Muslims Gather In Birmingham To Celebrate The End Of Ramadan.

[anotheoldgit]

/// Over 100,000 people from five different mosques gathered together for the outdoor Eid salah – the largest Eid celebration in Europe. ///

That is 20,000 from each Mosque, could that be true?

https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/04/thousands-muslims-celebrate-end-ramadan-birmingham-park-9799538/

[retrocop]

//I don’t see any police officer, tanks, batons,tear gas //

Did you expect to? I have never seen tanks or tear gas deployed at any large gathering in mainland UK. This isn't Paris. Not even water cannons.

[Rockrose]

jmt response was to the inferance that there were only men there - I pointed out that there were also females there.

[anotheoldgit]

anneasquith

/// Why are so many abers obsessed with who stand where and with whom, each religion has different traditions, Or is this just a wee dig at Muslims for the sake of it. ///

It is the British culture, we tend to treat the opposite sex as equals, I would have thought that you being a female you would be against this segregation, or is it because it is being carried out by the 'protected' religion?

Maybe you would show an entirely different attitude, if this segregation was carried out by Christian religions?

[Rockrose]

//It is the British culture, we tend to treat the opposite sex as equals//
Well thats not true really is it? look back on all the threads where it is suggested that women serve on the front line or women start to do a male 'dominated job'!!
Women are not treated as equals then!

[anotheoldgit]

Rockrose

/// jmt response was to the inferance that there were only men there - I pointed out that there were also females there.

To save any back peddling, perhaps you should first read what is put, before you comment. ///

Just to remind you this is what Talbot put:

/// What a wonderful sight...all those men praying together...beautiful. ///

He said nothing about "only men there".

[wolf63]

I agree with Bednobs at 13:05

"I've never understood why women want equality - why lower their standards?"

[-Talbot-]

anneasquith
Why are so many abers obsessed with who stand where and with whom, each religion has different traditions, Or is this just a wee dig at Muslims for the sake of it.




Mine isn't a dig at Muslims it is a dig at people like you and Rockrose who are weirdly blinkered to Muslim misogyny.

ummmm, your earlier scenario, forget religion...do you think it is acceptable?

[anotheoldgit]

Rockrose

/// look back on all the threads where it is suggested that women serve on the front line or women start to do a male 'dominated job'!!
Women are not treated as equals then! ///

Of course they are, men are seeking equality for women, why shouldn't they be allowed to fight on the front line or from being allowed to do male dominated jobs?

[anotheoldgit]

wolf63

/// I agree with Bednobs at 13:05

"I've never understood why women want equality - why lower their standards?" ///

Talking about equality, what man would be allowed to getaway with such blatant sexism?

[Rockrose]

He inferred there was only men.
I don't back peddle AOG - unike yourself the king of backpeddlers!

[bednobs]

there are plenty of religions that discriminate against women. for example, you cannot get female catholic priests. Although women can be ordained in the church of England, many people do not agree with it (some even left the religion because of it). it doesn't seem very much different from making women practice religion in a different way to men. In fact, if all religions were to disappear tomorrow, there would still be large groups of (mainly) men who want to subjugate others, (mainly women) in the world. therefore I submit you can't really blame religion, but instead blame those (mainly) men who want to do the subjugating

[wolf63]

I live in a city that is over 95% white Europeans and I personally, know only one Muslim family. The couple work hard running a shop and the lady is most certainly on equal footing with her man.

We actually have a Mosque - a flat above a shop.

[Rockrose]

Women are not allowed to join certain golf clubs

[bednobs]

and of course the (mainly) women who let them.
PS AOG the whole point is that men can and do get away with it all the time

[wolf63]

aog - it cuts both ways. I am not insulted by jokes about women drivers, fat ladies or Crazy Cat Ladies.

Each gender has strengths and weaknesses as do individual people.

People need to 'chill' and stop being insulted by words.

None of us is perfect - we just have to try living each day being true to ourselves and helpful to others.

With that, I am off for my nap - I actually had to work for three hours this morning and I am tired.

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT, is it likely that migrants on the continent would be aware of an upcomming Birmingham event celebrating the end of Ramzan?

I doubt it.

[Spicerack]

Blah blah blah blah. Haven't you birds got anything worthwhile to do, like cleaning behind the fridge.

[Gromit]

The Metro report is an error. They made awrong assumption.
The event was organised by the 5 mosques, but attendance was open to anyone in the city and beyond.

On Sunday 750,000 people watched Liverpool FC parade with the EUFA Champions League Cup. But no one would suggest that 750,000 attend at Anfield.

[bednobs]

spicerack, you cannot possibly think that cleaning behind the fridge is worthwhile - it only has to be done again later. Besides, i'm waiting for a man to move it for me :)

[rowanwitch]

loads Coming in from outside the city, we do a good multi cultural event in brum