tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581047259314187297.post8791855367352271059..comments2023-11-17T09:22:32.786+03:00Comments on Circumpolar: “I am an Atheist and a Muslim”Warrick Farahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00389839484261120626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581047259314187297.post-71418416556182295192011-11-22T11:45:17.004+03:002011-11-22T11:45:17.004+03:00Abu Daoud, I don't understand your reasoning a...Abu Daoud, I don't understand your reasoning and I don't think language has anything to do with this issue. The quote from the article was probably in Kazak, and there are Muslim Athiests (or Athiest Muslims?) in the Arab world, using Arabic.<br /><br />A simple observable fact is that many Muslims use the term "Muslim" to relate to their culture or ideology, not theology. Who am I to tell them that they're wrong? It's not up to me to decide what Islam is or is not.Warrick Farahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389839484261120626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581047259314187297.post-18102961835984732632011-11-21T02:50:40.221+03:002011-11-21T02:50:40.221+03:00An experience that I think reflects what you'r...An experience that I think reflects what you're saying: Last weekend I went to an Eid festival in Sydney, Australia with a group wanting to explore Islam. One task I gave them was to find out what 'Eid' is about (what it celebrates, what people believe about it etc).<br />Of the numbers of Muslims that my group spoke to, not one of them discussed Abraham's sacrifice - reasons given included 'The end of hajj', 'Mohmmad's birthday', and 'no idea'.<br /><br />Having said that, if you were to go to a church fete at Christmas time, the meaning of Christmas may not be reflected in the views of those attending (depending on who you asked) - and many Aussies may title themself 'Christian'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3581047259314187297.post-7459578294682327822011-11-19T18:24:35.186+03:002011-11-19T18:24:35.186+03:00However one wants to address this issue I think it...However one wants to address this issue I think it certainly indicates something important about the English language (and German)--the word 'religion' is simply not sufficient to explain what Islam is or is not.Abu Daoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399746942963002389noreply@blogger.com