afirma en la entrevista con Alfred Hackensberger. Asra Nomani, periodista musulmana indio-americana, escritora y activista:

"El Profeta Mohammad fue un feminista”

Tanto en los países occidentales como en las sociedades musulmanas Islam y feminismo se ven mayoritariamente como opuestos irreconciliables. ¿Por qué no son compatibles?

Asra Nomani: Sí, escucho siempre esta opinión en mis conferencias, pero yo creo que están estrechamente unidos y que el Islam fue en su origen una religión feminista. El Profeta Muhammad fue un feminista, como su primera mujer Jadiya, su hija Fátima y su mujer Aisha. Ninguna de ellas permitió ser excluida, y todas ellas expresaban abiertamente sus opiniones. Por ello, no creo que feminismo islámico sea una contradicción en término.

En realidad, me reúno con feministas religiosas en todo el mundo: mormonas, católicas, maronitas, judías ortodoxas, protestantes… Mi experiencia es que las mujeres tienen que luchar contra el poder masculino in Islam and face the same problems that exist in other religions.

When I mentioned your name in front of a colleague, the answer was: "ah, gender jihad." What does carry that label?

Nomani: I have to admit that something very positive. I am very proud to be a soldier on this front.

And why fight this soldier?

Nomani: For the rights of women, and at the same time, social justice. Women should not be the refuge of honor and purity or be punished for their gender to stay in the back and corners of the mosques.

Women should not be muzzled, just because lead man into temptation. All these are only instruments of control to treat women as second class citizens.

What is your opinion about the female veil?

Nomani: if you cover the face of a woman, you take away your personality. The removal of the veil is an essential element of gender jihad, because this fight ignorance.

Now we are getting support on this issue one of the highest authorities in Sunni Islam. Mohammed Sayed al-Tantawi, Grand Sheikhk Al Azhar University, has described the niqab (face veil) as anti-Islamic and has decreed a ban on this educational institution.

Nomani: indeed, it is very important to us that Al Azhar University to assume a leadership position on this issue. We need mainstream Islamic leaders to introduce a little sanity back into this religion. I am very happy that al-Tantawi is faced with an ideology that is really scary.

What's wrong with someone like wearing a face veil, even when they leave a slit to see?

Nomani: this is exactly the kind of Western political correctness to justify the niqab as an individual choice. This attitude is easy to forget that the symbol of a deeply puritanical interpretation of Islam and dangerous.

well be justified violence against women and suicide attacks allegedly literal interpretation of the Qur'an, suggesting that a Muslim should avoid by all means possible, have friends, Jews and Christians.

should remember that our churches are allowed to preach in favor of racism. Islam should be governed by the same principles. The members of the Ku Klux Klan can not get their driving licenses with hoods over their heads.

Many Muslim women will be horrified with what you say. They wear the niqab or the hijab with pride.

Nomani: The puritanical interpretation of Islam has presented the niqab and hijab as a free choice. The young American women believe they are strong and independent if they cover their hair or face. In doing so, they overlook the fact that the sexualization and demonization of women as men apparently distract from the straight path.

I heard from many Muslim women who cover their heads acts as a kind of protection against the sexual advances of men.

Nomani: In Egypt, the Center for Women's Rights published a study in 2008 showed that women who respected the Islamic dress code suffered more sexual harassment. I have experienced myself when I was in northern India, a Muslim regions more conservative in the world. My hijab did not protect me against sexual harassment. This is a myth that has spread and that women are embracing.

Al-Tantawi said that the niqab is just a tradition that has nothing to do with Islam. How did it come to associate Islam niqab?

Nomani: I'll give an example of how it works. There are translations of the Koran made in Saudi Arabia in which the passages about the niqab has been added to sell it as simply Muslim. The same applies to the hijab. It has become an obligation, but everything is based only on interpretations.

What does the Qur'an on women's dress? Is there rules about what women should wear?

Nomani: There is no decree that should cover her face or hair. There is no rule about the chador, the headscarf, veil, colors anything about whether it should be pink or black. They also say anywhere that the hands must be covered, or that she can only show their eyes. These are all male norms. According to the interpretation which I consider valid, she should just be discreet in choosing their clothing.

say that in the editions of the Qur'an made in Saudi Arabia, a country that has made a missionary campaign in mosques throughout the world during the last decade, cosas son muy diferentes.

Nomani: Sí, y como mujer musulmana me preocupa mucho todo esto. El gobierno de Arabia Saudí fue capaz de propagar a nivel internacional -prácticamente sin comprobación- un modelo rígido, inviolable y monolítico del Islam.

Por ser el país donde se encuentran los lugares sagrados del Islam, realiza las traducciones del Qur’an y las distribuye a millones de peregrinos que viajan a la Meca durante el Hajj. Las traducciones son sexistas e intolerantes.

Estoy continuamente recibiendo traducciones del Qur’an que dicen que no debería ser amiga de judíos o cristianos, que debería cubrir mi cara, excepto un ojo que puede quedar visible. Otra vía diffusion are founded mosques around the world.

So Saudi Arabia is responsible for the propagation of a narrow interpretation of Islam. One could even say it's a lucrative business, when one thinks of the war on terror and the rising price of oil, which is making Saudi Arabia a country richer than ever.

Nomani: That's absolutely true, but we're not blaming the Saudi government for its complicity in creating this dangerous ideology.

was first exported to Pakistan, which is now a haven for Islamic radicals. Faithful were later established worldwide. I do not mean to some people in Pakistan, but to my hometown in West Virginia Morgantown.

How do they work?

Nomani: are made with power in the mosques and then preach Wahhabi or Salafi ideology, and the rest of the faithful have to follow the line. They do very well. Men to grow beards a certain length because otherwise, are not considered true Muslims. And women wear veils.

But there must be something else. The propaganda is not enough. Is it a sense of community, go to fashion, to be cool?

Nomani: Of course there's more. You're cool if you practice a religion that sets aside Western interpretations. That is why young women think they are rebels to wear the hijab.

A protest movement based in a widespread fashion?

Nomani: I believe that religion here is a consumer goods industry. It's a business selling both conservative and liberal ideas within Islam. The industry also has a fashion section: an abaya (a kind of hijab, or traditional Arab robe) for $ 10,000 in a Gulf boutique clothing for pilgrims or discrete Islamic swimsuits available online.

The liberal sector, for example, this happens with shirts that are printed with slogans like: "Así es el aspecto de un radical islámico". La verdad es que no dejo de sorprenderme sobre cómo y qué se vende como producto islámico.

Actualmente es la música islámica. La cosa más divertida que he visto recientemente fue ropa interior femenina. Un tanga con la palabra 'bismillah' (en el nombre de Allah) visible en la parte de atrás.

Bien sea un movimiento o una moda, tiene que terminar en algún momento. ¿Cuánto tiempo más va a durar?

Nomani: Creo que el tipo de Islam que fuerza a las mujeres a llevar velo o pañuelo desaparecerá en 20 años. Mohammed Sayed al-Tantawi es uno de los primeros líderes en decir, indirectamente, que ya es suficiente. This is a good sign.

Will that continue to suffer until then Muslim women?

Nomani: For some time yet, certainly. But you must remember that it is only women who suffer, men are also affected. The Taliban demanded that the men had the look, think and act a certain way, or otherwise would not be considered as true Muslims. Control mechanisms are not limited to women, are becoming increasingly widespread.

The Taliban banned women sneak participation in public life. In the end, religious control ended with the destruction of statues of Buddha. Do you think Tantawi did so?

Nomani: I think he realized that this is not only to put a veil on women. To some extent, he too could become a target because it maintains the same interpretation of Islam. It is not only a danger to women, but for us all.

Interview by Alfred Hackensberger

Asra Nomani is a professor of journalism at Georgetown. She is the author of "Standing Alone in Mecca" of "Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Bedroom" and "Islamic Bill of Rights for Women in the Mosque."
Interview with Asra Nomani

Author: Alfred Hackensberger

Source: Qantara.de

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versa hangover in the Canaries

dramatic slump in the popular tourist island in the Atlantic

Arrecife - From Arrecife in the vineyards of La Geria, in the interior of Lanzarote, is about 20 minutes. A ride through barren volcanic landscapes, which are dotted with small craters, in which, sheltered by semi-circular walls, the wine growing. "A magical place", says Peter fascinated Helms, although he has lived 20 years on Lanzarote. With "magical" says the 45-year-old also the climate, the end of January brings summery 25 degrees. At our destination, the Chupadero, the guests sit outside the house. Over a glass of wine with tapas they enjoy the last evening sun before sie zwischen Vulkanen im Meer versinkt.
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"Ein kleines Paradies", meint Barbara Hendriks, die Besitzerin der Bodega, in der schon der SPD-Politiker Björn Engholm oder die verstorbene Schauspielerin Barbara Rudnik bewirtet wurden. "Aber man vergisst dabei, dass alles nicht so einfach ist, gerade jetzt in Zeiten der Krise", erzählt die geborene Dortmunderin, die mehr als zwei Jahrzehnte gebraucht hat, aus einer Bauernhausruine ihr Traumhaus mit Gastwirtschaft zu machen. Die Krise bedeutet für sie 30 und 40 Prozent Umsatzrückgang. Sie musste sparen und Personal entlassen, zum Beispiel Peter Helms. Er hatte in der Bodega als Koch gearbeitet, nachdem er - ebenfalls aufgrund der schlechten Wirtschaftslage - zuerst Disco's and then a pub in the capital, Arrecife had to give up. "If the tourist numbers fall dramatically," says former restaurant owner, who now makes a small plane from Lanzarote aerial photographs, "then it will eventually critical for all".

2009 600 000 tourists came less than a year ago to the Canary Islands. A drop of around 15 percent. For an economy that lives to 80 percent from tourism, which is a big blow. In just the first nine months of 2009 had to close 5000 small and medium enterprises.

The crisis is ubiquitous in Lanzarote and the other six islands of the archipelago. Shops advertise "price for a crisis". When Bäcker gibt's für Arbeitslose und Rentner zehn Prozent Nachlass aufs Brot, im Restaurant fürs Tagesmenü, und sogar Tierhandlungen reduzieren bei Katzenstreu oder einem neuen Hamster. Die Arbeitslosenquote beträgt 26 Prozent und liegt damit knapp zehn Prozent höher als auf der Iberischen Halbin-sel. Gerade unqualifizierte und schlecht bezahlte Arbeitskräfte, die vorwiegend im Tourismussektor eine Anstellung fanden, wurden entlassen. Der Anlauf bei sozialen Organisationen, die auf den Inseln kostenlos Lebensmittel und Kleidung ausgeben, nimmt ständig zu.

"Früher waren das goldene Zeiten", schwärmt Eduardo Fiestas, der Direktor des Hotels "Costa Sal" in Matagorda, keine zehn Autominuten von Arrecife away, "as tour operators like TUI and Thomas Cook, a season of rooms designated and well-paid, even if they were not used." Today will be charged accurately and also paid much less per room. "It's business as a whole declined by 40 percent," the director explains in a little resigned. The consumption behavior of the guests have changed. "Who drank earlier in the evening three or four beers, are now satisfied with one or at most two. You have to save on staff and on service." Instead of a day to clean the bungalows to change towels and sheets, you do the first three days and in the end only six.

In Costa Sal " The market was particularly from the Scandinavian countries and Britain collapsed, but also from Germany could be recorded falls. "If they came in the summer is not as usual, saw the Spaniards of the Iberian Peninsula in holiday, it really is bleak," the hotel manager

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Tangier is back in vogue among artists and the jet set. And Morocco's King invested in the port city - a bridge to Europe
Alfred Hackensberger

TANGER. Discerning guests have always been more expensive. For 12.5 million euros as the "Villa Mabrouka," the "house of happiness" for sale in the old city of Tangier. 8500 square meters of luxury, close to the Kasbah, the medieval castle, with terraced gardens, swimming pool, bath house and waterfall and a breathtaking 180-degree panoramic view over the Straits of Gibraltar.

It is the former estate of Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer who died in 2008. Immediately, he had twelve years ago during a short visit to the Moroccan port city on a rainy Winter afternoon purchased for 1.4 million €. A villa that can only afford the least, but one of the last of the homes had been few objects in this residential area of Tangier is still available.

The Stones smokes pot in the Café Hafa

"The good houses, which command a view of the Straits and the English peninsula, are difficult to find and if so, very, very expensive," says Francisco Corcuera, a Chilean painters, from the roof terrace overlooking the old city of Tangier. "Here in front, the house is a German photographer, and the back there is a French writer," says Francisco, pointing to the white sea of houses. "In recent years, more and more Europeans bought their dream property and prices increased immeasurably.

One of these foreigners are also Bernard-Henry Levy, the French best-selling philosopher. He allowed himself a little further on the cliffs of the Mediterranean, an extravagant villa for several million. Even from the toilet of one should have a look at the coast of Spain, says the waiter at the Café Hafa, in which even the Rolling Stones were smoking hashish and its adjacent to the Levy's house.

Tangier is back in fashion, what many would have thought possible. Travelers in the 80's and 90's, visited the port city of recall on neglected facades, the smell of garbage in the streets and harassed to an army of self-appointed guides who are strangers at every turn. Finding out about the legendary flair of the "International Zone" of the 40s and 50s, was looking for was disappointed.

the cinema was to see better. With the movie "Casablanca" (1942) Hollywood had already taken early in the city of Tangier, a monument. The port city was indeed a paradise for millionaires, smugglers, secret agents and bankers. "Every day was celebrated a big party somewhere," the American writer Paul Bowles liked to tell who was already living in the 40's in Tangiers and Morocco are the novel "The Sheltering Sky" international fame. In addition to Paul Bowles were also other artists such as Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Francis Bacon, Jean Genet and William S. Burroughs. Many of them were gay. For Tangier was not only an entertainment center for heterosexuals. In the entertainment district around the Socco Chico, there were plenty of establishments with male and female prostitutes of all ages and for any sexual preference. Moral purists Tanger was back then as sin.

After Moroccan independence in 1956 it went with the debauchery soon over, and Tangier was not until the late 60s, a jet-set. Like the splendor of this ancient Tage ausgesehen haben mag, wurde 1989 von Malcom Forbes noch einmal zelebriert. Zu seinem 70. Geburtstag ließ der millionenschwere Verleger 800 der reichsten und berühmtesten Persönlichkeiten der Welt nach Tanger einfliegen, um in seinem "Palais Mendoub" zu feiern. Es war ein letzter schillernder Farbtupfer für eine Stadt, die schon längst in die kulturelle und politische Bedeutungslosigkeit versunken war.

Hassan II., der ehemalige König von Marokko, hatte für Tanger wenig übrig. In den 37 Jahren seiner Regentschaft besuchte er die Stadt ein einziges Mal und ließ sie administrativ wie finanziell vernachlässigen. Das änderte sich erst mit seinem Tod 1999. Der neue Monarch, Mohammed VI., erkannte den Wert the geopolitical location as a gateway to Africa and bridge to Europe. With it began the transformation of Tangier and the restructuring of the North of Morocco.

Who knows Tangier earlier, will be surprised today. The drive from the new airport terminal in the town will no longer pass fallow fields, but for new homes, office towers and apartment complexes in the shell, all of which, as it says on large billboards, out-standing "and" deluxe "are.

who arrive by ferry from Spain, received the white gleaming facades of the Avenida Espana, also a newly created pedestrian zone. All over the city courts were reformed, Parks newly planted and established as rest areas. In the Bay of Tangier hotels and beach resorts emerge. At the periphery of the city housing complexes are being built, often for tens of thousands of residents. "You try the mismanagement of the past decades between center and periphery, to compensate," says Khalid Amine of the University of Tetouan. "They want to take the stress out of the center in which to build new urban centers around the city."

critique of the reshaping of public space is just the Europeans who live in Tangier. "The city lost its charm, its originality," complained a German couple has been living for four years in the port city. "Everything will be modernized," add both shaking their heads at. Khalid Amine, a professor of postcolonial studies, such an attitude is just an excuse to smile. "The West Europeans have their consumer culture behind to immerse themselves in Morocco in the most natural environment and emotional intensity," he says. "The Moroccans are going to modernity, as is exemplified by the West." There are attitudes that could not be more, but complementary in the choice of the living room very well. Europeans refer the houses of the old town, which the Moroccans are too old-fashioned and prefer to exchange it for an apartment in one of the new apartment building.

"Tangier is the interface to Europe, "said Khalid Amine." Whether you like it or not, the Modern is unstoppable. "However, we must be careful that in Morocco nothing out of balance, such as in Dubai or Kuwait. There was a hymn to the architecture Modernism or postmodernism and let the tradition completely ignored.

a new economic "interface" to Europe in July 2007, commissioned in the Mediterranean port TangerMed and the adjoining 500 square kilometer industrial zone. The automaker Renault there will a year from 2013 200 000 new car production -. if it allows the global crisis because Renaults original partner Nissan's participation in the new plant in the face of declining sales figures already withdrawn. The major project intended to become TangerMed total of 140 000 people given a new job.

planned tunnel under Gibraltar

Another interface, which is about much greater proportions, is the planned Gibraltar tunnel. He will link Europe with Africa and the Mediterranean through a railway line and a car shuttle. The shortest distance between the continents is 14 miles. "But the sea between Tangier and Tarifa is a thousand meters deep, which makes a tunnel there, completely impossible," said Giovanni Lombardi, a Swiss architect, whose office has prepared the feasibility study for the project. Why should a detour of 40 km below the Strait of Gibraltar to be dug. "First, an exploratory tunnel excavated," explains the architect, "and will hardly be ready before 2030". The cost of the mega project is estimated today at more than twelve billion €, with a date for the commissioning is still in the stars.

For the city of Tangier would mean the Gibraltar tunnel a leap into a brand new era. Whether then to a balance between modernity and tradition are taken into consideration as issues identified in Professor Khalid Amine? "Tangier is reinventing itself again and again," said Amine hopeful. And have demonstrated the city in its eventful history