I'm a Muslim. Ask me anything!

[Anonymous]

I am a fairly liberal Muslim but have enough knowledge and understanding about Islam to be able to answer most questions. I know there is great mistrust about Muslims and the religion of Islam generally. Even if you've heard the most awful things about Islam and have awkward questions, I'm ready to answer them. I will ignore any posts that use profanity and seem to have no purpose other than to attack.

[Anonymous]

Do you think the era of the McMansion is over?

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Were you brought up Muslim? Are you originally from the US?

[Anonymous]

Do you have pictures of your kids in your wallet?

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Are you married? Did you date?

[Anonymous]

I remember seeing men in white knit beanie caps standing in street corners in dc when I was little. My parents told me they were nation of Islam and doing some sort of protection in the area.
Is that the same Muslim as you or is there a difference between being Muslim and Nation of Islam? Are these guys still in those areas?

[Anonymous]

I'm married to a Muslim, and most if his relatives are conservative Republicans. How did you end up liberal?

[Anonymous]

I've heard accusations leveled against liberal Muslims for not speaking out more strongly against terrorism and oppression in the name of radical Islam. Do you think there is merit to this position, and if not, why not? Thanks.

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Where are you from?

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If you're female, do you go to the beach? What do you wear?

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How do you feel about Muhammed marrying a 9 year old? Do you consider him a pedophile? If not, would you allow your 9yr old girl to marry a 50 something prophet (assuming that "the prophet" returned?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've heard accusations leveled against liberal Muslims for not speaking out more strongly against terrorism and oppression in the name of radical Islam. Do you think there is merit to this position, and if not, why not? Thanks.

I'm not OP, I'm 7:37. But conservative and liberal Muslims alike speak out against terrorism ALL THE TIME. The mainstream media just doesn't cover it. But if you go to websites of Islamic organizations and/or read foreign papers or watch foreign TV news programs, you'll see a lot of outcry about terrorism in particular.

I really recommend folks here watch Al Jazeera English News. It's a real eye-opener. In a lot of ways.

[Anonymous]

not OP: but i go to the beach and wear a bathing suit 0 bikini versus tankini versus one-piece, depending on who we're with and the beach we're on.

my in laws are muslim and very republican. business people in the midwest. they want to keep their money. they are very anti-obama. they want no new taxes and don't believe in supporting social services too much.

[Anonymous]

I've been wondering this ever since I moved to arlington.

What the heck is going on, noonish, Fridays on Leesburg Pike between 7 corners and Baily's crossroads.

EVERY SINGLE TAxi cab in the dc metro area is parked over there, there are cops, and burkas and men in pajama-looking cloths. and lots of normal looking people too but those are clues to me that this is indeed a question for a Muslim.

Namaste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been wondering this ever since I moved to arlington.

What the heck is going on, noonish, Fridays on Leesburg Pike between 7 corners and Baily's crossroads.

EVERY SINGLE TAxi cab in the dc metro area is parked over there, there are cops, and burkas and men in pajama-looking cloths. and lots of normal looking people too but those are clues to me that this is indeed a question for a Muslim.

Namaste.

Is there a mosque there? Likely Friday prayer. And I bet if you looked closely, there would be people who drove in cars other than taxis too. I get that it's much easier to stereotype than pay attention though.