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Whats the issue with burning Qurans?

I see a lot of people (muslims) upset with Quran burnings but, I was always taught thats actually one of the "correct" ways to dispose of the Quran.

When I was in school our teacher even told us of a time when an "islamaphobe" burned a Quran at his university but, he talked about it really smugly saying that he actually did the "right" thing.

So was I just taught wrong? I tried to find sources online and get mixed answers.

I also figure even if it is the correct things my question is reductive anyway since obviously the upset is more so the meaning behind the burning being an act of defiance but, I still wonder why most Muslims can't even retort smugly about it being "right" and instead throw a fit.

4 Comments
2025/02/03
21:08 UTC

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Did you know this women justifies Islam with ChatGPT

7 Comments
2025/02/03
20:35 UTC

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Girls & women should be dumb and useless to appease muslim men

Why does women being normal human beings and not incompetent dumb virgin slaves trigger these people? Even the average muslims are shocked by what they’re hearing

7 Comments
2025/02/03
20:34 UTC

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Islam made me socially awkward

In my teenage days I used to be a little obedient muslim and hence did not talk to women. I left Islam about 2 years ago and I noticed how it destroyed my ability to talk to women. I did not date in my young years and neither did I talk to women. This led to me becoming this awkward person who is unfortable around women. Nowdays I am 20 years old and trying to „reverse“ the effect. Its really noticable how much experience I am lacking.

5 Comments
2025/02/03
20:27 UTC

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Apparently we are ai accounts lmao bet someone lost a debate

Was gonna argue why this isn't possible yet and how it's not even possible to support it financially due to costs of state of art models even their api but what good is that to folks who refuse logical explanations and actual discourse?

8 Comments
2025/02/03
20:22 UTC

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honest question

guys, anything really happens to someone who comes out as LGBTQIA+ in a country where islamic ideology rules? What can happen? Anyone has any experience about it?

6 Comments
2025/02/03
20:10 UTC

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I’m sure this question gets asked a lot I’m not familiar with this Sub. What was your reason for leaving Islam?

A

24 Comments
2025/02/03
20:10 UTC

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Do you want to participate in my propaganda campaign against Islam? No bigotry or hate allowed - only evidence and truth.

I, the 13 years old Bulgarian boy is back. And this time i am 14 and had a birthday 2-3 days ago. Snd I'm different this time. I formed a small group but organized. But let's stick to the topic.

What I'm trying to say is that I'm making a propaganda campaign. Which will involve evidence of the Muslim atrocities. To showcase the brutality of the harmful ideological religion. And i mean it seriously. While the majority of you all are probably in the middle east,i will focus on starting the campaign into the digital world. I have many alternative accounts and i will create several ex-muslim groups in several websites. And the campaign will start there.

If you don't want to, that is not my problem. If you want to. I do not need to hear it. Just join the ex-muslin groups i have made in other social medias.

5 Comments
2025/02/03
19:58 UTC

0

What do you guys think about this?

Keep the respect for every religion

30 Comments
2025/02/03
19:56 UTC

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Going to Afghanistan :(

I might be forced to go because my mom really wants to visit family there, and she’s insisting I come. I’m saying no but it’s not clicking in her head.

In the chance I end up having to go, is there anything I should be wary of? Deleting any apps, or?

25 Comments
2025/02/03
19:55 UTC

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I don't know how to take care of my hair yall

I've been wearing my hijab since literally second grade. It was voluntary back then, so it's not like I'm bitter or anything. But that doesn't help with any hair care motivation. Literally all throughout my life I gave minimal f*cks about my hair.

Since high school ish i kind of been noticing my hairline receding but i've been brushing it off as nothing. Im just recently thinking maybe my hijab has contributed to this issue. (I'm already a bit vitamin D deficient)

I cant go full non hijabi but lately i've been taking walks without my hijab and lowkey it feels amazing. Theres actual wind in my hair.

Anyway, back to the main point: If im starting to go out without my hijab, i need hair care tips T_T. do any of yall have any (especially for curly hair) I'm probably gonna buy a bunch of headbands to hide the hairline.

3 Comments
2025/02/03
19:53 UTC

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Questione about Islam's future

What is your idea about this religion's future? Do you think that hopefully many more people will realise that this cult is a waste of time and doesn't allow them to live freely? Or will we all live under a islamic regime forced to submit? I need some positive thoughts. I am tired of hearing sad news because of this religion.

12 Comments
2025/02/03
19:22 UTC

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We never needed God/Allah

So I was researching about how the universe came into existence and if there is anyway to prove that matters can be formed on their own and as a matter of fact, yes, matters can form on their own I.e Hydrogen, and from Hydrogen, a variety of elements can form and from them a whole range of other elements can form, giving rise to eventually organic compounds, which eventually give rise to life itself

So to prove my point I will be posting some sources from where I got this info from.

  1. https://science.nasa.gov/universe/overview/

  2. https://bgr.com/science/scientists-create-matter-from-nothing-in-groundbreaking-experiment/

  3. https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/can-we-manufacture-matter.htm

  4. https://theconversation.com/how-could-the-big-bang-arise-from-nothing-171986

  5. https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/01/05/how-did-the-matter-in-our-universe-arise-from-nothing/

  6. https://www.gadgets360.com/science/news/scientists-claim-to-create-matter-from-nothing-prove-schwinger-effect-correct-3357387/amp

  7. https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/something-from-nothing/

8 Comments
2025/02/03
19:20 UTC

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Taliban minister 'forced to flee Afghanistan' after speech in support of girls' education

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/03/mohammad-abbas-stanikzai-taliban-minister-flees-afghanistan-over-support-girls-education

Summery

Sher Abbas Stanikzai, a senior Taliban figure and political deputy at the Foreign Ministry, recently made a bold speech in southeastern Khost province, advocating for the education of Afghan women and girls. He publicly criticized the Taliban's policy of banning female education, stating that there is no justification for it and calling it an injustice against 20 million people.

Stanikzai's remarks were a rare public rebuke of the Taliban's stance and a direct appeal to the group's leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, to change the policy. This stance is not new for Stanikzai, as he has previously spoken out in favor of girls' education, but his latest comments were more forceful and explicit.

The Taliban has barred females from education after sixth grade and has also reportedly stopped medical training and courses for women. Stanikzai's speech was seen as a significant challenge to the Taliban's leadership and their policies.

Following his speech, Stanikzai was reportedly forced to flee Afghanistan due to the backlash from hardline elements within the Taliban. His call for change and criticism of the current policy have put him at odds with the Taliban's leadership and conservative factions within the group.

Stanikzai's actions and statements have drawn international attention and support from various human rights advocates and organizations, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who has urged Muslim leaders to challenge the Taliban on this issue.

4 Comments
2025/02/03
18:45 UTC

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it's wrong to hurt the religious sentiments of muslims in sweden, as they're a minority

people should be considerate of muslim sentiments. it's wrong to ridicule islam in sweden, or the west, or wherever muslims are a minority. you should instead do it where muslims make up the majority, where the State can and will lawfully murder you, that is if you somehow manage to escape the lynch mob

16 Comments
2025/02/03
18:01 UTC

62

I find myself at a loss for words way too often

36 Comments
2025/02/03
17:54 UTC

10

Any Malay Agnostic/Atheist in Singapore?

I wonder how many people here have been through the bullshit and the family trauma. How do you cope with fasting month and raya as ex-moose?

Another question for the ex-moose malays in SG, how and where did you find friends that supported you? Share your story. Feeling so lonely cus I have no one to talk to that isn't biased here especially most family members...

2 Comments
2025/02/03
17:53 UTC

2

Books about true nature of islam

Can you recommend me books about this topic please

3 Comments
2025/02/03
17:45 UTC

51

why do muslim men date non muslims?

I know this probably isn't the place for me but would love to get some advice and maybe have someone tell me where I went wrong, and warn me into not doing this again. I typically date Asian men, and now feel I need to avoid Muslims but don't want to be discriminatory or seem prejudiced.

Is it possible to date a Muslim as an atheist?

I'm from the UK, my ex boyfriend moved to the UK from Pakistan and is a student here.

We started dating 1.5 years ago, I know it wasn't about only sexual relationships as in the beginning we didn't have sex and even during the relationship we rarely had sexual contact. During this time we discussed religion a lot, he explained that he is a Muslim but he is open minded and that this wouldn't come between us. I'm an atheist but I always have found religions fascinating, and he seemed to enjoy hearing about my theories on the world and "God".

We discussed how we would live in the future, the kind of rules I would have to follow being married to a Muslim man, how marriage would look like for us. He talked about taking me to Pakistan to meet his family. I learned so much about Pakistani culture and was so invested in this relationship.

And then he told me he would have to speak to his family to discuss our relationship. And after apparently discussing it with them, he ended it with me due to me being non religious.

Now looking back I have a feeling that these conversations were to try and make me see some sort of light and embrace Islam. I'm sure he just realised that there's no way I can be converted as I have such strong beliefs.

I can't believe that I believed this person from the beginning that this wouldn't be an issue. I feel so naive and blindsided. People had told me Muslim men do these things, but I didn't want to be prejudiced and not date him for this reason alone. He seemed like the perfect person in every other sense. I feel so betrayed and hurt.

I know this place isn't for me, but for ex-Muslims, but I seriously feel so blindsided and need some advice.

36 Comments
2025/02/03
17:32 UTC

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Privileged western convert muslima schools all the great Islamic scholars on hijab.

So, basically she says An Noor verse doesn't command muslima to cover hair, apparently she is now a great scholar of Islam alongside Ibn Kathir, At Tabari, etc.

This is the kind of muslim who say "Izlam Eez Feminist rEliGion". She thinks she can interpret Quran verse and make rulings by her own, without other daleels like Ahadith, and Consensus of the scholars.

You can be free hair there because of the freedom of Christianity and atheist way of life in the kuffar nations. While women under islamic law enforce hijab to cover hair, were murdered and arrested and harassed on daily basis.

What a fucking moron.

4 Comments
2025/02/03
16:59 UTC

7

Does Allah really have two right hands?

It seems to me to be a physical description of a God who shouldn’t have any physicality, right?

4 Comments
2025/02/03
16:56 UTC

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If there is no compulsion in religion, why are apostates subject to the death penalty?

Isn’t it that there is just one inclusive verse and the rest is if you don’t follow Islam, you are toast?

Can anyone explain?

9 Comments
2025/02/03
16:48 UTC

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The sacrifices muslim women make for a religion that treats them as second class citizens

A reply to a tiktok about taking off your hijab in the woods where no one can see you to feel the wind trough your hair. She also mentioned that the fear of someone possibly seeing her without hijab was too great, so even though what was mentioned in the tiktok is not haram, she still wouldn’t do it. It’s depressing.

20 Comments
2025/02/03
16:02 UTC

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I hate how everything a woman in Islam is sexualized, like wearing makeup plucking your brows and wearing perfume, like have they ever thought that MAYBE women just wanted to do it because it makes them feel confident and pretty instead of doing it to seduce men? (Obviously there's more examples)

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3 Comments
2025/02/03
15:38 UTC

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My comment got removed from r/Feminism. The post was about an Iranian woman protesting, and as an ex-muslim woman of color I thought I could weigh in on the discussion. Guess not.

20 Comments
2025/02/03
14:54 UTC

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