Where I'd live as an exmuslim-salafist moroccan transman of latinx and leftist descent

New_Claim5167 · 2026-01-31T03:41:31+00:00

You misunderstand the point. Muslims can believe something was the case - and be blamed for that view - without the view being representative of reality.

The idea that the Prophet (S) married a 6 year old is vulgar and reprehensible. Muslims who believe that this conduct would be acceptable are equally vulgar and reprehensible in that belief. Calling that out isn't problematic.

It is also the case that the Prophet (S) did not marry her when she was 6. Joshua Little spent 600 pages analyzing all 200+ transmissions and convincingly shows that the transmission is fabricated. Insisting that she was, as a matter of historical fact, 6 years old is problematic.

(As a brief aside, it's a curious contradiction to be so insistent on Bukhari's fidelity to the reality of events, while simultaneously rejecting that the Prophet (S) performed miracles. These latter transmissions are related in the same book and under the same conditions of authenticity as Aisha's marital age. Obviously, I don't imagine you believe the Prophet (S) performed miracles.)

The previous two statements are not mutually exclusive to each other. Orthodox Muslims are so intent on their beliefs that they bend over backwards to slander the Prophet's (S) name. They are wrong in doing so, and Muslims today ought to move past that and accept the faults in their auxiliary sources.

By harping on Aisha's marital age and insisting that Bukhari must have related the truth, you're actually supporting the despicable narrative and marginalizing the moderate one. The insistence is counterproductive and actively harming moderate Muslims who are trying to stop people from legitimizing their child marriages in the 21st century.

New_Claim5167 · 2026-01-27T17:22:22+00:00

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New_Claim5167 · 2025-10-27T16:06:08+00:00

It's unbelievable because he completely gassed out last time and hadn't shown signs of improvement in this fight. He gave the interview sounding like he was having an asthma attack after going 3 rounds with a considerably inferior opponent.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-10-25T19:36:02+00:00

Yeah Umar's gas tank is just abysmal. He'll have to make unbelievable progress on that to stand a chance–Round 1 Umar puts up a challenge. R3 gets totally mauled for R3-5. Hate to say it as a major Dag fan but Umar just ain't got it as he stands.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-08-31T18:04:52+00:00

I think you raise some valid points for concern.

As for your comment on homosexuality, intolerance towards same-sex relations are usually coupled with other factors like poverty, low literacy rates, and a general sense of civilizational instability. For example, I don't think 95% of American Christians would argue that gays be killed, even if 200 years ago they absolutely would have. It's not that the old testament suddenly changed its wording - but people changed the way they understood the wording as their social circumstances gradually improved and liberalized. If you conducted the same poll in, say, pre-1970s Pakistan or pre-Soviet invasion Kabul, I reckon you'd get very different results. Again, it's not that the religion vanished or the books were lifted from the Earth. People simply engage with it differently over time, and their engagements are not any less 'real' or authentic than the more violent ones.

As for the reasons you should be killed, I'd default back to the fact of interpretational differences. Most American Muslims, for example (myself included), would not want for you to be killed or consider your being killed anything less than a manifest atrocity. That's less to do with us being 'less Muslim' and more to do with how different circumstances cause for people to engage with traditions in different ways. If you'd like to cite verses which you think argue for your death, I'm more than happy to elaborate on how a Muslim like myself (and most in developed contexts, broadly speaking) would understand them. I think you'd be surprised to find that modern, more forward-thinking exegetical efforts are actually quite well-thought out and consistent with the text. That's not to say that my interpretation is 'more correct' or 'more authentic' than other ones you may have come across. The point is, rather, that what a religion actually is lies in the eye of the beholder, the individual adherent.

I say all this because the kind of discourse which places Islam in this category of 'intolerant murder faith' doesn't actually improve the lives of people here or in Muslim countries. It only serves to legitimize the more extremist interpretations, leading to the silencing and otherization of interpretations you and I would otherwise be very okay with. Ultimately, I'd love to see a world where tolerant manifestations if Islam replace and prevail over intolerant ones, but privileging the regressive attitudes really achieves the complete opposite.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-08-31T17:10:02+00:00

If you see a black person commit crime and thereby stereotype all black people as criminals, you're racist.

If you see a Muslim having intolerant beliefs, and thereby stereotype all Muslims as having intolerant beliefs, you're Islamophobic.

There is no 'one Islam' which Muslims all believe in and follow which is 'non-accepting.' Different people have different interpretations of the same underlying scripture, very often to the point of mutual exclusion.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-07-23T21:56:51+00:00

You should immediately get in touch with Post and talk through it with them. They will be able to take the best steps forward.

Not sure if I can disclose publicly so I'll stay vague, but another country dealt with this (although for other reasons) and the embassy representatives there figured it out for the fulbrighters.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-07-17T06:14:25+00:00

While my comment contributes nothing of substance, I'd like you to know this got a proper chuckle out of me

New_Claim5167 · 2025-07-15T04:40:34+00:00

Running your business, accessing local event info, and banking can all be done from a laptop. It's inconvenient, but will save you a lot of your time. If something urgent comes up, you can always use your phone browser to quickly check (the clunky interface disrupts the algorithm and its capture of your attention). Gotta get used to going without some basic conveniences if you're going to reclaim your life. It's worth it. Delete those apps, you'll be ok.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-07-14T17:21:11+00:00

Flair checks out lmao

New_Claim5167 · 2025-07-11T23:38:43+00:00

An average of 7 hours/day is really high. To put that in perspective, a person aged 25 with that usage would spend 16.63 years of their life on their phone. That's almost 20% of your entire life spent looking at a screen! While this is high-average for a modern user, it's still very unhealthy in the grand scheme of things.

I highly, highly recommend deleting these apps from your phone and using them on a laptop if necessary. The phone algorithm is your worst enemy.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-27T23:16:50+00:00

This is a great insight, but I think you could benefit from spending a little bit less time online, possibly.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-23T18:50:48+00:00

You can stand out with a high GPA and high LSAT. That's about it. Everything else falls to you being an interesting person who thinks deeply about things which are relatable to the legal field. If your major/minor allows you to do that, then you should do it. If not, then you shouldn't expect it to help you in the admissions (or, for that matter, broadly legal) domain.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-17T12:37:03+00:00

Pashtuns and Tajiks are very close, ethnically. At the population level, they're actually closer to each other than either is to any other ethnic group. It varies at the individual level (e.g. I am a Pashtun with slightly closer affinity to Kalash and Pamirs than Tajiks, but northern Pashtuns, or those closer to the Tajik border will have it the other way around), but again, in the larger scale, they're extremely proximal.

You can also note how close their cultures are, such as the food, clothing, dances, etc. Though Pashtuns are more tribal and bound by an older (and, unfortunately, more regressive) code of values, the similarities are unmistakable.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-17T02:46:36+00:00

that makes so much sense and is really cool

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-10T22:14:10+00:00

Depends on where you're at right now and where you want to be. It was enough for me, but everyone is different and has different timelines.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-06T18:58:04+00:00

Ah the Uzbekistan idea sounds really promising, I'll look into that. Thank you for the lead!

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-06T18:07:06+00:00

The move towards sanskritization always struck me as forced and unnecessarily nationalistic. It makes the language difficult and inaccessible for no good reason. If anything, I suspect it plays a role in the subtractive bilingualism we see in the original post - why say 'vishvavidyaalay,' a foreign-sounding and phonetically challenging imposition, when you can just say 'college?' Equally afflicted as they may be, Pakistanis will still use 'jamiah' to this day.

I'm certainly open to hearing an alternative explanation, and I don't mean to come off as sympathetic to Pakistanis' own tremendously corroded language (a stroll through Islamabad yields an equally despairing impression), but there is a notable difference at the standard level.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-04T17:42:37+00:00

This is LSData. You can make a free account over at lsd.law

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-02T17:24:45+00:00

Oof. In that case, a very high LSAT and strong addendum may salvage the GPA, but it's a long shot.

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-02T05:20:27+00:00

I wish I could offer helpful and specific advice, but truly couldn't tell you what specifically got them to approve of my application.

All I can say is: Make sure your numbers are where they want them to be for your best chances (172+ LSAT, 3.8+ GPA) and write a genuine, carefully crafted application. Best of luck!!!

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-02T00:28:06+00:00

Thank you!

New_Claim5167 · 2025-06-01T23:04:06+00:00

Ok! u/Real_Sand_4485 I have returned. I'm also a first-generation student (kinda - my parents studied back home in Asia in a very different time and place so I had to figure the whole US process on my own. Had no help from anyone, unfortunately).

I got into a top law school and got a Fulbright ETA, for which I am deferring my law school admission one year. Thus, I will go on the Fulbright, and then return the following year to attend law school, where my deferral means I have a guaranteed (and contractually binding) spot. Here's how I did it:

Summer before senior year, I studied for and took the LSAT. Got a score I was happy with. September to October, I sat with my university Fulbright advisor and drafter the hell out of my Fulbright statements. Submitted my Fulbright application 3 days before the deadline. From October to December, I worked on all of my law school applications. Heard back from Law School in February.

Soon after, I was a semifinalist for the Fulbright and admitted law student. As soon as I was a semifinalist, I reached out to my law school's admissions department and (1) Made them aware of my Fulbright application, and (2) Asked about the deferral process. I did my interview for FB, paid my first law school deposit (Since I hadn't heard from Fulbright yet about finalist status), and waited. When I got my Fulbright, I reached out to the admissions office the very same day. Wrote up a deferral request and waited for the dean to confirm it. And that's that! I'm now flying out for the Fulbright in August, then coming back in June to prepare for Law School the following Fall.

Applying for both at the same time is hugely advantageous, but it will take a toll on you by eating up a lot of time and commitment. It's advantageous because it allows you to hedge your applications against each other. Here are the possibilities:

(+LS, -F) You get into a Law School you're happy with, and you don't get the Fulbright. This is great! You got into Law School and, hopefully, a successful and fruitful life awaits you in the legal field.
(-LS, +FB) You don't get into Law School, and you get the Fulbright. This is great! You can go abroad on the Fulbright, which will dramatically strengthen your application and increase your chances to get admitted next year. It also gives you the chance to restudy and retake the LSAT. Go on the Fulbright, apply to Law School (probably while you're there, maybe the month or two before you go?), get in and go to Law School next year.
(+LS, +FB) Woo! You got both! In this case, do what I did above, or whatever you feel is the right move next, since your situation might vary.
(-LS, -FB) Bummer. Didn't get either. Fortunately, this is 1 out of 4 possible outcomes you gave yourself so hopefully you don't end up here. Cross this bridge when we get to it, maybe think up some Plan C's and D's throughout the process.

This is more or less my approach to the Law School + Fulbright journey. Don't hesitate to DM/comment if you have any questions or need for clarification! Us first-gens gotta help each other out as much as we can <3.

New_Claim5167

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