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mwishka
06/19/02 at 20:08:17
is anyone from here going to that conference in new haven on the 29th?  if so, i have some questions for you...

the person from my palestine trip group who sat next to me on the flight over was brother jimmy jones, who is a professor of religious studies in new haven.  when i heard that i mentioned having read about this conference and how affordable it was....  he said he had been sitting talking about the state of islam in america with zaid shakir just the night before.  he encouraged me to go, and said he and his wife both still have tickets because they're really bad at selling them......

so, besides is anyone going, i was wondering if anyone had an opinion on whether or not this conference is appropriate for me to go to.  he seemed to think so.  the only other thing he said is that it will be divided into sisters' and brothers' sections.

so....i was kind of interested, but was so rushed to go on my trip that i didn't have time to think about it until now.  figured i'd make a quick decision about it when i got back.......  :'(  ok, i don't want to dwell on that.....  :'(

any thoughts?

mwishka
Re: new haven question...
Shahida
06/26/02 at 05:25:51
Mwishkiii ;)

Listen, I have no idea abott his conference, this is just a little note to say when I saw New Haven...it brought back so many memories about Yale, lol:)  Was so young and stupid back then, but hey, I enjoyed my time there!  Was really nice experience, considering it was the summer, and there were absolutely NO other Muslims in sight...hehe, the story of my life.

I hope you go and that it will be an exciting and impressive experience for you!

(mm, you ARE talking about NH, Connecticut right? lol lol)

Bye bye
Shahida
Re: new haven question...
saadia
06/26/02 at 08:34:49
[slm]

I dont see why it wouldn't be ok for you to go to the conference,  Muslims aren't the only ones allowed into them, just sit in the women's side and you'll be aight.    :-X

[wlm]

saadia
Re: new haven question...
se7en
06/26/02 at 22:09:56
bro jimmy jones is a very cool guy  8)

I was hoping to attend but my bro is getting married the next day  :-X

lemme know if you do plan on going.. maybe you can meet up with some really nice ppl I know downstate that are planning on attending.

wasalaam :)

06/26/02 at 22:11:23
se7en
Re: new haven question...
Somaira
06/27/02 at 01:48:47
Assalamualaikum!!
inshaAllah I'll be there =o). I encourage you to attend. The person who wrote the previous post is absolutely 110% correct. The conf is in no way restricted to only Muslims. It should be good, I've been to others in the past. Good speakers, a lil bazaar, and lots of people, what more could you ask for??
well, take care.
ws
Somaira
Re: new haven question...
mwishka
06/28/02 at 00:09:30
hi again albany, etc.,

thankssaadia and somaira (and 7).

wow got so wrapped up in my fun and games at bebzi that i almost forgot to come back here tonight...

i heard from brother jimmy today - he said he and his wife would be happy to meet me there and help me out.  he really is very very nice, or as se7en ( < success.  had to type r e a l l y slow, but succeeded!) said, he's pretty cool, and i agree.

so, is there anyone reading here who would be willing to share driving with me to go out there??  yeah yeah it's complicated, but anything over an hour and a half becomes, um, uncomfortable for me.

he sent me the schedule, and it starts at 9am, but, IF there were someone interested or up to this, i'm pretty flexible.

but i need to know as soon as possible, so i can let him know whether to expect me or not...

mwishka
Re: new haven question...
yunus
06/28/02 at 08:02:01
Also i New Haven on saturday is a Ralph Nader Green Party Super Rally. There should be like 20,000 Nader suppots there. It should be very interesting to be in New Haven saturday with the mix of thousands of Greens and thousands of muslims.


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