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Muslimwoman, is FGM widespread in Egypt? I mean, is it done to all girls? I can't believe that, I didn't even know this was done in Egypt. Also, is it a taboo subject? It's weird, I also read that it was banned in Egypt after that little girl died... Lies? :confused: Exactly! and didn't...

Um, I have the same problem. Most of my posts appear, but I have a couple of posts that don't appear - they're waiting for mod permission. What's the difference between a normal post and one that has to be filtered? Weird... Is it because of the links? (oh, and I'm kind of slow, so I posted...

I totally understand that. It makes me so uncomfortable when people tell me things like : "You know, the Jews ..." whenever someone begins a sentence like that, I'm pretty sure it's going to end with something that would be very funny in other circumstances because it's ridiculous like "they...

I totally understand that. It makes me so uncomfortable when people tell me things like : "You know, the Jews ..." whenever someone begins a sentence like that, I'm pretty sure it's going to end with something that would be very funny in other circumstances because it's ridiculous like "they...

Thanks dauer. But then, there's something I don't get. Does Judaism accept, for instance, a polytheistic religion as a suitable alternative? I mean, you say that Judaism accepts other religions because being Jewish is an "additional obligation" (I like the expression :D) ... yet at the same...

Loooooooooooooooong story... ;) Yup, Palestine = West Bank + Gaza Strip. Palestine (the Palestinian Territories to be precise) is supposed to be autonomous : we have our own government, our own flag, our own citizenship, etc. But in reality, this is mostly empty talk (in my opinion, anyway)...

As for Palestinians crossing borders, of course they exist. First of all, there is a HUGE gap between what is official here and what is unofficial (we live in one big huge mess of illogicalness :D) : First of all, you need a permit if you're a Palestinian (in the sense that you have a...

Yup... It's pretty much on the border between the West Bank and Israel... if someone removed check-points and huge walls and other mild nuisances, I'd take me five minutes to get to Jerusalem. So, yes, Bethlehem is in the West Bank.

tut, tut, tut... Palestine, not Israel ;) I'm not allowed to be in Israel (seeing as I'm a potential terrorist and all : a teenager. Arab. Male. Which obviously means I'm unstable and manipulated and liable to randomly go bomb a café.) Thanks for the welcome, wil :) Don't get your hopes high...

Beliefs are subjective certainties. Sort of equivalent to illusions, opinions, prejudices... That's what they taught me in philosophy class anyway :D Which raises the problem of religion in an über-rationalist world... I don't know if my beliefs end where the other's beliefs begin. This is not...

Hey Muslimwoman, thanks :D I'm guessing the word "kuffar" was sort of neutral at first - it only designated those who "rejected" Muhammad's teachings but gradually (because we all know how bigoted and narrow-minded us humans can be :rolleyes:) evolved literally into an insult. I gotta say...

What???? :eek: Disneyland isn't heaven??

In Arabic (well, at least the Arabic I speak which is the Palestinian dialect), Kafir means blasphemer and it's pretty negative. I had no idea the word the Qur'an used for infidels was "Kufar", I think it's a pretty harsh word... The article is interesting ... but I can't help but cringe at...

I think it's a pretty widespread phenomenon nowadays : giving up the religion we were born in for another one because it sounds/feels exotic... It's a pretty funny twist of the usual dynamics between religion and culture (i.e "I am part of the religion I was born in"), because people tend to be...