Re: Pole dancing (for fitness) comes to Saudi Arabia..
There’s a way of going about things, Theorist, and this isn’t the smartest one in my opinion. You do know there are fatwas out there banning yoga for muslims, right? Now I feel yoga is awesome and people could benefit from it, what do you think would be the right way to encourage people to take up yoga? If someone tells me hey don’t you know yoga is haram you’re so going to hell, how should I go about educating them on my point of view? Drag Islam into it like the “scholars” who I don’t agree with it did or keep Islam out of it, tell them I practise it solely for fitness purposes without any hinduism connotations whatsoever, educate them about the bazillions of health benefits of yoga… or should I create unnecessary controversy by posting burqa pictures of me performing asanas? The latter’s the dumb way and that’s all I’m speaking against in this thread.
Also guys, please quit thinking women don’t have a life in KSA. When they step outside of their personal space, yes there are many restrictions such as compulsion of abaya and ban on driving but in their own personal space they live their life just like you and me, they dress like you and me, they are aware of Victoria’s Secret believe it or not!! Like Enigmatic said, private gyms, personal trainers, luxurious spas and whatnot, they have it all so a woman practising any form of exercise in her own house is no big deal… it would be a different story if she started practising it in public but no one stopped her from doing her own thing in her house so I don’t understand the “reaction” and I don’t understand the hype. That’s all I’m saying, not degrading anyone’s life here.