I have an interesting piece of news to share. So lets begin by lising down people’s reaction to this
In my Intro to Islam’s class, the professor asked us to bring any articles about Islam in the news. When most of my friends brought the articles about Al-Qaede,jihad, Iraq and yada yada yada, I carefully printed an article about you from USA today and sent it to my prof.He was impressed that I paid attention to you than the bombs blowing up in Iraq.
For me, your achievement to be the first female space tourist is something that Muslims worldwide from Sarajevo to Kuala Lumpur can be proud of.
It amazed me when most Iranian-Americans who fled the Islamic Republic of Iran refused to be associated with Islam, you proudly called yourself as a “liberal Muslim�. Those two words were so soothing to hear.
Young Muslim women are looking for icons to emulate and you will be one that inspires many Muslim women to pick up sciences and reach for the moon.
I hope you will travel to the Muslim world and help inspire women there. Go to Afghanistan and teach the men there about what they’ll be missing if they refused to educate their women there - seeing one more Muslim making history.
Nasir Ismail
A beautfull woman with a beautifull mind in a beautifull orbit
What else can lift my depression so effective..This was the perfect medicine.
for the human mind, for science and for me
who isn’t very scientific, but feels terrific.
There is some science in that..
SOME TIME IS HARD FOR ME TO ANSWER THE QUSTION WHERE I AM FROM?BECAUSE OF SOME PEOPLE …ANYWAY,
BUT THIS TIME I WAS PROUD TO TELL EVRYBODY IM FROM IRAN ,
THANKS ANOSHEH AND GOD AND BLESS YOU
So what are these people talking about? They all are talking about Anousheh Ansari, an Iranian woman who is now in space. People are so surprised to find an Iranian actually associated with this kind of news because mostly its the negative aspect of Iran that is promoted in the media. Here are more pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceexplorer/
If you are wondering how I added someone’s flickr pictures using this badge, its not difficult at all. Ask me 
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IMeMy 09.24.06 at 6:04 am
One in space and the other on track! Anousheh Ansari, Laleh Seddigh are some great role models for women across the world. A year or so ago I posted on my blog about Laleh Seddigh’s achievement and here’s an excerpt from that:
“No wonder we have the very first female race car driver in Iran, Laleh Seddigh, who though blanked out by the national media, was allowed to participate in all the events; so far an exclusively male perogative. She is now a popular icon of female emancipation in Iran who believes, “I have to move whatever is movable in the world”. Kudos to Laleh Seddigh!”
You have an interesting blog.
Sharique 09.24.06 at 12:10 pm
No doubt it is a major achievement. And above they represent a picture of iran which is different from that shown on TV. There is much more to Iran rather than orthodox leaders. BTW Iran and Iranians have this audacity to challenge the world…her leadership with nuclear research and her women with space and racing
thanks for dropping by 