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Expert: Le Anne Clausen - 11/28/2006


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Hello,

I am doing a paper on "Race and Sexuality" and I must find information on sexual attitudes of Arab people, I have searched the internet and cannot come up with complete answers, I was hoping maybe you could help me.
Attitudes on such things as:
*Abortion
*Homosexuality
*Premarital sex
*Importance of marriage
*Masterbation
*Interfaith relationships
*Sexuality, in general

Also, if you can lead me to solid resources (such as books, websites, etc) to find more answers I would greatly appreciate it!

Thank you,
Victoria


Answer
Hi Victoria, thanks for your question.  Here are some websites I can recommend; let me know if there's something they don't seem to cover for you.

http://www.themodernreligion.com/Sex.htm  Uses plenty of Arabic Islamic vocabulary also, which is helpful for further research. (A highly 'religious' point of view)

http://www.mwlusa.org/publications/essays/sexuality.html  The Muslim Women's League; lots of good related issues all over the site; also a progressive women's view

http://www.safraproject.org/sgi-womenssexualtiyinislam.htm  Another more modern view, well-resourced.

http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/kotb2.htm  And a doctoral dissertation!

Good luck, and hope this helps!


peace,
Le Anne

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Le Anne Clausen

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I can answer questions on Arab culture, including differences in cultures among Arab countries and sub-groups. I can also answer questions on Christian-Muslim relations, interfaith issues in general, and human rights and peacemaking issues in the Middle East.

Experience

I was a human rights worker for four years in the Middle East, and have spent time in Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. I speak intermediate Arabic; some Hebrew; and am starting Persian (Farsi, Dari). I have led a half-dozen educational delegations to the area for North American groups; and I have led trainings for nearly a thousand international human rights volunteers coming into the area over my years there. I am now working to launch an interfaith peace-teams based human rights organization, hopefully in the next two years. I am also currently editing the manuscript for my first book, a firsthand account of my time in the Middle East

Publications
"Be the Healers," (next steps after Abu Ghraib) The Lutheran magazine, July 2004. www.christian-muslim.net www.seminaryaction.org www.young-activist.blogspot.com Multiple press releases which I wrote from the field, as well as media interviews/articles about my work are also available via Google search.

Education/Credentials
I have an MA in Christian-Muslim relations; and I am now continuing my studies at Chicago Theological Seminary (www.ctschicago.edu). I also have a BA in Religion concentrating in global service, from Wartburg College, (www.wartburg.edu).

Awards and Honors
I received the Dell Award for Peace and Justice from Wartburg College. I have spoken and led workshops and trainings at over one hundred church congregations, colleges, schools, organizations

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