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 Topic: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?

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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #30 - August 17, 2009, 07:31 PM
    When I was a kid I wanted to change my name to an English name.
  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #31 - August 17, 2009, 07:34 PM
    I'm lucky enough to not have a muslim name Tongue The rest of my sisters and brother do though.
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #32 - August 17, 2009, 07:34 PM
    I was part of a kiddy gang, and we went round on bikes and wanted my codename to be Colin.
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #33 - August 17, 2009, 07:38 PM
    My 9 year-old son (Ibrahim) called himself, Gary, then Max and now Blockhead at school and his friends comply.

    My 8 year-old daughter (Safa) calls herself Sasha when she's being a pop star but her mum told her off and told her to be proud of her name.
  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #34 - August 17, 2009, 07:41 PM
    Quote from: PeruvianSkies on August 17, 2009, 07:34 PM
    I'm lucky enough to not have a muslim name Tongue The rest of my sisters and brother do though.


    How did you manage that?! Do you have a Muslim name that also sounds English, like Adam?

    Quote from: Hassan on August 17, 2009, 07:38 PM
    My 9 year-old son (Ibrahim) called himself, Gary, then Max and now Blockhead at school and his friends comply.


    Is your 9 year old son a fan of Ian Dury?
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #35 - August 17, 2009, 07:47 PM
    Quote from: aliadiere on August 17, 2009, 07:41 PM
    Is your 9 year old son a fan of Ian Dury?


    lol no, it's some stupid animation he watches on his Playstation (that gets Youtube) - I'm not even going to link to it coz it's so stupid - but, hey! I'm not 9 years old  grin12
  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #36 - August 17, 2009, 07:52 PM
    My first thought was "YES!".
    Would've saved me a lot of trouble.
    But I don't know...
    This "struggle" is part of my personality.
    After I decided that Islam is bulls**t, I became way more liberal.
    And I love being liberal... ^_^
    I only still have to liberate myself from Islam in front of my family... =_=
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #37 - August 17, 2009, 07:53 PM
    Quote from: aliadiere on August 17, 2009, 07:41 PM
    How did you manage that?! Do you have a Muslim name that also sounds English, like Adam?

    My name's Marina. I'm the first born, my parents were probably not hugely religious back then I'm guessing. They were fighting over my name, one of them wanted to name me Marina and the other wanted me to be called Afsha. The former won, thank god. I like my name yes
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #38 - August 17, 2009, 07:54 PM
    Quote from: Farid92 on August 17, 2009, 07:52 PM
    My first thought was "YES!".
    Would've saved me a lot of trouble.
    But I don't know...
    This "struggle" is part of my personality.
    After I decided that Islam is bulls**t, I became way more liberal.
    And I love being liberal... ^_^
    I only still have to liberate myself from Islam in front of my family... =_=


    Well said, Farid.
  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #39 - August 17, 2009, 07:56 PM
    Quote from: PeruvianSkies on August 17, 2009, 07:53 PM
    My name's Marina. I'm the first born, my parents were probably not hugely religious back then I'm guessing. They were fighting over my name, one of them wanted to name me Marina and the other wanted me to be called Afsha. The former won, thank god. I like my name yes

    Surely it was your more up-to-date dad that like Marina?
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #40 - August 17, 2009, 07:57 PM
    Quote from: PeruvianSkies on August 17, 2009, 07:53 PM
    My name's Marina


    The first thing that popped in my head was the Morris Marina - very popular when I was a kid in the 70s  grin12

  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #41 - August 17, 2009, 07:57 PM
    I cant remember IsLame, I think it may have been my mum that liked Marina. She got the name off some girl on tv. My dad is the more religious one in my family, my mum is more cultural.
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #42 - August 17, 2009, 07:58 PM
    Quote from: Hassan on August 17, 2009, 07:57 PM
    The first thing that popped in my head was the Morris Marina - very popular when I was a kid in the 70s  grin12

    (Clicky for piccy!)

    Cheesy That's awesome. I want one just for that reason Tongue
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #43 - August 17, 2009, 08:00 PM
    Haha! The Morris Marina! I'm more of an Austin Princess man myself!

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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #44 - August 17, 2009, 08:01 PM
    Quote from: PeruvianSkies on August 17, 2009, 07:58 PM
    Cheesy That's awesome. I want one just for that reason Tongue


    Well they're collectors items now - you are highly prized and sought after and even have your own club  grin12

    http://www.morrismarina.org.uk/
  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #45 - August 17, 2009, 08:02 PM
    Quote from: aliadiere on August 17, 2009, 08:00 PM
    Haha! The Morris Marina! I'm more of an Austin Princess man myself!

    (Clicky for piccy!)


    lol, yes I remember them well - I always thought they looked like oversized door-stops lol
  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #46 - August 17, 2009, 08:06 PM
    Quote from: Hassan on August 17, 2009, 07:57 PM
    The first thing that popped in my head was the Morris Marina - very popular when I was a kid in the 70s  grin12

    (Clicky for piccy!)

    This car is another example of that turkish guy & gerard depardieu - its so ugly that it looks beautiful & charasmatic
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #47 - August 17, 2009, 08:09 PM
    Quote from: IsLame on August 17, 2009, 08:06 PM
    This car is another example of that turkish guy & gerard depardieu - its so ugly that it looks beautiful & charasmatic


    The Marina is beautiful.

    The Princess is horrible.
  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #48 - August 17, 2009, 08:10 PM
    Quote from: Hassan on August 17, 2009, 08:01 PM
    Well they're collectors items now - you are highly prized and sought after and even have your own club  grin12

    http://www.morrismarina.org.uk/

    That sounds a lot like me cool2
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #49 - August 17, 2009, 09:27 PM
    Quote from: PeruvianSkies on August 17, 2009, 07:57 PM
    I cant remember IsLame, I think it may have been my mum that liked Marina. She got the name off some girl on tv. My dad is the more religious one in my family, my mum is more cultural.


    LOL! I know which girl off TV. Her name is Marina Khan, she used to be a popular actress from Pakistani drama serials. Here she is:-

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0d/Marina_Khan_in_Dhoop_Kinare.jpg/200px-Marina_Khan_in_Dhoop_Kinare.jpg
  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #50 - August 17, 2009, 09:59 PM
    Quote from: 20yearstoolong on August 14, 2009, 04:46 PM
    I sometimes wished that I was born into a family that were already secular humanists or even socialists. At least you wouldn't have to go through any silly exercises in leaving Islam. I have been to homes where the obsession with religion has reached some dizzy heights especially the ahl-e-hadith folk. Talk about being literal!


    Yeah I have when I was younger, but I guess sometime you just stop wishing for things that can never be changed, accept the current situation and figure out how to make this better/they way you wish it to be.
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  • Re: Do you wish you were born into a secular family?
     Reply #51 - August 17, 2009, 10:15 PM
    Quote from: 20yearstoolong on August 17, 2009, 09:27 PM
    LOL! I know which girl off TV. Her name is Marina Khan, she used to be a popular actress from Pakistani drama serials. Here she is:-

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0d/Marina_Khan_in_Dhoop_Kinare.jpg/200px-Marina_Khan_in_Dhoop_Kinare.jpg

    Could be her. My mum likes her crap dramas Tongue
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