Comments by "" (@orboakin8074) on "Islam in the Balkans" video.

As a Nigerian Christian, i think i would get along great with Balkan Muslims😊 They remind me a bit of the Southern Muslims (Yoruba, Igbo, etc) aside from the alcohol and pork😂 They are similarly level headed, have cultures that promote entrepreneurship, education, and rationality and don't embrace the negative aspects of Arabic culture, unlike many Northern Muslims here👍
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@1405Production basically, it's good Islam then. Anything far from the original is better😂
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@TasPan666 yes, we do, sadly. But, as I hinted in my comment, it tends to be with mainly Northern Muslims who are more "Arabized" in their culture and religion. Southern Muslims tend to have cultures that promote tolerance, education, capitalism, and a level of secularism. So that's why we Christians get along well with them👍We even celebrate Christmas with them and they celebrate their religious holidays with us. Our President (Tinubu) is a Southern Muslim and he's married to a Christian. He's also an avid capitalist and firmly believes in separation of church and state.
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@vardekpetrovic9716 coincidentally, places like Turkey (e.g. Malaysia, Indonesia, Oman, etc) also happen to have better economies, culture, and stability compared to Arabized Islamic places🤔 Almost like having a better culture matters more.
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@kony12356 I think I would get along great with them as a Nigerian Christian😂👍they remind me of Southern Muslims here (aside from the alcohol and pork)
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@enacausmembrane no, I "worship" rationality and good values that actually improve human existence and society a d the wider world. Clearly, this is not the case for the modern Arab Islamic world despite their oil wealth and orthodoxy. The old Arabic Islamic world during the Golden age and reign of Harun al Rashid definitely had all these positives I mentioned but subsequent Arabic Islamic civilizations abandoned all that. Also, why insult Judaism despite it being the origin for the rest of the Abrahamic religions? Very disrespectful of you.
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@Wanwood2 you Turkish people have my deep respect for this. You guys are basically like the Arabs during the Golden age of Harun al Rashid. Kudos and respect 👍
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@kleisd really? Will any one in the Balkans try to necklace me (look it up) like black people in South Africa do to other black Africans? If not, then I think I will be fine.
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@MohamedMustafaAlk did you read my comment at all?🤣 I never said it's bad that Islam forbids alcohol and pork. What are you talking about? I said Balkan Muslims are like Southern Muslims here because they have cultures that embrace entrepreneurship, modernity, education and industry and tolerance. Seriously, read better next time.
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@crotiax1839 the Gulf countries with increasing inequality, sl*very, dutch-disease oil economies, no industry, poor agriculture and water issues, poorly built basic infrastructure like sewage systems, etc? Also, no, Oman is not the same as other Arrab countries since they are Ibadi Muslims and their religion and culture emphasize tolerance of other religions, embraces some levels of modernity and Liberalism and they have a history of good leadership and no violent revolutions. That's why they are literally one of the most peaceful places in that region and even diplomatic relations with Isreal and others.
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@crotiax1839 no, there is really no "success" there😔 no industrialization, sl*very is still there, their population is lacking academically in areas like STEM and civic management and other useful stuff, corruption issues, economic diversification and infrastructure is not as good (Dubai and UAE have no functioning sewage systems and use trucks to remove sewage) and their real estate sector is a bubble. Finally, their demographics are declining. There is no success just glitter.
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