A question for Muslims who feel they need to conform to perceived expectations

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Re: A question for Muslims who feel they need to conform to perceived expectations

@Deeba1234

A lot of Muslims attended the unveiling of the Xmas tree in Bethlehem yesterday..

‘The Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami al-Hamdallah, Mayor of Bethlehem, Vera Baboun, a number of ministers, Governor Abdul Fattah Hamayel, Muslim and Christian clerics, foreign diplomats, representatives for civil and popular institutions and international institutions participated in the festival that was held in Bethlehem’s Manger Square.’

Source: Bethlehem Celebrates the Lighting of Christmas Tree at Manger Square

Don’t know why everything has to be so controversial with us.. Not marrying our parents’ choice, women going to work, not living with inlaws etc. We love to make things difficult for ourselves and scream, haram, haram!! A generation ago in our culture women wearing western clothes despite being fullly covered was also considered ‘unIslamic’

Wayn Wayn Wayn!

This can be considered as ranting, and as a **stomping, pouting, hands holding to the chest (fake and exemplary) kid **who asks his/her parents…

…" Mommy Daddy! Why can’t we put up a Christmas tree in our house just like others do? All I want to do is to have fun"!

The world’s smallest Violin is being played somewhere in this world for you.

@Reha

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Samaj ayi?

It is a baseless discussion.

After reading post after post of this anti-West garbage...I feel even luckier to be who and where I am.

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**There is nothing anti-west about this thread.
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This is the same reason I started this thread **where Muslims or those who say they are Muslims, think, if they did not partake in religious activities of majority religion of West, they will be considered anti-West. **

Hence they develop the anxiety and in order to overcome this anxiety, they tend to over-react, overshoot and end up acting against their own beliefs.

Other Non-Muslims have no such problem on a big scale since they are not being the target of negative propaganda by media…on constant and consistent basis.

Thanks a bunch for reconfirming my position.

BTW Reha! Have you even read or tried to understand my posts in this thread? Seriously?

P.S. I do not agree with any ‘fatwa’ which says Thanksgiving celebration is wrong. No religious basis for it.

@el_topo

I see.
The irrelevancy of half that post tells me that our discussion appears to have found its natural end. Until our next disagreement then. :\

If it makes you feel happy that my entire post was for you and are unable to pick and choose what was meant towards you so you can answer,… then it is fine by me.

I tried to answer to many posts and thoughts in those posts…in one go.