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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Now I encourage you to check my comment history, cause I'm not that lemming, but I feel compelled to say... do you think they'd allow it if they could kick the shit outta women?

To reiterate. Fuck the Taliban.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, women are banned from competing in sports.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Women are banned from ~~competing in sports~~ everything except existing. FTFY

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

For now....

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Only if they didn't say "ow" in public.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What if we replaced the opponents with child-brides?

They've already been training for decades!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Can I ask you a question ? please don't cheat and google it..

Why do you think the talis marry underaged girls ? from where did they get that behavior?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Other person.

I think there are stories in the Quran or the other important texts (Hadid?) about their prophet marrying a 9yo. Although I've witnessed controversy around her exact age amongst people in /r/DebateReligion. Like some said it wasn't too bad, she was almost 14 or so.

Now your turn, what do you think? And why did you want them not to google?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Now your turn, what do you think? And why did you want them not to google?

I didn't want them to google it simply because I wanted to know what they think, many people here on Lemmy has little or no information or false information about Islam, as an exmuslim myself and someone who lives in that region, I see all kinds of false information, and what's worse is that people will label you as a racist if you say what you just said..

I think they mean good, they don't know anything about a certain culture, so when someone crtisize it, they think they're from the west like them, so they'll abuse the report button to shut them off, but by doing so they end up empowering the same radical ideology that's wants to replace them, it's strange to me that they think christianity has flaws but not Islam

about their prophet marrying a 9yo. Although I've witnessed controversy around her exact age amongst people in /r/DebateReligion

Almost correct, she was 6yo when he married her and 9yo when he raped her, see:

that the Prophet (ﷺ) married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old. Hisham said: I have been informed that `Aisha remained with the Prophet (ﷺ) for nine years (i.e. till his death). - Source : Sahih Boukhari : 5134

Edit: Quran also encourages to marry underaged girls even they were babies ( because it doesn't put any age restrictions )

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Not other person

Child brides are an abomination.

Point. Blank. Period.

That's what I think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Alright, thanks! I think I understand where you're coming from, and can relate. I'm an ex-Christian, although I guess for ex-Muslims this process is a whole other beast.

And yes, I know exactly what you mean about culture and critique - as an leftwing, anti-theist leaning atheist, I often have to cringe about my peers. It feels like false romanticizing, like we did with native americans, or other falsly understood cultures. So many things which I despise in fascism are also present in strict Christianity and strict Islam. Although luckily, very few people take their religion seriously here. So our religious nutjobs are a fringe minority and can mostly be ignored.

Refugees welcome, but I hate it when they try to establish religio-fascist areas here, spewing hate and all their nonsense, occasionally killing someone. I mean, if you want to live like that, go back. If you like our way, be welcome.

Yeah, a sensitive topic which can easily trigger people. I try not to care about the boxes they try to put me in. And I absolutely love the freedom of speech we have here. I don't want that be ruined by migrants who think they speak for Allah, nor by leftists who think every minority shares their values. Like I was one of them. In my youth, with coloured hair and ragged clothes, I was regularly beaten up by (almost exclusively) migrants. Created quite some cognitive dissonance, some effort to justify their deeds, like worse socioeconomic status blabla. Truth is, many people are quite "conservative", naturally more so in less liberal countries of origin. And still, I vote and speak for open borders. Our society must find better ways than building walls. This issue is challenging European core values, with at least two ways to erode the values; we can lose them by allowing hostile subcultures to grow, or we can lose them by closing us off to the outside.

Good lord, 6 years. Poor Aisha. I guess my brain was happy to forget that detail.

So thanks again for this exchange. Stay safe.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You’re just talking to a bigot and it’s kinda pointless to try and engage with people like this because they don’t care about discussing, they’re just pushing an agenda.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

your name-calling tells us more about you than me, I have talked to you directly and asked you to provide proof, if you think I'm wrong correct me, let's share resources, show each other were we're getting our arguments from, but nah... you insist on spreading misinformation while knowing nothing at all about the culture, the region and most importantly.. that particular religion

the person i'm talking to now have at least some idea of where this behavior is coming from, yet you're so butthurt that you chase me while I try to have discussion with other people

If there's someone that's pushing agenda it's really you, and i have been veeery patient

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_test

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

you got nothing, go away.. stop embarrassing yourself, or I'll stop it for you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The stories are that they fuck little boys. People in the US military would complain to their commanding officers about Afghan army personnel engaging in this fucked up shit with young boys (there is an Arab word for it that I'm not going to look up right now. Anyone can take 3 seconds to verify what I'm saying right now), and the higher ups told them to ignore it and that there was nothing they could do.

I believe there may even have been some cases of US Marines taking matters into their own hands, but I might be thinking of a movie there lol

Before anyone calls me a racist or something, I'm just repeating what I read in news reports at the time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Not the Onion

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I swear, Earth isn't even real.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Islamic law itself posses a risk of death.. 😑 at least we agree on one thing: MMA is risky and i don't know how people enjoy it!

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah no. Fascism no matter und what guise is the problem. And MMA is awesome that’s why people enjoy it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah no

have you read their "holy" books ?

MMA is awesome that’s why people enjoy it.

It's more like sad, just like onlyfans.. It's wild what people have to do for recognition and fame.. O well..

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don’t know why you put holy in quotation marks, it is absolutely holy for Muslims so that’s just a fact.

And yes I have read a decent bit of the Quran. Unlike you I understand that there’s a level of complexity in such texts that only scholars can grasp who have both deep knowledge of the Arabic language and knowledge about the historic context of different passages.

I’m 100% sure that neither you nor me are capable of truly understanding the Quran so I don’t know what exactly you’re trying to tell us.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I don’t know why you put holy in quotation marks, it is absolutely holy for Muslims so that’s just a fact

It is a fact... but you know what's also a fact ? It's not holy for the other 4199 religions, and athiests as well

Unlike you I understand that there’s a level of complexity in such texts that only scholars can grasp who have both deep knowledge of the Arabic language and knowledge about the historic context of different passages.

I speak Arabic fluently my guy, It's not enough to read, all muslims read the Quran, yet they don't understand it, they even struggle to stay awake while they do.. might I add.. I feel like you have fallen for the spell of these scholars which states that only someone who studied Islam can critize Islam and correct it.. that's completely nonsense

knowledge about the historic context of different passages.

That's a bug not a feature, Quran prides itself by saying it's easy to digest, the fact that you're saying it's complexe shows your lack of research

I’m 100% sure that neither you nor me are capable of truly understanding the Quran

Nor do those scholars that you speak of, I have read their books too :) , why do you think there's so many sects and subsects in Islam, and why do you think they kill eachother ? Why do you think the companions of Mohammed killed each other ? And why do you think the Quran is so confusing in the first place ? Heck... Even those "scholars" fight amongst each other.. till this day

so I don’t know what exactly you’re trying to tell us.

Ok I'll be blunt ... It's violent, it orders muslims to kill non muslims ( non believers ), it's full of scientific ethical, logical errors and fallacies.. And when you cross refence it with the hadith ( the word of Mohammed ) it's gets 100x times worse..

It's full of homophobia, pedophilia, sexism, racism..etc .. Flat earth ? Yes

I think you're either a muslim, who's playing around, or you live in the west and see a particular image of that religion, I'm sure you're seeing the friendly image..

My point is, don't say fascism and point the finger at the right suspect

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Instead of wondering who or what I am you should ask yourself why you’re so obsessed with one particular religion to a point that you’re doing all sorts of mental gymnastics and spreading misinformation in order to justify your bigoted world view.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

your bigoted world view

Islam is an ideology, just like christianity, just like jewism.. you can critize it, sure it will hurt feelings.. but it's better than keeping people living in delusions, it affects us all

most people if not all who jump to these conclusions about someone they just met online confuse criticizing an ideology with race and culture, to them anyone who says something critical about Eastern cultures is bigoted ( but not about christianity, the hypocrisy ... but it's not like i care ), someone can be an Arab + muslim, they can also be Athiest + Arab, you need to separate the idea from the person..

why you’re so obsessed with one particular religion

to correct misinformed people like you.. for the most part

you’re doing all sorts of mental gymnastics and spreading misinformation

It's not enough to say misinformation and just be silent, go on... show us where ?

wondering who or what I am

I'm treating you with the respect that you might not deserve by giving u something called "human connection", when you talk to someone about ideologies it helps to know where they're coming from, to not be too harsh.. for example if you're a muslim living in the west, I won't be too direct like this, because I know how much it means to you... by default I don't have to do that, because I know what I'm talking about

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago

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