Why do some people dislike Islam?
I have lived among Muslims for 6 years as I was a student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. In these six years, I never faced any big issue being non Muslim. In general people are nice if you are nice. However, you need to abide certain rules to have a pleasant experience.First rule: Never get involve in any kind of religion discussion. When it comes to religion they are very rigid.Second rule: Wear modest clothes if you are roaming in Muslim locality. One of my roommate's friend was wearing a tight t-shirt in the market (like this picture) and enjoying juice from a juice shop.. A lady threw a glass of juice on her T-shirt and rudely said drap a duppata around your t-shirt. She went in a shocked state.Source: Google imageOnce a man tapped on my head and ordered me to wear scarf on my head while I was going to one of my friend’s house.One of my roommate scored very less in her engineering practical exam because she forgot to wear kurta and went in t-shirt. The teacher of that subject had specially instructed girls to always wear three- fourth length sleeves kurti in his class. My other roommate who was doing PhD , his supervisor adviced her to wear only suits in his lab. Although not everyone is like that, my supervisor never said anything on my choices. Girls do wear short clothes. However in general they have conservative thought process.Third rule: If you are a woman, get accustomed to curfew time and many other things. Earlier our hostel time was 8:00 P.M. and not even a single late night was granted in a month. However as atrocities of management increased to have more control over girls' freedom, a protest took place (because it's Delhi) and now we have 10:30 P.M. time.After living for a long time among Muslim community, I realised that people are good and bad just like all other religions. The only thing that make people dislike them is their staunch religious beliefs which have not changed with the changing time.They blindly agree to whatever the Quran says. There is no space for atheism and questioning Allah.PS: I have written in haste, edits are welcome.
When was Sindh first called "the gateway of Islam"?
Opinions differ Mohammed bin Qasim was the first person who brought the religion of Islam to the subcontinent. Entering through Sindh, which is called 'the Gateway of Islam', Mohammed bin Qasim was only 17 years old when he was leading the army that was sent to recuperate goods and prisoners, which the Hindu emperor Raja Dahir had illegally confiscated. It was in the year 711 A.D. that the Iraqi army was sent on this difficult expedition, which they managed to win with their wit and gumption and Mohammed bin Qasim became the first Muslim ruler of Sindh. http://populerpersonalities.blogspot.co.... However, also see - http://www.cssforum.com.pk/css-optional-... And http://www.dostpakistan.pk/bab-ul-islam-...
My boyfriend wants me to convert to islam in order to get married. i have never been religious and i dont ?
know if i ever really want to belong to a religion. islam from what i have learned seems like a great religion but i still dont know if i want to be associated with any kind of religion...how do i go about this?
Has racism gotten better or do we still have a long way to go?
We still have a long way to go, it changes superficially but deep down many people, countries and cultures are still racists.
What is the use of RELIGION. Why have we created such divisions amongst people who are the same.?
Throughout history (and even now) the single greatest source of death & misery amongst mankind has been religion. OK, I know what people will say – It is people who have misinterpreted religion who are to blame & not the religions itself. Suppose the argument is accepted that a religion is perfect - at face value – Even then a “perfect religion” applied on an imperfect people will always fail. The imperfect people will always misinterpret its teachings to their own benefit & land in the mess that we see Islam now (and what Christianity was a few hundred years ago). What do you feel?
Should Islam be banned, all mosques shut down and all muslims detained and deported?
Why don't liberals understand we are in a war against Islam? All people of middle eastern heritage whether they be muslim or not should be detained until this war is over. That includes impeaching Barack Hussein Obama too because of his affinity for muslims over the American people. There is too much at stake. We should take action now instead of waiting for a arab terrorist to destroy one of our cities and kill millions? I don't care if the muslim was born here in the US. If they choose to side with the Arab fascist occult of death and terror then they should be treated as a foreign enemy and have their citizenship revoked. All muslims might not be active terrorists but they are all terrorist supporters. They look up to the terrorists as heroes and role models. If muslims don't like being treated like this then they are free to leave the country and live in one of the 57 Islamic nations.