Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks Tina, a great goal it is ....of fostering human understanding. I sincerely hope that religion can be the key to bring people together ... the wedding photos certainly do not "do it"... in the meantime your wonderful photos of the people of Iraq (thanks for the url below) do far more for me to promote understanding, compassion, and a deep sense of humanity... I hope they can be used toward the goal... Steve On Aug 3, 2005, at 5:12 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 02:46 AM 8/3/2005, you wrote: > >> With regard to the second point and the subsequent discussions, I >> did not see the connection to 9/11 then, and I understand it even >> less now... >> >> Steve >> > > 9/11 was committed in the name of a fanatic branch of one of the > three major religions that are descended from Abraham. After 9/11, > there was a lot of misunderstanding in the Charlotte area about the > Islamic religion and the very large Muslim community here. Many > churches, synagogues and mosques had discussion groups and invited > representatives of the Muslim and Jewish and Christian faiths to > meet and share their beliefs, customs, foods, etc. This project > grew out of those discussion groups. The Muslim wedding is only a > very small part of the whole project. Since arranged marriages are > a custom of the Muslim community, this wedding is a glimpse into > that custom. We will also include births, deaths, religious > observances of all kinds, and everyday life from different branches > of all three religions. It may sound like a lofty project, but > I've already made friends with Muslims that I would not have met > otherwise. If other connections can be made, too, it will be worth > the time and effort. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > Faces of Iraq: > http://www.leica-gallery.net/tinamanley/folder-4312.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >