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05 January 2006

What's a "half muslim"? - Mahesh Bhatt, who is half Muslim, says his film will seek to spread the message that Islam is a religion of peace and compassion.

post by: Gyan at: 11:19 | 10 comments

Must refer to ethnicity rather than religion...my kids are half Jewish.

posted by danostuporstar 05 January | 11:26

A half Muslin is what you order when you're in the mood for some Islam, but you don't want to get too full. It's like a Caesar salad with grilled chicken.

posted by Divine_Wino 05 January | 11:26

Fucking Muslim not Muslin cripes, sorry Religion of Peace, a Djinn of Perversity has cursed my typing fingers.

Maybe I did it on purpose because I belong to the Sufi sect, "The Blameworthy" or that other Sufi sect "Stupids".

Sigh.

posted by Divine_Wino 05 January | 11:29

You know that thread about the Arcade Fire? I feel the same way about Sufjan Stevens.

posted by danostuporstar 05 January | 11:33

Wow. I still haven't quite gotten over The Coasters. You people move quick.

posted by jonmc 05 January | 11:35

Muslim crepes?

posted by selfnoise 05 January | 11:41

A half muslim practices a religion of piece.

posted by ooga_booga 05 January | 13:26

danostuporstar - it can't be that, because Islam isn't limited to a particular ethnicity (no matter what some ethnicities might have you believe). It's just a religion.

I'd probably consider myself half-Muslim; I grew up Muslim, now am more of an Eclectic Pagan, but I still keep to some Muslim rules (no pork, for one) and legally I can't declare myself anything else yet.

posted by divabat 05 January | 14:32

A friend of mine used to think she was Catholic because she assumed it was inherited, like being Jewish.

posted by euchrecthulhu 05 January | 15:31

He's only half submitted to Allah?

posted by stilicho 06 January | 01:04

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