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Iman73

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Latest post on 24 November 2015 - 13:43
Hi Brwneydgirl, My husband recently had surgery to replaced a severely herniated cervical disk at the Medcare Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital on Sheikh Zayed Road. His surgeon was Dr. Nikola Vagic and we highly recommend him. In my husband's case, his disk herniation was so severe that surgery was the only option - physiotherapy did not work and leaving the disk untreated would have eventually led to nerve damage. Dr. Nikola was very professional and provided us with excellent pre- and post-op care. We are quite relieved that the surgery progressed smoothly - the prospect of any surgery (particularly spinal surgery) can be quite daunting. I hope your husband receives the care and treatment he requires and is pain free very soon.
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Latest post on 06 February 2014 - 21:49
I think just about every school has a Learning Support department (by many and varied names) these days. What age is your child? My child is 12 at the moment. She has not been diagnosed with a learning disability as such (eg: she's not dyslexic) but struggles with reading and writing. Currently, she is receiving fantastic support from special education teachers here in Canada. I am worried that we may not be able to find the equivalent in Dubai :(
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Latest post on 05 February 2014 - 00:53
Hello ladies, For those of you who are interested in taking a course but don't have the option to drive to a class somewhere, please checkout www.coursera.org. It is a website that offer free online courses from reputable and accredited universities throughout the world. I learnt about coursera through a lecture on TED talks. I loved the philosophy behind the establishment of this website, which is to make great education available to anyone in the world for free. I hope this helps those of you who are bored to tears at home. When not working or parenting in Dubai, I found that taking online courses towards my HRM diploma (not through coursera.org but a college in Canada) made life bearable in Dubai :)
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Latest post on 18 June 2012 - 19:58
Hi Mandarine, I live in the Tamweel Towers (cluster U) of the JLT right next to the Dubai Marina Metro station. I love this building - the maintenance and security service is great. The shared facilities (pool, gym, lobby) are very clean. We have a little covered playground beside the building. Plus the unit layouts are very generous (I'm in a two bedroom unit that is over 2000 SF). I will be moving out by July 1 and my landlord is looking for a new tenant. Let me know if you're interested. I would highly recommend this building and am sad to leave. Good luck with the upcoming move. Iman Is your LL still searching for a new tenant? Has your Apt. maidsroom? which view? We would need a maid for storage! Hi Mandarine, I'm sorry but our we helped our LL find a new tenant within 24 hours of giving notice. These 2BR units in the Tamweel and Seef Towers go pretty quickly!! They are really well laid out and quite large. We had a lake view but many units have sea view. Good luck with the house hunt. Iman
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Latest post on 08 June 2012 - 12:32
Hi Mandarine, I live in the Tamweel Towers (cluster U) of the JLT right next to the Dubai Marina Metro station. I love this building - the maintenance and security service is great. The shared facilities (pool, gym, lobby) are very clean. We have a little covered playground beside the building. Plus the unit layouts are very generous (I'm in a two bedroom unit that is over 2000 SF). I will be moving out by July 1 and my landlord is looking for a new tenant. Let me know if you're interested. I would highly recommend this building and am sad to leave. Good luck with the upcoming move. Iman
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Latest post on 29 May 2012 - 13:00
Hello, I'm shifting back home to Canada over the summer and am selling my personal library. I have over 150 novels (excellent condition - most were read only once) that I am selling for 5 DHS per book. I've placed an add in the classifieds section. Let me know if you're interested and I'll forward my contact details to you.
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Latest post on 07 February 2012 - 18:47
Hi Zimbomum, I have two African Greys and absolutely adore them, so I really hope the owner of the bird you found is reunited with their pet. If, however, that does not happen and you decide that you cannot keep the bird then I would be very interested in adopting it. Please let me know what you decide to do. Good luck! Iman
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 18:30
Sticky Wicket - I think that as human beings (not just women) we should be appalled at the assault against any woman, be it a woman in rural Pakistan, Lisa Logan, or the thousands of other who are being assaulted as we discuss this issue at this very moment. Being appalled at the assault of another woman does not make you superior. Believing that there is something innate to Pakistan, be it Pakistan's men, society, culture, etc. that make that country somehow more misogynistic than a European countries is Eurocentric. Not too long ago marital rape was not considered a crime in Canada (that's where I'm from). Feminists had to fight long and hard to have marital sexual assault recognized as a crime. In fact, many of the rights, freedoms and legal protections Western women benefit from came through decades of struggling against the established patriarchy - the struggle continues to this day on a whole plethora of issues. Western men didn't "give us" our rights - women fought for them. Likewise, women in Pakistan are fighting for their rights including the right of rural women to seek legal recourse against their assailants. It is not upto any man to give a woman her rights - those in positions of power rarely handover rights and freedoms to those that they oppress. Again, I go back to my point of how women and men do not function in isolation from much larger socioeconomic, cultural and political systems. Sexual assault against women in rural Pakistan must be understood within its context which would include, in part, understanding how/why men in rural communities perpetrate violence against women and how the state, cultural beliefs, politics supports misogyny. I think it is very dangerous to claim that men in Western countries are less sexist than men from Eastern/Third World countries - the prevalance of violence against women and children in many Western nations is case in point. Western men are not somehow more insulated from sexist or misogynist beliefs and practices than other men. What about the thousands of women who were raped and murdered during the Bosnian war? Or the rape of prisoners by U.S. and British soldiers in Iraq? Instead of making comparisons about how one group is less sexist than another, I think it is more important that the analysis of and struggle against women's oppression take into account those contextual factors I mentioned earlier.
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 17:55
it is thursday, take it easy .... all is good and your cause is too. Good to know :) I'd like to believe that empowering women and ending sexism is the cause of all women (and men) - that's just me being very idealistic and hopeful.
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 17:51
Stickywicket - I really liked your words "There is surely no right or wrong when it comes to condeming a lack of rights for women? Surely every voice is as important to continue to get the message accross?" I couldn't agree more, well said. I don't believe that the high incidence of rape in Pakistan is entirely due to the men there having less respect for women, although I'm sure that plays a role in violence against women in Pakistan and in other parts of the world. Violence against women (in Pakistan and other places) doesn't happen in isolation and those who assault women are part of much larger socioeconomic, cultural, and political systems are structured upon the oppression of women. So there are relatively more incidences of rape in Pakistan than other places (not sure how accurate these stats are because so many cases of rape go unreported in many parts of the world - suspect that there are a great deal many more countries with high rates). Does that mean that men in Pakistan are more sexist than others? Or could it be that there is a whole slew of other factors that contribute to violence against women there? I can't think of too many off the top of my head (would have to do a little bit of research to brush up on my feminist knowledge) but I think that the growth of fundamentalism (not labelling any particular religion here), increasing poverty, backlash against women's empowerment etc plays a very strong role in violence against women in Pakistan. Not excusing or absolving individual male assailants from their crimes at all, but I think it is so important to situate various patriarchal practices within proper context to fully understand their causes and how to combat them.
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 17:33
MODS we need a new forum call it I73 What's that supposed to mean? I'm hoping you're being humorous and are not implying something slightly more sinister :(
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 17:23
WaxMuch - meant to say "I agree with your point about how rape is..." little typo there :)
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 17:22
WaxMuch - I argue with your points about how rape is used as a weapon, during war and times of conflict, and is often used as an punitive instrument to keep women who "step out of line" in check. I think that you made valid points. I do disagree with you statement that some countries are more sexist than others. What purpose do such comparisons make in women's struggle against patriarchy? How can the determination of degree or severity of sexism be made? Just as some women in Western/First World countries like to believe that they have greater freedom in comparison to women in Third World countries, I have also heard some Muslim women feel pity for Western women who they believe (unlike themselves) are oppressed by being pressured to objectify themselves in terms of revealing clothing, body image issues, etc. Any group of women gloating over their supposed "superiority" over other women does not help women's empowerment. The comparisons are endless and again I go back to my question of what purpose would such comparisons serve? Different forms of oppression and their many manifestations should be examined and combatted within their unique sociopolitical, cultural, economic, and historical contexts.
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 16:44
Why is it surprising that the original post about the terrible assault against the CBS reporter would evolve into an interesting discussion on several other topics related to violence against women and women's empowerment? Most interesting conversations never stay confined to the "germinating" idea or topic, but seem to bring about more ideas and view points as the discussion progresses. Hannadina - no arguing that sexual harassment is a huge problem in Egypt, but is also a huge problem faced by women in many other parts of the world. Talking about more or less of any one kind of sexist practice assumes that there is a set standard against which a comparison should be made. Who sets that standard or yardstick? In the case of sexual harassment in Egypt or elsewhere, what are the means of determining the measure? Would it be sheer volume of sexual harassment incidents? What about cases that go unreported? Should the nature of sexual harassment, its severity and the damage it does to women be considered when stating that one country has more sexual harassment than another? Acknowledging and taking action against misogynist practices shouldn't involve women resorting to Eurocentric perceptions of some countries/cultures being more sexist than others. The statement made by one forum member about not being shocked about the attack against the CBS reporter as "this is Egypt" is prejudiced and it does a disservice to all those women and men who fight against oppression, including patriarchy, in Egypt.
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 13:17
Iman you do not know me nor my life. A few short sentences I have written do not give you the right to tell me my superiority is misplaced. These horrors cannot be ended. I come from a perfect blend of cultures and have every right to understand it all too well. As long as men are placed in superior roles in the household, then boys will grow up to believe they are better. Izzy, the women commit the crime, to avoid their daughters suffering ill talk later. I don't know you or your life. My statement was not made in reference to that, rather it was directed at a statement you had made. This forum is meant to be a place where women can exchange thoughts and ideas with, I hope, the intend to better and empower ourselves. t I completely disagree with your belief that these horrors cannot be ended -they can and will!! Women fought long and hard to win so many rights that we take for granted (the right to vote, the right to work, the right to an education, etc). And women will continue to fight for their rights and freedoms. Any one woman believing that she is superior to another does not help in women's global empowerment. We can recognize how we are uniquely privileged by various factors (education, wealth, access to political freedoms) but that does not make any one woman better than another.
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 13:08
Patriarchal systems would not have endured for millenia across the globe if women themselves were not indoctrinated into supporting and upholding those very systems that oppressed them. So no big shock that women are usually the ones who perform FGM. Why not instead examine the historical and sociopolitical roots of FGM? Egypt has a long history of feminism with many strong and brave women tackling misogyny in their culture (eg: Nawal El Sadawi, Hoda Al Sharawi) including FGM. Sponge-monkey: Not sure what you are trying to argue with the statement about William Wilberforce. There have been many brave people, women and men, in the West and the East who have taken a stand against oppression in all its many forms. Not sure about what point you are trying to make.
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 12:44
Yes, your points are valid, but somehow I cannot compare FGM with date rape. FGM is widespread and an accepted practise within the family unit. Daterape is not something that a few aunties plan for the weekend. I do not think that my sense of womens superiority in the West is misplaced at all. Then don't make the comparison at all because comparisons that come from a place of "oh, how horrible for those poor women. Are I/we lucky that we don't live there" do not contribute to ending patriarchy but serves the deepen divisions between women and all others who are committed to ending sexism. You are entitled to your sense of superiority, I am more interested in how women can put aside their sense of superiority (which is false and unhelpful) to work together to end all the horrors of misogyny, FGM to date rape to workplace harassment to unequal pay, etc, etc, etc.
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 12:16
Very shocking! somehow, I am not shocked, this is Egypt and the way I think of it. Sad it happened though, how awful. For a country that allow FGM of their young girls, what message do you think this sends out to the men? Misogyny and violence against women knows no borders. Women are assaulted, abused, and murdered everywhere in the world including the West. I think women do a disservice to one another and to the cause of women's empowerment when we delude ourselves into thinking that one country or culture is more hateful to women than others. For that reason, I am troubled by your statement "I am not shocked, this is Egypt" because it speaks to the false sense of security and a misplaced sense of superiority that some women in the West feel in regards to women in the East or the Third World. Instead of comparing the horror of one form of misogyny (FGM in Egypt) against another (date rape in many Western countries) for the purpose of claiming that some countries treat women better than others, I think is serves women's empowerment better to understand the historical, sociopolitical and cultural contexts within which such misogynistic practices function to oppress women.
 
 
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