Η πρώτη μουσουλμάνα Επαγγελματίας Οπλίτης
January 26, 2009 by Anna
Source: Ethnos
(English translation below)
Μεγάλωσε σε οικογένεια χωρίς προκαταλήψεις, είναι δυναμική και όμορφη και από την ερχόμενη Δευτέρα θα υπηρετεί ως ΕΠΟΠ στις Ενοπλες Δυνάμεις.
«Οπως ήμουν η πρώτη στο χωριό μου που πήγα σε ελληνικό σχολείο, έτσι και τώρα κάνω την αρχή με την κατάταξή μου ως Επαγγελματίας Οπλίτης στο Στρατό», λέει η 25χρονη Σεϊβτζάν Σαντουλά, από την Ξυλαγανή Ροδόπης, που προβλέπει πως θα την ακολουθήσουν κι άλλα κορίτσια από τη μειονότητα.
Είναι 25 χρόνων, όμορφη, σύγχρονη, δυναμική, οδηγεί μηχανή εντούρο, αυτοκίνητο και τρακτέρ, και από την ερχόμενη Δευτέρα θα γίνει η πρώτη μουσουλμάνα που θα υπηρετήσει ως επαγγελματικό στέλεχος στις ελληνικές Ενοπλες Δυνάμεις.
Η Σεϊβτζάν Σαντουλά, από την Ξυλαγανή Ροδόπης, διαφέρει σε πολλά από τις υπόλοιπες κοπέλες της μειονότητας. Μεγαλώνοντας σε μια προοδευτική οικογένεια χωρίς ταμπού και προκαταλήψεις, ήταν η πρώτη στο χωριό της που φοίτησε στο ελληνικό γυμνάσιο, μιλά άπταιστα την ελληνική γλώσσα, ντύνεται μοντέρνα, ενώ στα αξεσουάρ της γκαρνταρόμπας της δεν υπάρχει η μαντίλα.
First Muslimah in the Greek Army
She grew up in a family without prejudice, is dynamic and beautiful and next Monday, she will serve overseers in the armed forces.
She is 25 years, beautiful, modern, dynamic, drives cars and tractors, and next Monday will be the first Muslim to serve as business manager in the Greek Armed Forces.
«As I was the first in my village who went to Greek school, so now I am the authority to classify me as a professional in the Army Private», says 25 year old Seivtzan Santoula from Xylagani Rodopi, which watches more girls who will follow from minority.
Seivtzan Santoula from Xylagani Rodopi, differs from many other minority girls. Growing up in a progressive family without taboos and prejudices, she was the first in the village who attended high school in English, speaks fluent Greek, dresses fashionably without the headscarf.
“Είναι 25 χρόνων, όμορφη, σύγχρονη, δυναμική”
What’s the implied message here? H musoulmana pou forai hijab den eine omorfi, suyxrovi oute dinamiki? These messages in between the lines makes me upset at their ignorance.
Επειδή σπουδάζω στην Κομοτηνή, θα ήθελα να πω κάτι.
Αυτή η κοπέλα δεν έχει καμία σχέση με το Ισλάμ. Προέρχεται από μία κοσμική Κεμαλική οικογένεια της Θράκης και μόνο στην ταυτότητα είναι μουσουλμάνα.
Όσο για την είδηση για την κοπέλα, η εφημερίδα έθνος αντέγραψε αυτή την είδηση από την εφημερίδα “Χρόνος”, εφημερίδα η οποία δεν χάνει ευκαιρία να προσβάλει τους μουσουλμάνους και να τους συσχετίσει με τα προβλήματα και την τουρκική παουσία στην περιοχή.
Όλα όσα λέει η εφημερίδα περί “μουσουλμάνας”, είναι ψέματα.
Ti na po; Opos ta leei o Ali einai. Min psevdomaste.
InshaAllah O ALLAH na tin fotisei tin kopela na katalavei ki na kathodhiyithei xana pros to monopati tu Islam ki ohi stis strates tu dunya pu ehi dialexei.
Oh my! how strict you all are! Don’t you see that you fell in the same trap? All this time we fight to say that we are Greeks and not Turks. All this time we defend our id as Greek Muslims. And what we do when we meet another Muslima without hijab? we deprive her right to define herself. All her life she was TUrkala for the Greek state and her neighbours, all this time she was fighting to learn fluent Greek and we her brothers and sisters say that she is not Muslima? Is she the first without hijab? Have you noticed the comments of our br from Thrace at the greek forum that they have inadequate knowledge for Islam, and they learn about Islam when they leave Thrace? how would this woman feel if she sees our remarks? are we perfect? all Muslims around us are perfect? you know how many Muslims in the world make their circles in life, but you know how many return to true Islam? Who do you give a chance? the newspapers take advantage to pass their messages yes, but they take advantage of the lack of organization of the muslim minority in Thrace. If she was from another city in Greece she would speak differently, they are in a very difficult position up there. Give them a break, bring them closer to us, using our means, which is knowledge and Islamic attitude. I just heard Meshal to Al Jazeera thanking the christians in Gaza and their strength, and we muslims categorize? is this Islamic life?
WO WO WO!!!!! Hold on now there ! Nobody here said SHE IS NOT MUSLIM. Please Anna, do not put words in our mouths like that or insinuate such things! Let us be careful what we are saying here. We do not have a right to take her in and out of Islam. Auuthu Billah! The only thing we can say is that certain actions of her are Islamically inclined or not. Again please do not accuse us of such a thing that puts us at risk of being in the ranks of hypocrites, Allah forbid! Now, having cleared this misunderstanding, it must be also realised that just because someone has a Muslim name it does not mean they are Muslim. Also, just because someone calls himself Muslim it does not mean they are a Muslim. For example, I know of a person who calls himself a Muslim but believes a MAN we know as a sahabi named Ali (RA) is God incarnate. A person can be a Muslim, but rebellious and weak. There is a whole range of possibilities. BUT NOBODY CALLED HER A KAFIRA (astaghfirullah). Let’s keep that clear. Please
Hajde salam Alejkum
I think we are all talking about different things so that’s why there is a misunderstanding. Personally, I was commenting on the journalist, not our Muslim sister. The Muslims there might have a tough situation with lack of information about true Islam, but now we are here, Greek and Muslim, and it’s part of our duty to reach out to them.
The question is WHY don’t we invite her and people from her area to the forum to build bridges? We welcome our Muslim brothers and sisters with open arms to get to know each other and to learn about Islam together. It might sound like a fairy tale, but it’s not impossible.
Ali (or others), since you are in Komotini, do you know Muslims there to invite to our forum?
NA AGIASEI TO STOMATAKI SOY, ANNA MOY! EYGE!
bravo ke ego erxome apo ekei
Kala re Pierra, min ipervalum kiolas. H Anna ipe polla sosta praymata stin apantisi tis. Ke me ta perisotera shimfono apolitos kai tin efharisto para poli pu anefere merika zitimata simandika pu prepei na sizitithun peri to Islam edho mesa. Alla afto pu ipe pos tin vyalaman tin kopela ap’tin Xlagani oxo apo to Islam, eine lathos kai oute gia agiasma oute gia heirokrotima ine. Ine katiyorio sovaro, pu an ise(;) Musulmana/os tha to katanoouses afto. H prothesi tis Annas itan kali nomizo alla apo monos mu ithela na xekathariso toulahiston tin thesi mu ki ti thesi tu Islam peri to dikaioma ton Mousoulmanwn na vyazun kai na vazun tous omthriskous apo kai tin kinotita tu Peygamber Muhammad (SAVS).
Hairullah, H Anna ta eipe olososta. Kai kalo tha einai na afougrasteite ti thelei na sas pei. Xoris, nai men alla…
Feim, assalaamu alaikum. Herome poli pou eirthes sto website. Ella sto forum na gnorizoume oli mazi. http://www.greeksrethink.com/forum
Ο Αλί έγραψε “η κοπέλα δεν έχει καμία σχέση με το Ισλάμ” and nobody commented. this was more than enough to ring some bells here. You are my brothers and sisters and I am saying again we should be very cautious on easy words like these, the best thing is to make bridges with people, as Iman says and yes, br.Hayrullah you are right, I also know many people who state to be muslim but are not. But here we cannot measure the religious belief of someone just by rumor or whatever, it is not the islamic way. Woman in hijab does not necessarily means religious, you also know that. And although I am wearing the hijab, I know that this is not the means to protect me and keep me in the faith, my heart is. you correctly understood that I have the best intentions, but I meant every word. May Allah be with you all.
Ne re manoula’m, Ali did say that but you have read I THINK to much into his words. If you feel Ali really took the woman out of Islam, do you not think as a Muslim it would have been better for you to give your brother naseeha and tell him something like this, “Yo Ali, hold on a minute here brother. We are all Muslims here and you know our prophet (SAWS) forbade us from calling a person who proclaims the kalima a kaafir and warned us of the punishment of such action” instead of just jumping the gun on MAYBE, I am just saying MAYBE an assumption you have arrived at? You defended the girl and that is right of you, but defending one Muslim by accusing another of a SERIOUS sin in Islam is not in the interest of Islam or Muslims. And I think most definately Allah will not approve of such “defense” (and He knows best). I ask you in all humbleness as your brother in Islam to just listen to one last thing. Maybe, just maybe, Ali said she has nothing to do with Islam in the way a relative might get mad at another relative for a wrong action and the former says “I have nothing to do with him”. We know that he is not disclaiming him as blood because genetic testing and other community members are always at the side of the former to prove the invalidity of such a claim. But what the former relative MAY, again just MAY (I do not claim I know intentions of people, I am not Allah) be saying is that he does not agree with the latter or that he is mad at him. All I am saying is that I think there are better ways to disagree with each other, to give naseeha, to correct each other. And when you see a mistake of your brother/sister it is also good to cover it and then give naseeha. Ama tous pars mi ts’petres, as they say in my village, petres tha fas.
As for the other points in your last post…..I am with you 101% (not 100,but 101!) Hijab does not make you a Muslim, neither does following all the rules just for the sake of following rules. That is why the message of “Those who BELIEVE……and do good works” resonates all throughout the Quran.
Hajde Ablam
Selam Alaejkum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
Esi Pierra nomizo akus ot thes kai opos ta thes. Ehis kathe dikaioma y’afto. Kai sevomai to dikaioma su na ehis tin eleftheria na kanis opos thes. Opos ipa omos, epidhi then ise Musulmana kai irthes sto site na mathis yia to Islam (opos mas ipes sto forum pos ehis polles erotises kai na min enohlithum ap aftes) irthe kai i katalili stiymi na mathis kai kati kainouryio pu isos then gnorizeis yia to Islam.
Sto Islam APOGOREVETE stous Musulmanous na vazun kai na vyazun atoma apo to ziamet tu Islam. Ine poli meyali amartia na apokalesis enan pu leei oti pistev ston Allah ki ton Muhammad os teleftaio apestalmeno profiti Tou apisto. O ALLAH monon xerei tis protheseis ki tin pisti tu kathenos. Isos afto na sinithizete stis ekklisies ki ta monastiria, alla OHI sto Islam. KAI OSI PRATUN ALLOIOS, then pratun logo tu Islam alla antitheta tu Islam. Aftes ine kanones enthetimenes mesa sta vasika kitapia tu Islam, prwta prwta sto Korani kai meta sta Hadeeth.
I read a quote from a shaykh,
“Judging someone else’s intentions only shows your own insincerity.”
Brothers and sisters, let’s all admit this is just a HUGE misunderstanding on all sides. I mean don’t we all believe that:
The sister is a Muslim unless she says otherwise? YES
We should always assume best of our brothers and sisters? YES
We give 70 excuses for our brothers and sisters? YES
That shaytan is trying to divide us right now as we speak? YES
So, how about we just give shaytan a black eye right now? YES LOLOL
VERY well summarized