I send a greeting card to all my active clients at Christmas time, but not necessarily a Christmas card. It is generally an original composition by one of my clients. Last year it was a Hannukah liturgy composed by someone who is not a client but is local and known to some of my clients. This year I thought I had a lead on a local muslim composer who might be able to do a composition for Eid al-Fitr, which this year falls about eight days before Christmas, but I have been unable to find her. Do any of you know such a person who might like to undertake such a project? It would be very short, small enough to fit on three 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 pages, and preferably a song with piano accompaniment. If I don't get to do it this year, I won't get a chance for quite a while, because the muslim lunar calendar moves forward about 10 1/2 days each year relative to the Gregorian calendar. Thanks. Paul Larudee Horace Greeley wrote: > Friends, > > I do not generally forward things of this nature. However, these are > extra-ordinary times, which require extra-ordinary responses. The > following was sent to me by a friend and colleague, whose angst and concern > is reflected in the thoughts forwarded below: > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > The Palo Alto Weekly ran an article about Susan Solomon,a Palo Alto woman > who started wearing a headscarf to see what would happen. She was inspired > to do this by the story of the Danish king who wore the yellow star which > Nazis required all Jews to wear. Almost all Danes joined in. "The Jews > were protected by the many". Solomon found that she was harassed but > resolves to wear the scarf until Muslim women in this area are no longer > afraid. See the story at: > http://www.paloaltoonline.com/paw/paonline/weekly/morgue/2001/2001_10_03.scarf.h > tml > > I find this story very inspiring but also very frightening. I've been > struggling to find the courage to follow Susan Solomon's lead. But a > friend has just sent me the following email about Scarves for Solidarity on > Monday, Otober 8th. The Interfaith Peace organization is asking women to > wear head > scarves on Monday, October 8th as a sign of solidarity with Muslim women > who have been harassed and intimidated in America since September 11th. > > I can do this for one day. I hope you will consider doing this for one day. > > ------------------------------- > > MONDAY OCTOBER 8, 2001 > ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES > > Scarves for Solidarity Day > > This activity of peace and justice is being promoted by Jennifer Schock who > is a Unitarian in Virginia. It was incubated by many people all over the > country > including Rabbi Arthur Waskow, a peace activist in Philadelphia, Dr. > Susannah Heschel of Dartmouth and > Sister Hilal Sala of the S.F. Bay Area. > > Women, regardless of their faith, across the United States plan to wear a > scarf or hat to cover their hair on Monday October 8, 2001. Like friends > who shave their heads in solidarity with cancer patients, women everywhere > will wear the "hijab" and dress piously in solidarity and concern for > Muslim women who have been harassed or who have been afraid to leave their > houses because of ignorant hatred. > > Men can participate too. Many Muslim men wear kufis, fez, African and > Asian style pill box hats, knit caps, turbans and even backward baseball > caps to cover their heads in piety. > > Jennifer says: "The hijab (scarf) is worn outwardly to show the inner > hijab ofcompassion, honesty, and love which is carried in the hearts and > souls of > Islamic men and women alike. Simply cover > your hair for a day. It is a symbol of love." > > Please spread the word. For more information on this project, please visit > www.interfaithpeace.org > > Salaam -- Shalom -- Paz -- Peace > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > If you can follow the link (which may wrap, and have to be typed in or > copied the old-fashioned way to work), you will find the story from the > Palo Alto Daily to be nothing short of horrifying. We cannot hold the rest > of the world up to standards at which we, ourselves, fail so miserably. If > we are truly to defeat terrorism anywhere, we must begin within our selves > - and take responsibility for how we live our lives. > > I am not a king, Danish or otherwise; and I do not have a head scarf; but > tomorrow I will be wearing something to cover my growing tonsure - and I > urge you to consider doing so also. > > With every best wish and deep regard to all. > > Horace
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