This was on Front page of CNN website. SubhanAllah I can not believe they claim to be muslim while they are performing in bikinis. Astaghfirullah.
Arab-Americans react with delight to Lebanese-American Miss USA.
(CNN) -- Arab-Americans expressed delight Monday, a day after 24-year-old Lebanese-American Rima Fakih was crowned Miss USA.
"For once, we're talking about beauty and not terror," said Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab-American News, in Dearborn, Michigan, who knows Fakih and her family.
He and about 150 other Arab-Americans watched the pageant unfold on a 100-inch television screen at La Pita Restaurant in Dearborn, which was packed with her friends.
The place erupted in applause when she took the crown, he said.
"This sends a signal that we're part and parcel of this great country ... this is a part of being American. The American dream is still alive and kicking. Nobody can tell us that a Muslim cannot make it. Yes, we can make it."
"We couldn't hear ourselves," said Mohamad Dbouk, general manager of the restaurant. "Everybody was screaming."
Dancing continued until 2 a.m., said Siblani, who text-messaged Fakih after her victory. "She was very excited."
He said Fakih and her family describe themselves as Muslim. Asked if conservative Muslims might be offended by the pictures of the young woman wearing a bikini, he said, "Only stupid ones. It's like all religions: They have conservative, they have liberal, and they have in the middle."
He added, "If you're asking those conservatives, yes, they'll tell you that it's forbidden. But I'm a Muslim, and if you ask me would my sister wear a bikini or a swimsuit, I'd say yes, of course."
A Lebanese friend downplayed the issue. Though her name is Muslim, "Rima was raised in a family that's moderate, and they practiced both religions," including Christianity, said Rami Haddad, who said he helped with Fakih's publicity campaign in Michigan.
"She's American first, and I don't think religion has to play any role in this."
He also downplayed the impact of the pictures, including those showing a scantily clad Fakih dancing on a pole. "I don't think they are anything bad," he said.
A spokeswoman for Miss USA said pageant officials are not certain that Fakih is the first Arab-American to win the title, since such records are not kept, but she said she thought that was the case.
Either way, Samar Boulos, 23, was proud of Fakih's victory. "I would really hope that she would raise the Lebanese name up high," said the Beirut native who teaches Arabic at Kennesaw State University in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. "Instead of always showing the terrorism part of it, maybe she could show the good side of it, the beauty."
Similar sentiments surged across international borders: "9 years after 9/11. America has a president of Muslim origin and a Muslim Miss America," tweeted Khalid Alkhalifa, the foreign minister of Bahrain.
But it was not all positive. Octavia Nasr, CNN's senior editor of Middle East affairs, said criticism was emerging on some websites. "It's a mixed bag," she said.
Arabs are quick to adopt someone who becomes successful, even if their country of origin played no role in their success, she said.
"Arabs usually flee their land to find opportunities elsewhere. Until they make it, their countries of origin do nothing for them," she said.
Nasr said others took issue with the judges' decision, pointing to one blog entry. "Anyone who says she ain't pretty is lying, but I'm not sure she's all that," it said. "She is a very typical Lebanese beauty, nothing too out of the ordinary, but I may be wrong."
Fakih's victory came as no surprise to Linda Bement, who had just turned 18 when she won the title of Miss USA in 1960.
"I picked her out," said Bement, who watched the program from Salt Lake City, Utah, where she lived then and lives now. "She just looked like she was going to be the winner."
Bement said that though the bathing suits have gotten smaller and the promotional pictures more risque, little else appears to have changed in the half-century since she took home her pearl-encrusted tiara.
"The girls are still pretty," said Bement, who had to return the tiara and went on to work as a model for Max Factor and Royal Crown Cola after her pageant victory. "It's a business, it's big money," she said.
After her victory, Bement too was subject to criticism from conservatives -- in this case from Mormons -- though it had little impact.
"I just heard it secondhand that somebody said a Mormon girl shouldn't be showing her body off in a bathing suit," she said. "But I would say overwhelmingly the Mormons were just thrilled that I won. The president of the church at the time invited me to meet his wife, and I, of course, met with him.
"There's always a little tiny group of people who are even more conservative than the average bear."
Then how can you avoid the punishment, if you disbelieve, on a Day that will make the children grey-headed?
Sura Al-Muzzammil 73:17
LOL Brother true that though she's fit hence she won da title but ahhhh i realli dn't care like evry1 else wat eva she does dats between her n Allah (SWT)
a woman who dresses like that and says she's muslim is the ugliest woman alive!
a woman who dresses like that and says she's muslim is the ugliest woman alive!
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Hit the nail on the head. Disappointed with Chawdury, A Muslim i presume calling her 'Fit'. Come on man, show some shame
Oh ok i see i make 1 lil comment turns tooo meee causin disappointment, I'm not approving of wat she does, nor sayin its right jeeez wuld u ppl jam on da hype seriously, all im sayin in my opinion is she a buff ting dats all
Last edited by S<Chowdhury; 05-20-2010 at 09:13 PM.
To my Akh's tryin to stay on their deen
It gets mean especially when u stay on the scene
And at the same try to stay out of trouble
But don't forget the blessing's in the struggle...
You gotta stay on your salats, your zakats, your Quran
I guess you're just trolling, because that reminds me of idiots on websites that scream "u idiot" and never say why. Thanks for trying though
And your original comment wasnt? Why Paraphrase and quote a comment which is full of nonsense?
What was nonsensical about saying what others are saying about someone? Is it ridiculous to accurately say what others are saying about the subject? Does it make you angry and boil your blood if someone elses views are merely brought up, regardless if the poster actually agrees with the views? Give me a break.
lol, i aint trolling, was just commenting in jest, dont take it to heart.
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that reminds me of idiots on websites that scream "u idiot" and never say why. Thanks for trying though What was nonsensical about saying what others are saying about someone? Is it ridiculous to accurately say what others are saying about the subject? Does it make you angry and boil your blood if someone elses views are merely brought up, regardless if the poster actually agrees with the views? Give me a break.
Lets put it this way, If anyone says a bad word about Hezbollah, I will be the first to defend them. They are warriors and one of a few sincere Muslim movements among the Muslim world in my eyes so its only natural i would defend them
Oh ok i see i make 1 lil comment turns tooo meee causin disappointment, I'm not approving of wat she does, nor sayin its right jeeez wuld u ppl jam on da hype seriously, all im sayin in my opinion is she a buff ting dats all
buff ting + no islam = the hollowest of hollow piece of hype
buff ting + no islam = the hollowest of hollow piece of hype
LOOOL jus sayin man.......love da fact yur so judgemental in sayin she's hollow, oh unless im wrong do u knw her? (dnt ask why im defending her i reali dnt why but lets run with it LOL ) but anyway w.e
Last edited by S<Chowdhury; 05-20-2010 at 09:58 PM.
To my Akh's tryin to stay on their deen
It gets mean especially when u stay on the scene
And at the same try to stay out of trouble
But don't forget the blessing's in the struggle...
You gotta stay on your salats, your zakats, your Quran
Lets put it this way, If anyone says a bad word about Hezbollah, I will be the first to defend them
When anyone comes to the defense of anyone automatically, that's a bad sign... Even worse when I didn't even say anything about them one way or another in the initial post. I even gave the link to what I was talking about XD
. They are warriors and one of a few sincere Muslim movements among the Muslim world in my eyes so its only natural i would defend them
::snicker:: Okay.
a woman who dresses like that and says she's muslim is the ugliest woman alive!
I guess beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.
DEBBIE SCHLUSSEL, DebbieSchlussel.com: "Don’t let Miss Hezbollah USA, er , Miss USA' Rima Fakih’s experience, as a pole dancing stripper, fool you. . . Just like the 9/11 hijackers drank alcohol at the Pink Pony and gambled in Vegas — both no-nos in Islam — Muslims are allowed to engage in taqiyyah (deception of the infidels to further the cause of Islam/jihad). And that’s exactly what this is."
I thought that one was particularly amusing from the bunch.. they makeup lies, circulate them and then believe them
I am sure she'll further jihad with her nakedness, and it is a wonder those drunken 'jihadist' managed such a feat with plastic knives and invisi planes.. how stupid are these people? it is almost as if they are not ashamed to have their name in the dictionary as the very definition of an idiot!
Text without context is pretext If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him
DEBBIE SCHLUSSEL, DebbieSchlussel.com: "Don’t let Miss Hezbollah USA, er , Miss USA' Rima Fakih’s experience, as a pole dancing stripper, fool you. . . Just like the 9/11 hijackers drank alcohol at the Pink Pony and gambled in Vegas — both no-nos in Islam — Muslims are allowed to engage in taqiyyah (deception of the infidels to further the cause of Islam/jihad). And that’s exactly what this is."
I thought that one was particularly amusing from the bunch.. they makeup lies, circulate them and then believe them
I am sure she'll further jihad with her nakedness, and it is a wonder those drunken 'jihadist' managed such a feat with plastic knives and invisi planes.. how stupid are these people? it is almost as if they are not ashamed to have their name in the dictionary as the very definition of an idiot!
LOL..she was asked if her family comes from a part of Lebanon where Hezbollah has stronghold, and then she replied saying.."Noo We come from a part of Lebanon where its predominantly christian" She is trying to do her best to avoid Muslim label on her.
Then how can you avoid the punishment, if you disbelieve, on a Day that will make the children grey-headed?
Sura Al-Muzzammil 73:17
LOL..she was asked if her family comes from a part of Lebanon where Hezbollah has stronghold, and then she replied saying.."Noo We come from a part of Lebanon where its predominantly christian" She is trying to do her best to avoid Muslim label on her.
she is pathetic plus if I disregard all that is wrong with this picture she doesn't have the Arabian beauty that people from the middle east are famous for the one that inspired the likes of Léon-François Comerre and Eugène Delacroix.. she looks like a common W hore (astghfor Allah) it is so unfortunate .. let the 'Christians' of the east and west avail her then... 'integration' over the loss of self and the loss of eternity!
Text without context is pretext If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him
LOLLLLLLL..man i rem watching the south carolina girl. I was cracking up.. She had no clue what she is talking about. Also, stupid bush. he raised his left while saying "my right hand".
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Then how can you avoid the punishment, if you disbelieve, on a Day that will make the children grey-headed?
Sura Al-Muzzammil 73:17
The media especially in the US will pick up on anything to do with Muslims. If a Muslim kills someone, we will all know if he is Muslim, however if a person practicing any other religion does the same thing the media won't care about stating it. Anything to get the ratings huh? Having said that, its nearly just as bad over here.
Anything to make a headline with 'Muslim' in it eh?
This is pathetic, as is she.
Also, Chowdry.. Dude what is up with 'buff ting' and the rest? I'm sorry but you just don't say stuff like that. =) Its Islamic Board, Not Facebook =P =D
Also, its more of an issue for the whole Ummah, after all look at the kind of people we have representing us. Tsk. 'Nuff said..?
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