Hi Alison,
I got quite angry at the early reports which had quotes from her husband, Marwan, about how wonderful it was going to be to have 12 babies at once - and there was no name or any comments attributed to the mother. Religions (most of them) seem to cloud discussion and limits options for selective abortion in such cases. Not to mention the added pressures on believers to have children in the first place and to be judged by the number of healthy children produced.
I too have since seen reports suggesting that this woman may have some mental health problems following two miscarriages. If that is true then it is sad. I only hope that she survives the worst excesses of the print media. Our tabloid press seem to be competing against each other in trying to track her down.
bw
Tina
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> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:22:16 +1000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: snap - Bass (insha'Allah)
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Reports certainly claim she's a fraud (or at least, was experiencing a
> phantom pregnancy, which is a bit different). Not sure about the poem
> though Tina - you present her as a browbeaten Muslim woman who will
> "pose for photographs /when allowed", when she's clearly a middle
> class Tunisian teacher. And she appears to have "psychological
> problems". Very sad.
>
> xA
>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Tina Bass<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > It's looking likely that the woman is a fraud.
> >
> >
> >
> > Hoping for her own tv show no doubt.
> >
> >
> >
> > tina
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> >> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:48:28 -0400
> >> From: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: snap - Bass (insha'Allah)
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >> 'Duodecaplets'---yikes!
> >> Patrick will have fun with that word.
> >>
> >> Ouch, 12 times, I'd have to say.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Judy
> >>
> >> 2009/8/20 Tina Bass <[log in to unmask]>
> >>
> >> > Ah! Now I see. Yes, the woman in question is reported to be a Tunisian
> >> > teacher. Duodecaplets is the technical term for 12 at once.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Tina
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> >> >
> >> > > Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:25:43 +0100
> >> > > From: [log in to unmask]
> >> > > Subject: Re: snap - Bass (insha'Allah)
> >> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > >
> >> > > Hi Tina -I thought that yes was pregnant with 12th not pregnant with 12
> >> > > which seems quite a lot at once
> >> > > Cheers P (the simpleton!) have a good day be nice to the kids (for a bit
> >> > > anyway)
> >> > >
> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> >> > > Behalf Of Tina Bass
> >> > > Sent: 20 August 2009 10:21
> >> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > > Subject: Re: snap - Bass (insha'Allah)
> >> > >
> >> > > Hi Patrick. Twelve looks ok to me. Twelve babies.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Tina
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> >> > >
> >> > > > Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:39:27 +0100
> >> > > > From: [log in to unmask]
> >> > > > Subject: Re: snap - Bass (insha'Allah)
> >> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Tina should that read twelth (or have I missed summat??)
> >> > > > P puzzled
> >> > > >
> >> > > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >> > On
> >> > > > Behalf Of Tina Bass
> >> > > > Sent: 19 August 2009 22:06
> >> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > > > Subject: snap - Bass (insha'Allah)
> >> > > >
> >> > > > insha'Allah
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > teacher-woman pregnant
> >> > > > with twelve
> >> > > >
> >> > > > husband named Marwan
> >> > > >
> >> > > > auspiciously designed
> >> > > > to appreciate such gifts
> >> > > >
> >> > > > will pose for photographs
> >> > > > when allowed
> >> > > >
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