Why is philadelphia so accepting of the muslim community? (rated, population)

[kankalar]

Originally Posted by jf3971

Well said....Additionally, I think the media completely distorts the reality of what is going on in the region...then you get yoyos like the guy above who make completely uninformed comments based on nothing in reality..But he has no basis for his misinformation other than the the US media...so his perception is his reality....its a sad commentary

A visit to the region would find the VAST majority of Jews wanting peace. To say that Jews hate all Muslims is insanely uninformed and prejudiced. I'd venture to say the reverse is the same for the Palestinians.

When people are no longer being used as pawns for the powers that be, maybe there will be peace. Hamas is a serious impediment, but the Israeli right wing certainly doesn't help.

Totally agree mate, ive yet to meet a jew that hates muslims and yet to meet a muslim who hates jews. But the problem is islamists and zionists who dont care about anything or their people. No religion teaches to kill another religion, infact islam states if you kill someone from another religion you are killing all of humanity.

Also as you say we have a media who brainwashes people, main problem is money and religion os used as a an excuse

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by kankalar

Hi Guys

I just wanted to ask the residents of Philadelphia the above question, why is Philadelphia so different from other cities not only in America but worldwide that muslims wont get many problems living there?

For what its worth I don't care what religion anyone is, I have friends of all religions and im muslim myself. Im from Scotland and especially with whats going on in Palestine/Israel , Iraq, Afghanistan , Syria etc muslims are getting a bad name these days.

Majority of muslims are like all other religions in that we just want peace and to get one with our lifes, unfortunately the minority of idiots give us a bad name.

Ive never been to philly so im only going on what ive read online, im hoping to visit one day to see a sixers game and do the Rocky tour :-)

More qualified people can address this. But I suspect a couple of reasons are that the Muslims here are majority native born. That is not only are they native born Americans but they are native born Philadelphians.

Many Muslims here are black and I do not sense any friction between black Christians and black Muslims either.

[2e1m5a]

Originally Posted by kankalar

The rapper freeway has a cool beard lol

Haha, yeah and is actually a pretty cool guy from what I've heard; My brother met him at Austin SXSW. He also seems pretty true to his faith-has travelled to Mecca, doesn't drink, etc.

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[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by MikeNigh

Because muslims are awesome people. Isn't it really only Israel that hates the muslims? Why should we hate muslims for them?

"Israel" doesn't hate "Muslims." Read up on the conflict before making statements like that.

[Fern Rock]

We have freedom of religion in this country. What are supposed to do, harass people?

Most of the "Muslims" in Philly aren't "real" Muslims...they're a bunch of guys who went to prison and "converted" to the FOI gang. You gotta do what you gotta do to survive.

Many of the young people seem to do it as a fashion trend. When I see someone wearing Timberland boots under Islamic style of dress, I'm not really impressed.

Then there's the NOI guys who wear bow ties and sell Final Call newspapers. They remind me of Hurricaine Schwartz.

I leave people alone and they leave me alone. I even let my children buy ice cream from the immigrant Muslims (true Muslims) who have the Mister Softee routes in the neigborhoods.

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by Fern Rock

We have freedom of religion in this country. What are supposed to do, harass people?

Most of the "Muslims" in Philly aren't "real" Muslims...they're a bunch of guys who went to prison and "converted" to the FOI gang. You gotta do what you gotta do to survive.

Many of the young people seem to do it as a fashion trend. When I see someone wearing Timberland boots under Islamic style of dress, I'm not really impressed.

Then there's the NOI guys who wear bow ties and sell Final Call newspapers. They remind me of Hurricaine Schwartz.

I leave people alone and they leave me alone. I even let my children buy ice cream from the immigrant Muslims (true Muslims) who have the Mister Softee routes in the neigborhoods.

Black (really, African American) Muslims and the Nation of Islam are two very different things. The former is true Islam with an African American cultural focus. The latter is a reactionary hate group whose tenets are repugnant to mainstream Muslims.

That said, I would like to see what a bean pie tastes like one of these days.

[pman]

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[gwillyfromphilly]

Originally Posted by kankalar

Hi Guys

I just wanted to ask the residents of Philadelphia the above question, why is Philadelphia so different from other cities not only in America but worldwide that muslims wont get many problems living there?

For what its worth I don't care what religion anyone is, I have friends of all religions and im muslim myself. Im from Scotland and especially with whats going on in Palestine/Israel , Iraq, Afghanistan , Syria etc muslims are getting a bad name these days.

Majority of muslims are like all other religions in that we just want peace and to get one with our lifes, unfortunately the minority of idiots give us a bad name.

Ive never been to philly so im only going on what ive read online, im hoping to visit one day to see a sixers game and do the Rocky tour :-)

It's largely due to Philadelphia's long history of religious tolerance going all the way back to the Quakers of the 17th century. It's not that uncommon in certain parts of the city to see Muslim women in full burkas like this one for example. Philly is a lot more tolerant of different cultures than a lot of people give it credit for.


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[kankalar]

Originally Posted by gwillyfromphilly

It's largely due to Philadelphia's long history of religious tolerance going all the way back to the Quakers of the 17th century. It's not that uncommon in certain parts of the city to see Muslim women in full burkas like this one for example. Philly is a lot more tolerant of different cultures than a lot of people give it credit for.


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A think some of the issues above like the prisons is true, but as you say i think the city deserves more credit. Even normal muslims are quoted as saying they have not had any issues there.

[908Boi]

Originally Posted by Fern Rock

We have freedom of religion in this country. What are supposed to do, harass people?

Most of the "Muslims" in Philly aren't "real" Muslims...they're a bunch of guys who went to prison and "converted" to the FOI gang. You gotta do what you gotta do to survive.

Many of the young people seem to do it as a fashion trend. When I see someone wearing Timberland boots under Islamic style of dress, I'm not really impressed.

Then there's the NOI guys who wear bow ties and sell Final Call newspapers. They remind me of Hurricaine Schwartz.

I leave people alone and they leave me alone. I even let my children buy ice cream from the immigrant Muslims (true Muslims) who have the Mister Softee routes in the neigborhoods.

Most black muslims converted to Sunni Islam by the 80s. Saying most muslims in Philly are fake prison converts is pretty disrespectful.

I'm sure you have no problem with people wear crosses yet murder steal and fornicate.