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OP - February 02, 2014, 05:58 AM

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In Britain there are so many kinds of mixed relationships, people of different colour, culture and religion getting hitched.... So why is it when Jewish and Muslim people get married there are such strong reactions? Both are Abrahamic faiths and have a lot in common in terms of food with Kosher and Halal, circumcision, wearing modest clothes and yet there is such a powerful taboo surrounding this mix.

Jewish/Muslim couples are often cut off from their families and communities. Zubeida Malik tells the story of three couples who crossed this boundary between the personal and the political.

Maryiam has a word to describe her children: "Jewslims." They are, she says, neither Muslims nor Jews. Those like Mariyam in a Jewish/ Muslim relationship in contemporary Britain are in a growing minority, living under a veil of discretion.

Zubeida starts by meeting Mariyam and her family. She is Shia Muslim. Her husband is Jewish. Both practice their religions. When the pair met 33 years ago, Mariyam's uncles wanted to lock her up and send her back to Tanzania. She was saved by her broad-minded mother.
Lenny is the son of a Holocaust survivor. He and his Iranian wife, Sheherazade, are passionately in love but there was so much tension over Middle East politics that Sheherazade no longer spends sabbath eve with Lenny's parents. The couple cannot help arguing about Israel - and tell Zubeida it is something they enjoy doing.

Omar and Rachel, who are in their late 20s, met at university. He is a south east Asian Muslim and she is Israeli Jewish. Just three months after meeting they knew they were going to get married and that there were certain issues that needed to be resolved before they finally tied the knot. So over the next couple of years they decided which religion their children would be bought up in, where they stood on the politics of the Middle East and most importantly, they wanted to prepare their families.

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Reply #1 - February 02, 2014, 06:01 AM

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Maryiam has a word to describe her children: "Jewslims."

This particular part of the story sounds disastrous in so many ways. Putting aside the disgusting idea of labeling children by their parents beliefs do they not see how rididuclous it sounds ?

Like when their kids grow up and someone asks them about their religious beliefs will the child actually say

" Hi, my name is Ahmed and I'm a Jewslim"

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Reply #2 - February 02, 2014, 08:26 AM

so they gonna celebrate hannuka and ramadan ? . i agree its a real disaster for the kids when they grow up and have identity crisis . Religiously , maybe its not too much of a bad thing . Culturaly and socially ? they're gonna have a bad time . Maybe they will be hated by both muslims as well as the jews .
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Reply #3 - February 02, 2014, 08:59 AM

Or, oooorrr... they just leave religion out of it since it is not a static identity.

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Reply #4 - February 02, 2014, 02:29 PM

Quote from: codehawk on February 02, 2014, 08:26 AM
so they gonna celebrate hannuka and ramadan ? . i agree its a real disaster for the kids when they grow up and have identity crisis .

Actually the identity crisis might be good because it can cause them to question both religions and then reject organized religion all together.

I wonder how the parents will react to the kids becoming atheists though. Will they be more accepting than regular muslims are ?

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Reply #5 - February 02, 2014, 05:58 PM

"Jewslim" sounds like something a Klan member would think up of.
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Reply #6 - February 02, 2014, 06:16 PM

I think it sounds like a rap artist.

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Reply #7 - February 02, 2014, 06:17 PM

Quote from: EzraJT on February 02, 2014, 05:58 PM
"Jewslim" sounds like something a Klan member would think up of.

EzraJT., I may be wrong.. Sure I am wrong but me being one of a billion haters of Israel/Jewish folks living there and those who support that country , i was under the impression that you are a "Jewslim"., or some other lim... I mean a kid born to parents with different religions., Incidentally I am a Zebra...

Quote from: EzraJT on January 31, 2014, 11:38 PM
I think Bill Maher is a dickhead.

Yap That guy DICKS EVERYBODY..

http://vimeo.com/68370439

that is a good one to watch on that DICK HEAD..EzraJT. Off course no one and nothing is unquestionable..

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Reply #8 - February 02, 2014, 11:58 PM

Quote from: TheDarkRebel on February 02, 2014, 02:29 PM

Actually the identity crisis might be good because it can cause them to question both religions and then reject organized religion all together.

I wonder how the parents will react the kids becoming atheists though. Will they be more accepting than regular muslims are ?

I was about to post the very same point.
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Reply #9 - February 03, 2014, 01:54 AM

^

Good to see you posting on the forum again. I haven't seen a post from you since when I first joined the forum.

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Reply #10 - February 03, 2014, 05:41 PM

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EzraJT., I may be wrong.. Sure I am wrong but me being one of a billion haters of Israel/Jewish folks living there and those who support that country , i was under the impression that you are a "Jewslim"., or some other lim... I mean a kid born to parents with different religions., Incidentally I am a Zebra...

Why do you assume I'm a Jew? XD Not sure why you're pretending to be a raging anti-semite here.

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that is a good one to watch on that DICK HEAD..EzraJT. Off course no one and nothing is unquestionable..

I'd rather not.
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Reply #11 - February 03, 2014, 07:01 PM

Quote from: EzraJT on February 03, 2014, 05:41 PM
Why do you assume I'm a Jew?

well I didn't mean that you are Jewish or have Jewish background but for some reason i was under the impression that your parents come from different religions/faiths
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XD Not sure why you're pretending to be a raging anti-semite here.

I am not? thank you EzraJT., Some people think I am Jewish guy and some think I hate Jewish folks

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I'd rather not.

that is OK., so you don't like that guy Bill Maher., Why? why is he dick head? may be he doesn't know his mother is Jewish...

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Reply #12 - February 03, 2014, 08:40 PM

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well I didn't mean that you are Jewish or have Jewish background but for some reason i was under the impression that your parents come from different religions/faiths

What gave you that impression?

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I am not? thank you EzraJT., Some people think I am Jewish guy and some think I hate Jewish folks

I guess it's a language barrier. You're telling me you hate Jews and such. I guess text isn't great for conveying sarcasm.

Are you saying people think you're a self-hating Jew?

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that is OK., so you don't like that guy Bill Maher., Why? why is he dick head? may be he doesn't know his mother is Jewish...

I think the guy is a shitty comedian and his punditry is piss poor. And what are you going on about in regards to his Jewish mother?
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Reply #13 - February 04, 2014, 06:15 PM

Yeezevee's sarcasm can be hard to detect through written words for those not used to it (I have come to understand after many months on this forum).

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Reply #14 - February 04, 2014, 06:54 PM

Well, okay, sorry for the misunderstanding then.
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Reply #15 - February 04, 2014, 09:15 PM

I once had a dream where in the future Christians and Muslims had joined their religions together and named it… wait for it…

Crosslam.
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Reply #16 - February 05, 2014, 09:41 AM

Eventually, all religions will merge and become one frightful abomination Like the monks from Tshuva from Futurama

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Reply #17 - February 05, 2014, 10:27 AM

Actually I think that in a few decades, all monotheists will forsake the Abrahamic religions and just worship Cthulhu.

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Reply #18 - February 05, 2014, 10:33 AM

Quote from: Naerys on February 05, 2014, 10:27 AM
Actually I think that in a few decades, all monotheists will forsake the Abrahamic religions and just worship Cthulhu.

Then it must be "Male Cthulhu" ... He......... heeeeeeee......... The long john silver of heavens

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Reply #19 - February 05, 2014, 10:47 AM

Cthulhu transcends gender, yeez.

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Reply #20 - February 05, 2014, 01:58 PM

Might be more beneficial to worship Kthanid over Cthulhu. And obviously making nice with Nyarlathotep is simply common sense. Just saying.

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