no not at all I personally agree with u both :) .. it is indeed hard.. and I find it rather annoying actually.. I mean don't get me wrong I am very patriotic and I love Egypt and it's blissful earth.. but it has been through a lot when considering its history.. a lot of societal changes till it reached where it is now
and to answer your question Niteshade :) I am not a Muslim .. I used to be... used to be very religious but not anymore ... I became agnostic actually and I am still having a hard time adjusting to that fact .. only a small number of people whom which I can trust know that I am... I am not going to go publicly around saying I am a muslim when actually I am not because that is a lie .. and I hate lies and hypocrisy .. so instead I just stay out of attention and keep a low profile on certain things ... but there are certain things that I wouldn't stand down on; things such as discrimination against other religions such as Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity or just discrimination against homosexuals for example...
Honestly.. when u look at our history ... as Egyptians .. we are not Muslims, we are not even Arabs! and that is what annoys me the most .. if someone goes ahead and defines us and takes pride of us as Egyptians being Arabs and Muslims ... I have nothing against Islam or any other Religion .. I just have a problem with the concept of God ..
I am in a private American school so I am exposed to a much deeper level of understanding than those who go to public or normal private schools ... for those .. they only know what they've been taught and nothing more .. they teach them who the good guys are (Muslims) and the bad guys are (Simply those who are not)
in am American school or at least in my own we have a lot of foreign teachers... mostly from the USA and Britain .. I can, with complete honesty, say that they were the ones who actually taught me something that would last with me in life or something that changed my perspective on something or simply made me think and use my head for a change.
Gomen people .. I said a lot x) u needn't read it all if u dun want to :o but all in all to answer your Question Niteshade :) I am not a Muslim but I tend to be discreet about it ... I wouldn't lie about it though :) |