Saturday, October 29, 2005

sock hop

"sock hop," - Google Search

no more than american teens dancing with their shoes off in a school gym to 78rpm reords

BUT
Sayyid Qutb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "It is evident that Qutb was extremely offended by the racism he witnessed in the United States, [NOTE 1948 to 1950 ] as well as the openness between the sexes in American society (he was aghast at events such as the 'sock hop,' popular at the time). His experiences in the United States partly formed the impetus for his rejection of Western values and his move towards radicalism upon returning to Egypt. Resigning from the civil service, he became perhaps the most persuasive publicist of the Muslim Brotherhood. The school of thought he inspired has become known as Qutbism"

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