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Is Islam a race?
There's been some debate on this issue within other threads, but I would interested to see what other people's views are on the matter.
I've noticed that there appears to be a growing consensus amongst a proportion of Muslims that Islam can be deemed a race, and they are thus entitled to add the highly emotive term 'racist' to their ad-hominem artillery. The 'racist' stigma is often invoked against those who criticise Islam or Muslims as a group of people.
Do you think Islam is a race, and Muslims are a racial group?
I've noticed that there appears to be a growing consensus amongst a proportion of Muslims that Islam can be deemed a race, and they are thus entitled to add the highly emotive term 'racist' to their ad-hominem artillery. The 'racist' stigma is often invoked against those who criticise Islam or Muslims as a group of people.
Do you think Islam is a race, and Muslims are a racial group?
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Islam is an ideology, not a race.
A person is no more a racist for criticizing or mocking Islam (or Muslims) than he or she is a racist for criticising or mocking Nazism, Communism or Christianity.
A person is no more a racist for criticizing or mocking Islam (or Muslims) than he or she is a racist for criticising or mocking Nazism, Communism or Christianity.
no it's not, just like judaism is not a race.
No its a religion/cult that people can decide to join or not. Being black, white etc is race
No, of course not, its a religion and an ideology, and its not even homogeneous in ideological terms.
Judaism and zionism are also ideologies. However, generally speaking Jews are a race and not merely followers of Judaism. It should also be said that with the exception of the most liberal fringe Judaism is a racist religion.
Judaism and zionism are also ideologies. However, generally speaking Jews are a race and not merely followers of Judaism. It should also be said that with the exception of the most liberal fringe Judaism is a racist religion.
I do believe that Islam has created a culture which is related to, yet distinct from, the original religion. It has, like Judaism, crossed the boundary that takes it from a religion to a culture.
I cling to the biological definition of the word 'race', and as such, it is not a race, nor will it ever be a race, but it is certainly a culture which is extra to the religion, and membership of that culture can be identified through the values and lifestyles of individuals, yes.
There are cultural muslims, just like there are cultural jews, who can be completely non-religious, but still be aptly described as 'Islamic'.
I cling to the biological definition of the word 'race', and as such, it is not a race, nor will it ever be a race, but it is certainly a culture which is extra to the religion, and membership of that culture can be identified through the values and lifestyles of individuals, yes.
There are cultural muslims, just like there are cultural jews, who can be completely non-religious, but still be aptly described as 'Islamic'.
There's no debate, Religion and race are very differnt, albeit we associate Islam with arabs.
Is my penis a race, that is the question. 
Samara Morgan
There's been some debate on this issue within other threads, but I would interested to see what other people's views are on the matter.
I've noticed that there appears to be a growing consensus amongst a proportion of Muslims that Islam can be deemed a race, and they are thus entitled to add the highly emotive term 'racist' to their ad-hominem artillery. The 'racist' stigma is often invoked against those who criticise Islam or Muslims as a group of people.
Do you think Islam is a race, and Muslims are a racial group?
I've noticed that there appears to be a growing consensus amongst a proportion of Muslims that Islam can be deemed a race, and they are thus entitled to add the highly emotive term 'racist' to their ad-hominem artillery. The 'racist' stigma is often invoked against those who criticise Islam or Muslims as a group of people.
Do you think Islam is a race, and Muslims are a racial group?
Islam is a religion. Muslims are followers; they follow particular branches such as Shia or Sunni which are faiths. Islam is not a race.
Islam- religion
Muslim- Follower
Shia/ Sunni etc... Faiths
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