Debbie,
It really is me, the very Ammerah from the article.
Now, I believe we can never judge a victim's actions. And Palestinians are victims of Western Imperialism. This is a fact and every nation, when it begins to grow, wishes to spread its power. Deny this and you're denying fact. Israelis are sitting on land that is occupied by the Palestinians. Ask yourself Debbie, if you were sitting at home, an army comes in, demands you move out, sends you to the streets and gives up your home that you've built to someone who was given *western* support to usurp your land. Develop even a shred of empathy and you'll know that I can never judge a victim of abuse. I can say that it's unfortunate that events have escalated to such a degree of violence, but there are humanitarian issues that are being blatantly ignored by the world and by propagandists like yourself. Innocent are dying everywhere and some are now resorting to violence. You'll never understand why but the worlds' apathy will continue to fuel their hate. So before we judge others, let's judge how our own actions or inactions have allowed such atrocities.
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America is a nation that will rise and fall like every other nation in history. If it falls to Islam, so be it. If it doesn't, so be it. But, just like Rome, it'll fall. Or do you not acknowledge the repetition of history?
And lastly, Fitness USA is not a private business. It is recognized by the MDCR and Michigan government as a place of public accommodation and it is susceptible to wills and wishes of its PAYING members, I being one. Now, Debbie, stop reading what you want and get the facts straight. This isn't an Islamic issue; it's an issue concerning several women, Muslim and non-Muslim who have united, against a business which promised one thing, took our money and then ran off with our funds. Any paying customer would do exactly what I'm doing. And to top it off, I'm being ballasted by groups of Christian women who also feel financially cheated by this PUBLIC business. And the MDCR agrees...so does the BBB....so does the Attorney General.
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The contract I signed says that the rules and regulations may change at the sole discretion of the supercenter. I have said over and over again that we are not saying that the business is in breach of contract. We are simply saying that they are; 1) not taking into consideration the huge Muslim demographic in this community when making business decisions, and I am talking huge and 2)they are taking back a tradition of gender privacy which was a selling point of theirs for 50 years. This has affected thousands of their consumers, Muslim, non-Muslim, male and female. We are merely asking them to uphold a tradition and not ignore their loyal PAYING customers' wishes. There have been several responses to the local article of women of Christian background who also feel that they have been taken advantage of since they were verbally told that these gyms would remain gender specific. We even compromised and asked that they simply put up a divider between the co-ed and non-co-ed sections of the gyms. This would create a win-win situation. And as I've stated in my formal letter of complaint (which followed the company's protocol for filing complaints), I am looking to earn their respect by respecting the rules and protocols of this country and their company. Even if you took Islam out of this equation, this would still be a huge consumer concern for any member of a business.
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And in regards to why I'm targeting Lincoln Park...it's because I went to that specific gym and so did hundreds of women from the Dearborn area because the gym is bigger and nicer than the facility in Dearborn. The pool alone in Dearborn is half the size of the one in Lincoln Park and the lines for machines are half as long.
In regards to Islam and it's imposing it's beliefs on others, Allah has stated in the Holy Quran: There is no compulsion in religion. If you find anything that contradicts this, you are taking it out of context...PERIOD.
Islam = Peace
Ignorance only breeds hate. Come to me with an open-mind and in return you'll receive the same.
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