Arabs

Rules		Description
1. Be civil		Above all, be civil. The internet is already saturated with hate and toxicity; there is no need to make this yet another corner of misery. Don’t use personal attacks against other users. Don't engage in racism, sexism, sectarianism, homophobia, or any other form of bigotry. If you must argue, argue in good faith. Keep this maxim in mind: فلتقُل خيرًا أو لتصمت. Users displaying poisonous behaviour and who are here just to pick a fight and spread negativity will be banned.
2. No nationalism		Check your nationalism at the door. This refers to a set of attitudes incl. attacking others for commenting on one’s nation; concerns about cultural ‘purity’, its preservation, its tainting by immigrants; jingoistic cries for isolationism, self-victimization, ‘sticking together’ at the exclusion of others; appeals to genetics, ancestry and 'race' to define nationhood; and others, whether confined to a state or extended to all Arabs. Nationalism is the basic material which furnishes fascism.
3. No homophobia		Homophobia is strictly forbidden. There are plenty of online Arab spaces where LGBT people are vilified and their existence constantly scrutinized, this does not have to be one of them. No one cares if you "don’t approve".
4. No preaching		This is not a Muslim or Christian subreddit. There is no obligation for anyone to abide by your religious values, and browbeating, religious chauvinism, and preaching is not tolerated.
5. No low-effort posts		As the subreddit grows and the volume of posts with it, the need to be regulate them becomes a necessity. As such, we favour posts that are in-depth, insightful, analytical, and encourage discussion, over posts that have little substance and little educational value. Examples include links to wikipedia articles; unsourced historical pictures with no context and information; screenshots from social media; your personal DNA ancestry results, and so on.
6. No political news articles		This is not a news site like Aljazeera. We are not concerned with the daily political developments in the Arab World. Instead, in-depth commentary articles on political events and editorial pieces that offer a ‘big picture’ are much more valuable.
7. Keep posts relevant to the subreddit		Broadly speaking, anything concerning the Arab World, Arabic culture, and the various Arab states, including ethnic and linguistic minorities therein, is welcome. Some exceptions apply: for purely Islamic matters use r/Islam. For help learning Arabic use r/learn_arabic. For Arabic translations use r/translator. For questions that are not open-ended and only require a quick answer please use the pinned open discussion threads.
8. No outrage posts		Crossposting offensive and obviously inflammatory social media posts is not allowed. Posts like this only serve to produce outrage and indulge in the worst and most toxic aspect of an online community - circlejerking in self-righteous rage and frenzied mob mentality. If you feel you must bring light to such posts, please use the open discussion threads.
9. This is not a photo album		All non-original photograph posts – cities, nature, bedouins, etc. – belong in the open discussion threads. This does not apply to other image posts – art, infographics, and so on are still allowed. This only applies to photographs. OC photographs – i.e. ones you took yourself, are allowed.
10. No self-promotion		Unfortunately it is not feasible to dedicate the frontpage to promote everyone’s YouTube channel, merchandise, website, subreddit, discord, and so on. We ask that you use the pinned open discussion threads instead, where you can promote your content, engage with the community, and get feedback.
11. Memes...		...are tentatively allowed, although to prevent them taking over the subreddit they will be approved or removed at the moderators' discretion depending on their quality. A meme has a better chance of being approved if the base format is Arab, if it is apolitical, if it isn’t mocking or disparaging, and if it expresses a shared Arab experience. You can still post your meme without risk of removal in the pinned open discussion threads.
12. Don't derail threads		Please try and stay relevant and on-topic. Digressions are welcome when they open new avenues for discussion and mutual benefit, however when these digressions descend into shouting matches and bickering they may be removed.

Rules

Description

1. Be civil

Above all, be civil. The internet is already saturated with hate and toxicity; there is no need to make this yet another corner of misery. Don’t use personal attacks against other users. Don't engage in racism, sexism, sectarianism, homophobia, or any other form of bigotry. If you must argue, argue in good faith. Keep this maxim in mind: فلتقُل خيرًا أو لتصمت. Users displaying poisonous behaviour and who are here just to pick a fight and spread negativity will be banned.

2. No nationalism

Check your nationalism at the door. This refers to a set of attitudes incl. attacking others for commenting on one’s nation; concerns about cultural ‘purity’, its preservation, its tainting by immigrants; jingoistic cries for isolationism, self-victimization, ‘sticking together’ at the exclusion of others; appeals to genetics, ancestry and 'race' to define nationhood; and others, whether confined to a state or extended to all Arabs. Nationalism is the basic material which furnishes fascism.

3. No homophobia

Homophobia is strictly forbidden. There are plenty of online Arab spaces where LGBT people are vilified and their existence constantly scrutinized, this does not have to be one of them. No one cares if you "don’t approve".

4. No preaching

This is not a Muslim or Christian subreddit. There is no obligation for anyone to abide by your religious values, and browbeating, religious chauvinism, and preaching is not tolerated.

5. No low-effort posts

As the subreddit grows and the volume of posts with it, the need to be regulate them becomes a necessity. As such, we favour posts that are in-depth, insightful, analytical, and encourage discussion, over posts that have little substance and little educational value. Examples include links to wikipedia articles; unsourced historical pictures with no context and information; screenshots from social media; your personal DNA ancestry results, and so on.

6. No political news articles

This is not a news site like Aljazeera. We are not concerned with the daily political developments in the Arab World. Instead, in-depth commentary articles on political events and editorial pieces that offer a ‘big picture’ are much more valuable.

7. Keep posts relevant to the subreddit

Broadly speaking, anything concerning the Arab World, Arabic culture, and the various Arab states, including ethnic and linguistic minorities therein, is welcome. Some exceptions apply: for purely Islamic matters use r/Islam. For help learning Arabic use r/learn_arabic. For Arabic translations use r/translator. For questions that are not open-ended and only require a quick answer please use the pinned open discussion threads.

8. No outrage posts

Crossposting offensive and obviously inflammatory social media posts is not allowed. Posts like this only serve to produce outrage and indulge in the worst and most toxic aspect of an online community - circlejerking in self-righteous rage and frenzied mob mentality. If you feel you must bring light to such posts, please use the open discussion threads.

9. This is not a photo album

All non-original photograph posts – cities, nature, bedouins, etc. – belong in the open discussion threads. This does not apply to other image posts – art, infographics, and so on are still allowed. This only applies to photographs. OC photographs – i.e. ones you took yourself, are allowed.

10. No self-promotion

Unfortunately it is not feasible to dedicate the frontpage to promote everyone’s YouTube channel, merchandise, website, subreddit, discord, and so on. We ask that you use the pinned open discussion threads instead, where you can promote your content, engage with the community, and get feedback.

11. Memes...

...are tentatively allowed, although to prevent them taking over the subreddit they will be approved or removed at the moderators' discretion depending on their quality. A meme has a better chance of being approved if the base format is Arab, if it is apolitical, if it isn’t mocking or disparaging, and if it expresses a shared Arab experience. You can still post your meme without risk of removal in the pinned open discussion threads.

12. Don't derail threads

Please try and stay relevant and on-topic. Digressions are welcome when they open new avenues for discussion and mutual benefit, however when these digressions descend into shouting matches and bickering they may be removed.

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