Testing Americans On Muslim I.Q.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Apr 2006, 01:53

LOL! Quite funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prc8v-rKYjw

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Apr 2006, 02:09

Best answers: Cow and Jihad.

I must admit a few of them I wasn't sure about either.

Shannon Elizabeth is an Arab? I'm surprised they haven't put a fatwa on her exposed breasts.

Tony Shalhoub is great as Monk - the only Arab TV star in America?

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 15 Apr 2006, 02:12

Very Jay Leno-esque.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Apr 2006, 02:23

Markgway wrote:Shannon Elizabeth is an Arab? I'm surprised they haven't put a fatwa on her exposed breasts.

And "Arab" = "Muslim"?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Apr 2006, 14:05

thelostdragon wrote:And "Arab" = "Muslim"?

Erm......?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Apr 2006, 14:29

Don't get me wrong, Mark.... being an Arab doesn't automatically make you a Muslim. Arabic is a language and being an Arab explains where you or your ancestors originate from.

Islam is a religion and being a Muslim defines what a person believes in.

In Dubai live a lot of Arabs who are Christians.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 15 Apr 2006, 14:36

Got this off imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002436/bio

Shannon Elizabeth was born on September 7, 1973 in Houston, Texas, the daughter of a Syrian/Lebanese father and a mother also of mixed decent (Cherokee Indian).

TBH it's quite a manipulative question. She's clearly not an Arab but obviously has Middle Eastern roots. This ties into the discussion we had on another thread, I think it was about Kelly Hu and stuff?

Similarly, Salma Hayek is not an Arab but also has Middle Eastern roots (although to a lesser extent than Shannon).

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Apr 2006, 15:08

I remember Shannon before she was famous poor little struggling wanabe

Anyway that interview thingie was interesting and really some of them people are thick I guess, but in defence of them really do we need to know about "all" religions? do you?

I know many things about many religions and such, but I also dont know many things, obviously. Many religions I am sure I have never even heard of, making people look ignorant in interviews isnt really nice and I am not sure I would ever take part in them as some interviewers go too far.

That interviewer was good mind you and he seems a great bloke

and inst really making them feel like morons.

I have seen so many snippets like that on TV and such and ussually the people come off as total morons, but really a lot of the time we dont "need" to know these things they ask, its not as if your life depends on it, its just down to how much you want to learn and know.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Apr 2006, 17:42

thelostdragon wrote:Don't get me wrong, Mark.... being an Arab doesn't automatically make you a Muslim. Arabic is a language and being an Arab explains where you or your ancestors originate from. Islam is a religion and being a Muslim defines what a person believes in. In Dubai live a lot of Arabs who are Christians.

Yeah, I guess it was an associative assumption. Most Arabs ARE Muslim though, right? What percentage of Arabs would you say are Christian? It seems to be outlawed in many fundamentalist Islamic countries, along with Judaism etc.

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 15 Apr 2006, 20:11

And if this Leno-style comedy skit were done in Dubai, asking religious questions related to Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism, Taoism, or Hinduism (just for a smattering of examples), what are the chances that answers would be equally as pathetic?

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 15 Apr 2006, 21:37

Excellent point 68m, I thought that as well.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Apr 2006, 22:34

Good point, which I confess I never thought of...

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 15 Apr 2006, 22:58

An Islamabic Questionnaire as taken by Mohammed Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed, Jr.

Q. Who is Jesus Christ?

A. A lesser Prophet than Mohammed.

Q. How did he die?

A. He ate a bad piece of Pork.

Q. What's Good about Friday?

A. Our newsagents close early.

Q. What happens on Easter Sunday?

A. Bunnies come out of chocolate eggs.

Q. What is Ash Wednesday?

A. The day the smoking ban was enforced in Scotland?

Q. Name the four gospels?

A. John, Paul, George and Ringo

Q. What do you call the leader of the Catholic Church?

A. A Cunt

Q. What's the difference between a Catholic and a Protestant?

A. One supports Rangers, the other Celtic.

Q. Name a famous Christian?

A. George Bush

Q. What do you like least about Christianity?

A. George Bush

Q. What happens on December 25th?

A. The BBC show bloody repeats all day.

Q. Should the Church of England adopt Sharia Law?

A. Of course. My bitch needs a good stoning.

Q. What do you think of pornogrpahy?

A. Pamela is great. I love those blondies with big titties.

Q. And the Indonesian Issue?

A. Bitches need stoned.

Q. What food is traditionally served on Good Friday?

A. Kebab. Half price.

Q. What do you think of Tony Blair?

A. Never the same after he left Name That Tune.

Q. What do you think should happen to those Danish Cartoonists?

A. I think they should be beheaded until dead - or fined.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Apr 2006, 23:22

the68monkey wrote:And if this Leno-style comedy skit were done in Dubai, asking religious questions related to Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism, Taoism, or Hinduism (just for a smattering of examples), what are the chances that answers would be equally as pathetic?

Thats what I said

everyones blind, or my rambling isnt easy to understand.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Apr 2006, 23:33

the68monkey wrote:And if this Leno-style comedy skit were done in Dubai, asking religious questions related to Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism, Taoism, or Hinduism (just for a smattering of examples), what are the chances that answers would be equally as pathetic?

With the only difference that you guys wouldn't understand what they said if there weren't any subtitles. 8)

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 15 Apr 2006, 23:39

No

but its likley many of us may find it hard to understand each other if we were talkig face to face, regional accents are pretty nasty in some places and english for instance is vastly different all over. Even in the UK I find some regions hard to understand and I live here (and we are so small).

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 15 Apr 2006, 23:42

Markgway wrote:Most Arabs ARE Muslim though, right?

Yes, you're right about that.

What percentage of Arabs would you say are Christian?

Hmmm... good question. Right away I'd say 10%, but that seems like a real lot if you consider the fact that about 300.000.000 people in this world are Arabs. What I know is that a lot of Arab Christians belong to the Assyrian Church of the East, the Coptic Church and the Syrian-Orthodox Church. That's what I learnt when I was in school in Jordan. There is also a small group of Protestant Arabs out there which due to American missionaries.

It seems to be outlawed in many fundamentalist Islamic countries, along with Judaism etc.

Any specific example you have?

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 16 Apr 2006, 09:08

LMAO at Mark's questionnaire, brilliant!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 16 Apr 2006, 14:32

It seems to be outlawed in many fundamentalist Islamic countries, along with Judaism etc.

Any specific example you have?

There's a Christian due to be executed because of his religion. I can't remember the country off the top of my head but it was in the news recently. Maybe someone else recalls? But it seems in some Arabic countries you can be executed for being openly Christian or promoting Christianity.

EDIT: It's Afghanistan.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 16 Apr 2006, 15:15

You are talking about Afghanistan and the story has been over for weeks. The guy got his trial and was not sentenced to any punishment. He was not charged for being Christian, but for converting from Islam to another religion. Usually, when this happens, the shariah law demands that Muslim scientists or so talk to him for three days, trying to find out why he left Islam. If they cannot convince him to come back to Islam, he is to be executed to save him the punishment on the day of judgement.

However, people who were born of any religion different from Islam have always lived in peace together with Muslims (before the Israel-thing in 1945). The oldest churches of the world are in the Muslim world. The Church of Birth in Betlehem was fought over by Christian sects or so. In the end they decided to give the key to the Muslim community which to this day unlocks the door every morning and locks it every night.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 16 Apr 2006, 16:47

thelostdragon wrote:You are talking about Afghanistan

Yeah, I edited that in earlier.

and the story has been over for weeks.

Didn;t realise. The news just stopped talking about it.

The guy got his trial and was not sentenced to any punishment.

That's a relief.

He was not charged for being Christian, but for converting from Islam to another religion.

Six and half a dozen.

Usually, when this happens, the shariah law demands that Muslim scientists or so talk to him for three days, trying to find out why he left Islam. If they cannot convince him to come back to Islam, he is to be executed to save him the punishment on the day of judgement.

That's sick.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 16 Apr 2006, 21:31

Markgway wrote:Six and half a dozen.

Huh?

That's sick.

You mean sick like in giving the death sentence for treason?

the68monkey · Post by **the68monkey** » 16 Apr 2006, 21:40

thelostdragon wrote:
Markgway wrote:Six and half a dozen.
Huh?

He means it's the same thing, just described differently.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 16 Apr 2006, 22:58

You mean sick like in giving the death sentence for treason?

No, of course not. How can you compare treason (which is applied as putting the safety of your country and it's citizens in danger) with switching religions? That's crazy.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 17 Apr 2006, 18:18

Switching from Islam to another religion is considered by Muslims as a form of treason as Islam is still a political religion.