tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373152433565591514.post532388986681901047..comments2023-10-02T01:11:04.783-07:00Comments on Mahound's <br>Paradise: Asra Nomani: "I Survived a Hajj Stampede"Oakes Spaldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1373152433565591514.post-27250050804827051452015-10-12T01:22:01.395-07:002015-10-12T01:22:01.395-07:00Thank you so very much for sharing my article. I u...Thank you so very much for sharing my article. I understand your hesitation, trust me. And my mother had the same disbelief when i told her I'd be carrying my son in a Baby Bjorn carrier on my chest. Pushing him in a stroller would have been impossible in the spiritual mosh pit that is the haj.<br /><br />On reform, I understand your skepticism. Just think the Catholic Church during the Inquisition. It's by no means finished with its reforms but at least it emerged from the darkness that had it killing those who didn't think a certain way. <br /><br />I have a new piece you might like to read as well: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/11/inside-the-world-of-gulf-state-slavery.html<br /><br />Thank you, Asra NomaniAsra Nomanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740556462149523150noreply@blogger.com