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- From: eliedw@hedda.uio.no (Elie Dib Wardini)
- Subject: Re: ARAB UNITY
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.114207.3567@ulrik.uio.no>
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- References: <1992Nov16.163232.28699@ulrik.uio.no> <1992Nov17.003316.9016@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu> <1992Nov17.115232.25424@ulrik.uio.no> <1992Nov17.142600.19848@ccsun.strath.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 11:42:07 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.142600.19848@ccsun.strath.ac.uk>
- ccav38@ccsun.strath.ac.uk ("I.Ballouz") writes:
- >In article <1992Nov17.115232.25424@ulrik.uio.no> eliedw@hedda.uio.no (Elie Dib
- Wardini) writes:
- >>
- >[ .. ]
- >
- >Elie, I am not an expert on Islam and I don't have much information on this
- >discussion but I would like to draw your attention to a point that is directly
- >related to our situation in the Lebanon.
- >You said:
- >
- >[ ... ]
- >
- >>I will never be able to achieve high posistions in the political
- >>administration, since Mulims can only be ruled by Muslims. If I have a
- dispute
- >>with a Muslim, I will not be treated as equal and my trial can not be taken
- >>before a secular or Christian jury and judge.
-
- Muslims in Lebanon were Judged by Muslim Judges. Just for the record.
-
- >If you,as a non-Moslem living in an Islamic state, want the freedom to get
- high
- >political offices, why you do not apply the same principle to Moslems in
- >Lebanon? Why you would like a high office in an overwhelming Moslem country
- and
- >you object to total separation between State and Religion in Lebanon?
- >
- >I seem to remember reading some articles in which you said that you want the
- >principle of sharing power at the top level to be guaranteed, am I wrong?
-
- Ibrahim, your point is well taken. I have many times said that I am willing to
- discuss and abolish confessionalism in Lebanon.
-
- I am willing to start discussion on this right now!
-
- I have posted some suggestions on getting our country back, and here I
- suggested some constitutional reforms.
-
- I am open to discussion, and I am willing to abolish confessionalism.
-
- did I say it clearly enough? :-)
-
- >[ .... ]
- >
- >
- >>This fact is enough to make the whole system unacceptable.
- >
- >I hope you see why some of us, Moslems, are asking for a change to the better
- >in the country.
-
- I am with you a hundred percent. I am against using the Syrians as a guarantee
- though!
-
- >I. Ballouz
-
-
-
- elie wardini
-