tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post4981953080965310470..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: PersepolisC. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-51385231567270904062007-08-14T02:56:00.000-07:002007-08-14T02:56:00.000-07:00Hey Holly!!!OK, you guys have talked me into it --...Hey Holly!!!<BR/><BR/>OK, you guys have talked me into it -- I bought a copy of the graphic novel of <I>Perseoplis</I> and it looks great!!!<BR/><BR/>(I'm still travelling and mostly away from the Internet until Thursday -- this will give me something interesting to read on the plane...)C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-39927501001908794962007-08-12T05:42:00.000-07:002007-08-12T05:42:00.000-07:00I'm glad to know there's been a movie made of the ...I'm glad to know there's been a movie made of the novels. I'm NOT much one for graphic novels, but these I couldn't put down. Thanks for letting me know about the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-7184439761941930442007-08-10T19:52:00.000-07:002007-08-10T19:52:00.000-07:00By the way, I misspelled Qu'ran.By the way, I misspelled Qu'ran.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-62838339856830179382007-08-09T06:48:00.000-07:002007-08-09T06:48:00.000-07:00Namazie's site looks interesting, C.L. I've bookm...Namazie's site looks interesting, C.L. I've bookmarked it.<BR/><BR/>I'm no authority on Muslim activism, so please take this for what it's worth: My understanding is that some of the activists in the Muslim world seek to liberalize Islam by striping the Hadith from the Qur'an (the Hadith are commentaries written on the Qur'an and many of them are more conservative than the Qur'an itself).<BR/><BR/>The beauty of that tactic is they can claim to be returning Islam to its traditional roots in the Qur'an. Thus, they can avoid saying their desire to liberalize Islam is inspired by Western values and political culture. In other words, they can make themselves sound like Islamic traditionalists rather than Westernized progressives.<BR/><BR/>Yet, so far as I know (which is really not very far at all) the folks who have adopted that tactic to liberalize Islam are pretty much heavily influenced by the West.<BR/><BR/>One argument I've occasionally seen used to drive a wedge between the Hadith and the Qur'an is to assert that the Qur'an represents "True Islam" while the Hadith represent only "Arab culture".<BR/><BR/>I don't know how popular that branch of Muslim activism is in the grand scheme of things, but only that I've met a few Muslims on the net who take that approach to liberalizing Islam.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-73954550800386774012007-08-09T01:16:00.000-07:002007-08-09T01:16:00.000-07:00Hey Paul!!!Here's the link to the precise article:...Hey Paul!!!<BR/><BR/>Here's the link to the precise article: <A HREF="http://notexactlyrocketscience.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/five-month-old-babies-prefer-their-own-languages-and-shun-foreign-accents/" REL="nofollow">Five-month-old babies prefer their own languages and shun foreign accents</A>.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-81298593966519569652007-08-09T01:15:00.000-07:002007-08-09T01:15:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link -- that is fascinating!!! I'v...Thanks for the link -- that is fascinating!!! I've been thinking about some similar ideas but hadn't seen the related studies and data...<BR/><BR/>On a not-quite-related note, I probably know even less about current events than I do about movies, but I've found a blog that seems to cover activism going on in Muslim countries and within Muslim (and former Muslim) communities in the west: <A HREF="http://maryamnamazie.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I found this site kind of accidentally, so I'd be curious to have opinions from others who know more about the subject than I do...C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-47794702283834981262007-08-09T01:08:00.000-07:002007-08-09T01:08:00.000-07:00Dang! That link will only take you to Ed's blog. T...Dang! That link will only take you to Ed's blog. The comment box clipped off the last part, which would have taken you directly to the article I was talking about. At any rate, it's the third article down from the top, titled: "Five-month-old babies prefer their own languages and shun foreign accents"Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-63075915780049946362007-08-09T01:01:00.000-07:002007-08-09T01:01:00.000-07:00C.L, you might enjoy reading a post Ed made on a s...C.L, you might enjoy reading a post Ed made on a study that revealed infants prefer people who have the same accent as their mothers. That would seem to support your belief the brain has a "natural hurdle". The post is to be found here: http://notexactlyrocketscience.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/five-month-old-babies-prefer-their-own-languages-and-shun-foreign-accents/Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-9247932056970860732007-08-08T23:37:00.000-07:002007-08-08T23:37:00.000-07:00Hey Paul!!!I agree that most of the evil humans pe...Hey Paul!!!<BR/><BR/>I agree that most of the evil humans perpetrate on each other in this world would cease if we saw each other as people, but that it's hard to do. Even without authority figures making it worse, I think the human brain has some sort of natural hurdle that makes it difficult to identify with people who seem foreign. It's not an insurmountable hurdle, but it takes effort.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-14334664208321659842007-08-08T23:19:00.000-07:002007-08-08T23:19:00.000-07:00I think much -- or even most -- of the evil humans...I think much -- or even most -- of the evil humans perpetrate on each other in this world would cease if we saw each other as people. Yet, that's a very difficult thing to do at times, what with the politicians, preachers, and pundits so often climbing over each other to be the foremost at demonizing some group. God! They must sleep well at night.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-69549149375015070162007-08-08T11:52:00.000-07:002007-08-08T11:52:00.000-07:00Hey Joom!!!So true!!! :DHey Joom!!!<BR/><BR/>So true!!! :DC. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-34250402299414245792007-08-08T11:45:00.000-07:002007-08-08T11:45:00.000-07:00It's amazing what people can achieve amongst adver...It's amazing what people can achieve amongst adverse situations!! This is my new site...Joom!Joomalicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869635609252545718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-26291140983592357532007-08-08T08:18:00.000-07:002007-08-08T08:18:00.000-07:00Hey Mr. Fob!!!The funny thing is that this is exac...Hey Mr. Fob!!!<BR/><BR/>The funny thing is that this is exactly the sort of graphic novel that I love, and I had never heard of the series until I saw all the advertising for the movie!!! I'm thinking of looking for the original book version.<BR/><BR/>The film should undoubteldy be released in the U.S. at some point: not only did it win the "Prix du Jury" at Cannes 2007, but it's incredibly timely and relevant for Americans considering that the president seems to be dropping cryptic hints about invading Iran next...C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-30438562372637797842007-08-08T08:13:00.000-07:002007-08-08T08:13:00.000-07:00I love the graphic novels but I had no idea they'd...I love the graphic novels but I had no idea they'd been made into a movie--probably has something to do with me being in the US, where it doesn't yet have even a scheduled release date. Sigh. I'll see it eventually.B.G. Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604354633985676126noreply@blogger.com