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OP - September 21, 2015, 10:02 PM

Hi guys

I hope I am posting in the correct section. So, I'm 18 years old and today was my first day at university. And obviously because I am a "muslim" I'm commuting. I've had my doubts about Islam since I was 15 and I think I found this website 3 summers ago. I made this account ages ago but I've never posted anything. I've always been shy and quiet and on top of that I am not really mixing with others because I've not gone to any of the freshers events. This is probably going to sound horrible but I find that somehow my friendship group ends up being a big group of hijabis. I don't really make effort with people but somehow my friendship group ends up being a group of hijabis that's how it's been during the end of secondary school, sixth form and now probably university. I'm not bashing Muslims for following Islam because obviously at one point I believed in it too but when I'm around other Muslims I'm having to lie about everything and I don't dress as modestly as some of the girls so often I get questioned. Then again I can't seem to mix with girls and guys that aren't muslim because they are into partying and getting drunk. I would like to experience stuff like that but I don't know maybe I'm just super awkward and I'm going to be lonely for the rest of my life :( I live in England by the way. I'm originally from Bangladesh and my parents do practice. If anyone wants to message me their number I'd love to talk on WhatsApp or snap chat me because I don't actually have any other forms of social media. Oh and I am sorry if some parts made no sense at all and/or my grammar is weak, the last time I studied english was over 2 years ago so I seem to have forgotten how to form sentences properly
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Reply #1 - September 21, 2015, 10:56 PM

I'm currently drunk as I type this. But that's not to say alcohol is the be all and end all of leaving islam. It's not something you should feel you have to experience, but something you genuinely want to experience.

This should be in introductions but I'm sure a mod can move it. Welcome to CEMB.

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Reply #2 - September 22, 2015, 12:21 AM

No of course I have my reasons for wanting to leave islam lol I'm 18 ofcourse I want to try new things but it's difficult when you wear a scarf on your head, people assume things. Even in supermarkets when I'm buying something the person behind the till will point out "oh that's not halal"
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Reply #3 - September 22, 2015, 01:13 AM

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Reply #4 - September 22, 2015, 02:15 AM

Quote from: Zarine2329 on September 22, 2015, 12:21 AM
No of course I have my reasons for wanting to leave islam lol I'm 18 ofcourse I want to try new things but it's difficult when you wear a scarf on your head, people assume things. Even in supermarkets when I'm buying something the person behind the till will point out "oh that's not halal"

I swear I only experience that kind of thing in the UK. I live in Canada and people don't give a shit if you identify as Muslim and drink or do whatever you want. But when I'm in the UK I sometimes get those well-meaning comments. Like this one time I was getting candy and the shopkeeper told me that it has gelatin. It took me a while to understand what he was on about.
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Reply #5 - September 22, 2015, 04:25 AM

Welcome

A few weeks ago I met a hijabi here in my Copenhagen suburb who drank beer straight from the bottle. Publicly. But then there weren't many other Muslims around at the time and if there were they are pretty relaxed in my part of the city (there are other areas where she would have gotten hell - but then her attitude was kick-ass so she might have been able to handle much of it).

Unfortunately the UK Muslim societies seem to be somewhat more ~~pious~~ crazy than the rest of Europe (including Canada, it seems ).

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Reply #6 - September 22, 2015, 01:56 PM

Quote from: Quod Sum Eris on September 21, 2015, 10:56 PM
I'm currently drunk as I type this. But that's not to say alcohol is the be all and end all of leaving islam. ...........

What?? QSD you are drunk?? ..

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Reply #7 - September 28, 2015, 09:09 PM

Hi Zarine,

welcome to our forum

I have (or I had) pretty similar problems as you. My Turkish friends were pretty conservative and I realized how they got more an more into religion, and tried to influence me, too. I couldn't be myself next to them.

I moved to another city and now have barely contact with them. I made new friends here.
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