tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post5015457923776510203..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Moolaadé (Review)A Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-7417097412280712062009-11-10T14:40:54.827+00:002009-11-10T14:40:54.827+00:00Thanks for your words, Mama.
Greetings from Londo...Thanks for your words, Mama.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-68694733187057975982009-11-09T17:41:31.371+00:002009-11-09T17:41:31.371+00:00I will watch the trailer when I have access to med...I will watch the trailer when I have access to media later. FGM continues today, even in parts of Kenya - a terrible, inhuman practice. While it is possible some outside intervention may stop the practice, at the bottom of it all is education. Almost a year ago, I blogged about a fifteen year old girl in Kenya who died after she attempted to perform the procedure on herself. She felt "incomplete" because her parents refused to do it; she had completely bought into the belief that her womanhood was at stake. Just horrible.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-90666198425647879822009-11-08T11:37:23.726+00:002009-11-08T11:37:23.726+00:00Many thanks for your feedback. In addition to the ...Many thanks for your feedback. In addition to the above comments I would like to say that indeed, western governments fail to intervene on many occasions citing 'cultural differences' as their favourite excuse. Not that there are that many 'cultural differences' when it comes to invading another country illegaly to take their oil. I strongly believe that the change we can make is from our own position and using our own strengths.<br /><br />Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-25228332725584038942009-11-08T10:03:55.330+00:002009-11-08T10:03:55.330+00:00You ask why people don't raise a hue and cry. ...You ask why people don't raise a hue and cry. Some folks do, but they are usually too few and too powerless to cause change to happen. Most folks figure it is none of their business. This happened recently in Bahrain where 19 young men were falsely imprisoned and tortured month after month in what amounted to religious persecution. The UN could not help; I know because I got a friend of a relative who works in international human rights at the UN involved; the UN gave up too readily. The Islamic human rights organizations could not help; they did not have the power. The Western embassies in Bahrain turned their backs; not their concern, they said. Fortunately, people around the world prayed over and over again for these young men, and finally, after 18 months of brutality, following a community's praying at the mosque from sundown to sunup, the king granted a surprise pardon and the courts declared the young men innocent -- with no explanation of why that had happened or why at that juncture; a trial had been planned, but the pardon came in place of the trial. (There is information about this online at the various news agencies, who became interested AFTER the pardon.)<br /><br />You are right to question why people do not rise up in unison and stop violations of human rights, of one's personal body, and the like. Keep questioning until we start acting more responsibly!Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-13261954631760485162009-11-08T07:49:04.747+00:002009-11-08T07:49:04.747+00:00this movie does sounds very interesting. I'd l...this movie does sounds very interesting. I'd like to experience some African culture and to experience the depth of this situation would be a good start, I believeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492971657533007449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-74717385273539264412009-11-07T23:08:17.039+00:002009-11-07T23:08:17.039+00:00I'm a fan of Sembene but have not seen Moolade...I'm a fan of Sembene but have not seen Moolade because i was concerned that I wouldn't be able to take the brutality. Thanks for this review, now I know that there's no real violence in the film. FGM has been a hot topic within feminists communities for awhile. As Nevine explains, many communities have outlawed the practice but the brutal ritual continues in secret. I believe that education is the key to really eliminating practices like this.Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-42641883950747892612009-11-06T19:55:17.526+00:002009-11-06T19:55:17.526+00:00Your post, which is actually a movie review, is so...Your post, which is actually a movie review, is so much more than just that. You discuss a terrible terrible practice that still goes on in some African countries. Africa is an old continent steeped in tradition and custom, and while there is nothing the matter with that, the fact remains that as the times change, we too must change. I can tell you for a fact that although female genital mutilation was outlawed in my home country of Egypt at least three decades ago, in some Egyptian villages the practice continues full force. Families pass on their thoughts one generation to the next, and entire townships are lost in the babble of ages past. It's unfortunate for the girls who grow up to be women devoid of an important aspect of their sexual livelihood by no doing of their own. I cry for them, because I have seen them cry for themselves.<br /><br />NevineNevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-28493290257107082602009-11-06T19:14:53.743+00:002009-11-06T19:14:53.743+00:00Thanks for your review! SO terrible!!
Lack of humm...Thanks for your review! SO terrible!!<br />Lack of hummanity .Betty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-74461646394490537832009-11-06T17:42:35.333+00:002009-11-06T17:42:35.333+00:00horrible & distressing...
but, I just swam on ...horrible & distressing...<br />but, I just swam on to your blog & I am glad I did. What an interesting man & what an amzing life. I really enjoyed poking around & getting your opinions & observations.<br />Best wishes from Oregon.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967985806955115917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-34107156939842124822009-11-06T14:41:59.343+00:002009-11-06T14:41:59.343+00:00That was exactly my question when I was doing rese...That was exactly my question when I was doing research for the aforementioned documentary: What happens to our humanity and innate compassion?<br /><br />Many thanks for your kind words.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-793877843658720412009-11-06T13:27:58.186+00:002009-11-06T13:27:58.186+00:00The barbaric things that parents inflict on their ...The barbaric things that parents inflict on their children, that cultures and religions require, that the victims then perpetuate . . . all so unfathomable . . . yet all so real . . . What happens to our humanity and innate compassion?Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-70657272564621992092009-11-06T12:35:29.673+00:002009-11-06T12:35:29.673+00:00Thanks for the review. I had not heard of this mov...Thanks for the review. I had not heard of this movie. I remember a few years ago when female genital mutilation came to the forefront, it was awful to hear of it.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-37380361984659536292009-11-06T11:30:26.674+00:002009-11-06T11:30:26.674+00:00It was haunting to see the beautiful faces and ves...It was haunting to see the beautiful faces and vestiments and to realize that a horrific reality of mutilation hid beneath the surface. Thank you for doing your part in bringing awareness of this tragedy to international awareness.Judith Mercadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739476600999112092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-33502091089279371012009-11-06T06:37:27.745+00:002009-11-06T06:37:27.745+00:00Thanks for letting me know about this film. I felt...Thanks for letting me know about this film. I felt sick reading this blog because the thought of this still being practised is so distressing. Those women who are standing against it are so brave.<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-36580308536184531222009-11-06T01:40:52.036+00:002009-11-06T01:40:52.036+00:00A horrible practice a horrible place.A horrible practice a horrible place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-11937076984959451182009-11-06T00:44:43.658+00:002009-11-06T00:44:43.658+00:00I viewed a pbs documentary on this recently and wa...I viewed a pbs documentary on this recently and was shocked that it not only went on, but that so many know and do nothing......thanx for bringing this to light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com