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| Muslim teen wants to be first professional hijabi ballerina |
| 2016-02-20 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Young Australian Muslim teen Stephanie Kurlow hopes to break the stereotype and become the first hijabi – Islamic veiled woman – ballerina. Unfortunately, if you're gonna dance Giselle y'gotta wear the Giselle costume. Kurlow, 14, converted to Islam along with her siblings, Australian father and Russian-born mother in 2010 and had initially feared the religion might derail her dream of dancing. Ballet's not real big in Arabia. “I think that’s what may have stopped some other Muslims from following a career they want, but I know what I’m doing is right and I’m going to keep doing it,” she told the Sydney Morning herald when asked whether she thought Islam forbade dancing. She's only fourteen. She'll have to be older before she buys a car and somebody blows her up in it. Kurlow hopes to turn her dream into reality by raising $10,000 to train full-time at ballet school. She also hopes to become certified to open her own performing arts school in Sydney. Versus becoming prima ballerina in the Karachi Corps de Ballet... “Dancing is like flying for me. It makes me feel free,” Kurlow told the Daily News website. Then dump the veil and get serious. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 "We can see her wrists and ankles!! Depravity!!! ULULULULULULULULU!!" |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-02-20 14:33 |
| #10 Taking Mr Frums observations to logical conclusion, this is just another soft jihad op as was with Clockmed, the clock making allah jugen. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2016-02-20 13:43 |
| #9 Precisely, Fred. There's no comparison, ignoring the veil completely. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-02-20 13:38 |
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| Posted by: Fred 2016-02-20 12:40 |
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| Posted by: Fred 2016-02-20 12:34 |
| #6 She has aquired name recognition. Next, some dance company director is going to realize that she might get them free press and ticket buyers. Just working the system. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-20 10:59 |
| #5 Guess there goes that career |
| Posted by: John Frum 2016-02-20 09:04 |
| #4 546. It is permissible for a woman to dance in front of her husband to please and arouse him. But it is not permissible for her to dance in front of other men; based on obligatory precaution, she must not dance in front of other women also. (See the question-answer section below.) http://www.al-islam.org/a-code-of-practice-for-muslims-in-the-west-ayatullah-sistani/music-singing-dancing |
| Posted by: John Frum 2016-02-20 09:04 |
| #3 Goosesteppers who bid you g'day And corset the corps de ballet Will stomp down their heel On this poor little sheila... Well, them and the whole Muslim way. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2016-02-20 02:40 |
| #2 She's showing her legs in Lone Ranger's video, though her hair is covered. Also, she's a bit heavy as she goes up on point -- but if her goal is teaching rather than performance, that shouldn't be a problem. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-02-20 01:29 |
| #1 https://youtu.be/k0QIDB1fNQ0 This looks like a pretty mundane story. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2016-02-20 00:19 |