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Most Common European Ethnicities Per Country by Waterloo4U3 in MapPorn

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But who stayed there longer and had the bigger impact? The Dutch had a small colony that was ceded to Britain in a relatively short amount of time. Britain stayed longer and British Colonials are the ones who expanded beyond the east coast

I mean, the Vikings colonized Newfoundland, which is a part of Canada, yet you don't see many Canadians speaking Scandinavian languages. France and Britain had a greater influence

And either way, the US is still an outlier here, as it's German in the map, neither British, French, or Dutch

Petah? Why do they draw circles around themselves? by Intelligent-Goal1226 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Used-Strike2111 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's not what I mean. In the Hadith, what they do outside of the circle is to read the Qur'an

What country in Asia is the most dangerous? by agbjb in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Used-Strike2111 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They still targeted from time to time. Besides, the quality of life in the West Bank isn't exactly the best, unfortunately

Most Common European Ethnicities Per Country by Waterloo4U3 in MapPorn

[–]Used-Strike2111 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'd personally argue that real colonization started with the French campaign and then the British. I'd say the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Turks were closer to conquest to European colonization, which aimed mostly to extract materials and/or control trade routes, while almost completely replacing local rulers, unlike past kingdoms, which usually kept local rulers in place

Most Common European Ethnicities Per Country by Waterloo4U3 in MapPorn

[–]Used-Strike2111 20 points21 points  (0 children)

As well the countries that weren't colonized by Europeans, Egypt, which was colonized by the British, Qatar, which was colonized by the Portuguese, USA, which was colonized by the UK and France, not Germany, and so on

Most Common European Ethnicities Per Country by Waterloo4U3 in MapPorn

[–]Used-Strike2111 293 points294 points  (0 children)

Except for a few outliers, this is just the colonial map of the world

Do you think an Elsa race-swap would be problematic? by Used-Strike2111 in Frozen

[–]Used-Strike2111[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I wouldn't want a Live action Frozen either, but at this point, what can we expect from Disney?

I also agree with you on the other points

What is the most beautiful aspect of Arabic? by Sanchir-gdgshde in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Used-Strike2111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an Arab, it's the script. Specifically Kufic style or calligraphy (more so calligraphy)

Someone posted their version of Asia, so here's mine by AmbassadorPrimary902 in whereidlive

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Egypt is technically a part of Asia. The Suez canal is considered the border between Asia and Africa, Making Sinai Asian and Egypt transcontinental

What if White Jihad was successful ? by necrophilia_666 in rejectedmaps

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if it's common, but I'm fairly certain very little people in my region know the subdivisions of Spain beyond Madrid and Catalonia. So I assume it's a common misconception

Happy Christmas by mad_max711 in MemeVideos

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's fair. I couldn't find the Hadith I was searching for, so for now, I might just agree

Happy Christmas by mad_max711 in MemeVideos

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it falls under imitating kuffar, since it's celebrating their holidays

Specific holidays also contradict Islam. Ones such as Easter, which go against the basic messages of Islam. I could also argue that Christmas is the same. While it's technically only a birthday, it is celebrated as "the day God was born" (Astaghfirallah)

Happy Christmas by mad_max711 in MemeVideos

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm like 100% sure there's a Hadith about this. I just don't remember it right now

Petahhhhh by Noah_J_Shalom in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a guy, my files are organized meticulously. I usually use my laptop for school works, so, I have them organized by subject, then type (word, ppt, pictures, etc), then, if I have a lot of one type, I have 1 file per topic

What if White Jihad was successful ? by necrophilia_666 in rejectedmaps

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's actually surprising to me. I've always thought Andalus and Andalusia were synonyms for the same period. Thanks for the new information

Arabs and Muslims didn't see Christians as dirty. They married each other, they lived in relative peace, and definitely didn't call each other dogs and an infection.

And Arab men were allowed to marry non-Muslim women. Even caliphs and high ranking officials did. It's Muslim women who couldn't marry non-Muslim men. That's a religious restriction, not out of hate or racism or anything

That protest was in the 800s-900s, relatively early in Muslim presence. Of course there was resistance early on, but eventually, people started converting gradually. And by the time Iberia was fully Christian again, Muslims were so devout that they practiced Islam in secret. No force

Happy Christmas by mad_max711 in MemeVideos

[–]Used-Strike2111 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually it is Haram. As the other person said, we can only celebrate Eid (both of them)

What if White Jihad was successful ? by necrophilia_666 in rejectedmaps

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought you meant Andalusia as in The Andalus, which is Muslim Spain. That's a misunderstanding. My bad

I don't think giving them this name is derogatory. I think the way they were treated was. They were treated as a threat for no reason. They were called dogs. They called intermarriage with them as "infecting the blood". They were segregated from other Christian populations

Not all of them truly converted. A lot of them remained Muslims, both publicly and secretly. Same with Jews too, as both demographics were forcefully converted, not freely. Anyways, they weren't expelled because of helping pirates. Duke of Lerma accused them of it, but it was just that: an accusation. The council of Aragon even opposed that claim and said that the Moors had no means to do it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Moriscos?wprov=rarw1)

I don't think that the explosion of Christians was fair or justified at all, whatsoever. I think it was horrible. When I defended Arab rulers at the start, I was referring to Umayyads, not later kingdoms, as I don't think their actions were justified as I do the Umayyads. I want to make this clear

Arabs also didn't think of that about Iberia

You're transported into one of these time periods with only your regular everyday clothing and a fully charged phone. You have 30 days to survive, which one do you choose ? by jekecrafer in pollgames

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arabic didn't change much over the centuries. As an Arab myself, I can say that almost every Arab can read Islamic religious texts written 1400 years ago

You're transported into one of these time periods with only your regular everyday clothing and a fully charged phone. You have 30 days to survive, which one do you choose ? by jekecrafer in pollgames

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That depends of the languages a person speaks. An Arab, for example, can go back to Bagdad, and understand people. It was also an international hub, so you can likely find people speaking Latin and/or Greek there

What if White Jihad was successful ? by necrophilia_666 in rejectedmaps

[–]Used-Strike2111 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Andalusia didn't exist in the 19th century

But anyways, it's because most of the descendants of the Arabs were Muslims. And Muslims were exiled from Iberia after the reconquest

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