shudda stayed wid da circus

[Frances Morey]

Jon, et al.,
Does anyone know the derivation of the word "taliban". I have been using it
as in "talibanized", "talibanned", and "talibanuped", etc.?
Everything that arouses us to antagonism has to have a label, it seems. This
one is quite curious.
Frances


On Tue, 04 Dec 2001 15:46:17 -0800, Jon Ford wrote:

>  Harry-- I wouldn't say he exactly "ran away to join the Taliban"--he ran
off 
>  on a religious quest to Pakestan, and wound up a Taliban. His case is
really 
>  interesting, particularly to those of us familiar with cult groups and
how 
>  they transform their followers. Here is a very bright, well-educated
youth 
>  of privilege, neither of whose parents are Muslims-- just the opposite of

>  most of the international Talaban fanatics, many of whom are Muslin youth

>  from desperately poor backgrounds -- but his background is similar to
that 
>  of many cult-group members in the US who strart off as spiritual questers

>  and wind up hooked on some obscure and exploitive doctrine.
>  
>  Jon
>  
>  
>  
>  >From: Harry Edwards <hedwards@gstype.com>
>  >To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
>  >Subject: shudda stayed wid da circus
>  >Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 13:15:09 -0600 (CST)
>  >
>  >For a report on the kid who ran away to join the Taliban, check this
out:
>  >
>  >
>  >http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/12/04/MN80908.DTL
>  >
>  >
>  >Harry
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  
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