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OP - August 20, 2009, 07:49 PM

I have been lurking around this forum for over a year now but never posted anything. I would like to participate sometimes though so I guess the right thing to do is to introduce myself first. I am a secular humanist from broadly speaking left-liberal background and have been an atheist/agnostic since my teens. My interest in Islam started when a couple of years ago I discovered Zia Sardar (What Do Muslims Believe?, Desperately Seeking Paradise), Merryl Wyn Davies and Hamza Yusuf. For a while I saw Islam as having a rational core that is essentially let down by the poor practice of lots of its adherents and since I do have a few Muslim friends and work colleagues I debated these issues with them. Suffice to say that I was disappointed by what I found out especially because a certain person who I still regard as a close friend turned out to be pretty narrow minded in some aspects. I realized that there isn?t much for me in Islam and that it sadly more then not acts as a divisive force. As far as this forum is concerned I learned a lot from the input ex-Muslims and others have provided and what I especially like here is the quality of the debate and lack of bigots. Keep up the good work!
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Reply #1 - August 20, 2009, 07:53 PM

Welcome Kenan! Glad that you joined up and am looking forward to your posts.

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Reply #2 - August 20, 2009, 08:00 PM

Glad you like it here Kenan. Hope you enjoy your stay

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Reply #3 - August 20, 2009, 08:23 PM

Welcome. Glad you found something of value and wish to participate .

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Reply #4 - August 20, 2009, 08:26 PM

Welcome Kenan.

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Reply #5 - August 20, 2009, 08:29 PM

Welcome - you've been here longer than me then! Were you're parents Muslim - what do they think of Islam?

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Reply #6 - August 20, 2009, 09:06 PM

Thanks for a warm welcome!
Quote from: IsLame on August 20, 2009, 08:29 PM
Welcome - you've been here longer than me then! Were you're parents Muslim - what do they think of Islam?

My mum is a sort of a deist and my dad is an atheist, both are from loosely speaking (in a cultural sense) catholic/protestant background. They are very tolerant of Islam though, most Muslims they know are "cultural" Muslim who have a soft spot for certain (positive) traditions but aren`t really religious.
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Reply #7 - August 20, 2009, 09:16 PM

Quote from: Kenan on August 20, 2009, 09:06 PM
most Muslims they know are "cultural" Muslim who have a soft spot for certain (positive) traditions but aren`t really religious.

Ah. Normal humans then. Don't tell JihadChat or they'll have a heart attack.

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Reply #8 - August 20, 2009, 09:29 PM

Welcome Kenan
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Reply #9 - August 20, 2009, 09:41 PM

Welcome Kenan.

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Reply #10 - August 20, 2009, 10:14 PM

Hi Kenan! It sounds like we come from a similar background religiously speaking. Look forward to your posts

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Reply #11 - August 20, 2009, 10:31 PM

Welcome to the forum Kenan. Hope to hear more from you.
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