{"id":492,"date":"2004-10-07T11:10:19","date_gmt":"2004-10-07T09:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anjameulenbelt.nl\/weblog\/?p=492"},"modified":"2011-07-24T19:59:11","modified_gmt":"2011-07-24T17:59:11","slug":"ramadans-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anjameulenbelt.nl\/weblog\/2004\/10\/07\/ramadans-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan&#8217;s reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Anja;<\/p>\n<p>I am really very sorry for what was happening because of my writings, I wanted<br \/>\nonly to be a light guest on the weblog not to create those problems.  I know<br \/>\nthat your weblog was very nice before I came to it and caused those endless<br \/>\ndebates.  So, I do not want to increase it and thanks from the bottom of my<br \/>\nheart for the efforts you are devoting on behalf of us.  I appreciate it<br \/>\ntremendeously and I appreciate very much the help and support of our friends<br \/>\nin Holland, it is very clear how much they are connected to us.  This is our<br \/>\ndestiny as Palestinians, to be very debatable and find Israelis fighting us.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nSorry again<\/p>\n<p>Ramadan<\/p>\n<p>This is what I answered to Ramadan:<\/p>\n<p>Please Ramadan, it was not you creating those problems.<br \/>\nNot at all. You did not cause the endless debates, they were already going<br \/>\non before you. It is my fault I didn&#8217;t stop them. Now I have set some rules<br \/>\nfor everybody who wants to be on this weblog, no attacking, only arguments,<br \/>\nquestions. Don&#8217;t judge people you don&#8217;t know, or situations you don&#8217;t know,<br \/>\nask first. Make contact. Try to learn something from the other. So in a way<br \/>\nyou were doing us a favour. The reactions to your letter that I found<br \/>\nunacceptable to be on my personal weblog were a good reason for me to make<br \/>\nnew rules. Rules that are good for everybody.<br \/>\nSo please Ramadan, continue writing to us. Don&#8217;t let the wrong people stop<br \/>\nyou from raising your voice. The Palestinian voice is not heard enough, it<br \/>\nis hidden behind prejudice and the ignorance of many people in Europe. It is<br \/>\nhidden behind the propaganda of Israel and the US who wants to tell us all<br \/>\nArabs are terrorists, all muslims are backwards, all Palestinians like<br \/>\nviolence because they are born that way. You know it is not true, I know it<br \/>\nis not true, so please Ramadan, help me to fight this stupidity and keep<br \/>\nwriting to us.<br \/>\nThe rules are different now, I will not allow anybody to attack a friend, I<br \/>\nwill introduce some Arab rules, as I learned them in your country where the<br \/>\nforeigner who visits you is welcome and protected, and even if you disagree,<br \/>\nyou don&#8217;t forget the rules of politeness and decency.<br \/>\nYou remember we disagree on some things? We are still friends. We continue<br \/>\nto discuss. We respect each other, we don&#8217;t give up on each other, we tell<br \/>\neach other what we think, we make jokes, then we disagree again<br \/>\npassionately, and then we find again what we share.<br \/>\nThere is a lesson in this, Ramadan. Help us to learn it.<br \/>\nSo we await your next letter.<\/p>\n<p>All the best<\/p>\n<p>Anja<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Anja; I am really very sorry for what was happening because of my writings, I wanted only to be a light guest on the weblog not to create those problems. 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