the story still continues » Opinion http://amellie.net an endless story of my personal life Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:32:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Letter of Sarcasm http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/ http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:28:43 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/ Dear People,

Would you please stop asking me when I will get married. Please?!

I still can’t comprehend why people ask me this question over and over again.

Will it make any difference if I get married? Will it affect …

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]]> http://amellie.net/2010/09/protecting-domestic-workers-in-saudi-arabia/feed/ 4 My Useless Opinion about Minaret Banning http://amellie.net/2009/12/my-useless-opinion-about-minaret-banning/ http://amellie.net/2009/12/my-useless-opinion-about-minaret-banning/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:28:16 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2009/12/my-useless-opinion-about-minaret-banning/ So, the decision is final. The Swiss people don't want the minarets anymore. It was shocking, concerning that there are only a total of 4 minarets in the country. I wonder why do they even care about such thing? Why …

]]> http://amellie.net/2009/12/my-useless-opinion-about-minaret-banning/feed/ 9 Being a Muslim (and Practicing) in a Western Country http://amellie.net/2009/10/being-a-muslim-and-practicing-in-a-western-country/ http://amellie.net/2009/10/being-a-muslim-and-practicing-in-a-western-country/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:35:25 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2009/10/being-a-muslim-and-practicing-in-a-western-country/ When I went to an Indonesian mosque in Den Haag to break my fast, I was left with astonishment. I was told to sit in a room designated for children and youngsters — there were perhaps 30 pupils or even …

]]> http://amellie.net/2009/10/being-a-muslim-and-practicing-in-a-western-country/feed/ 5 Veil http://amellie.net/2006/10/veil/ http://amellie.net/2006/10/veil/#comments Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:49:21 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2006/10/veil/ Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw recently made comments urging Moslem women to remove their veils. “I'm not talking about being prescriptive. But with all the caveats, yes I would rather (women did not wear full veils). Communities are bound …

]]> http://amellie.net/2006/10/veil/feed/ 16 All Eyes on Islam http://amellie.net/2006/10/all-eyes-on-islam/ http://amellie.net/2006/10/all-eyes-on-islam/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:19:07 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2006/10/all-eyes-on-islam/ Someone gave me this link about a French teacher who criticises our Prophet SAW and Al-Qur’an for spreading violence and hatred. I was completely angry and heart-broken. This was not the first time I read about this. A friend of …

]]> http://amellie.net/2006/10/all-eyes-on-islam/feed/ 14 Criticism on Indonesian Workers http://amellie.net/2006/10/criticism-on-indonesian-workers/ http://amellie.net/2006/10/criticism-on-indonesian-workers/#comments Sun, 01 Oct 2006 16:52:29 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2006/10/criticism-on-indonesian-workers/ I wrote an article titled Illegal Workers that was published in March this year. The article itself was about the bad side of Indonesian illegal workers from my point of view. I didn’t write anything good about them. But then, …

]]> http://amellie.net/2006/10/criticism-on-indonesian-workers/feed/ 11 The Grand Mosque & Women http://amellie.net/2006/09/the-grand-mosque-women/ http://amellie.net/2006/09/the-grand-mosque-women/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2006 03:23:43 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2006/09/the-grand-mosque-women/ Yes, I know this is an old story. But I don’t care…

Last month, women from all over the world spoke up opposing a new proposal to banned women praying within the mataaf in the Grand Mosque / Masjidil Haram. …

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