Ewan's Blog - Councillor Ewan Aitken

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Pride and Prejudice, an Excellent Pamphlet

I was honoured to be asked to write a foreword for, and take part in, the launch of a publication called Pride and Prejudice, an excellent pamphlet written by a group of young Muslim women in response to last years events known now as 7/7. After those tragic days this group of women realised they had a choice. they could retreat into their community and hide from the world. Or they could stand up and say, "this is who we are, come, talk with us and let us learn about you and you about us". Click here for Evening News article. The booklet is a description, from their prospective, about what it is to be a Muslim, including a shattering of many of the myths about Islam, especially about women.

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