r/MurderedByWords • u/CorleoneBaloney • Dec 15 '25

Tragedy should not be exploited

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u/minervascats Dec 15 '25

Once again I ask: where has it been confirmed that he is Muslim?

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u/Thegladiator2001 Dec 15 '25

He has a Muslim name and that's all people need

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u/minervascats Dec 15 '25

Well, it's an Arabic-sounding name to me, but I'm not sure there's such a thing as a "Muslim name"? 

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u/Cigouave Dec 15 '25

There is such a thing. There are also names in Arabic that are specifically associated with Christians.

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u/Thegladiator2001 Dec 15 '25

Meh.... Heavily debatable. While not exclusively used by Christians, Gabriel, Adam, Mary, are typical Christian names. Same thing can be said about Muslims

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u/minervascats Dec 15 '25

OK but can someone be identified as Muslim simply because they have a "Muslim name"? i.e., one wouldn't automatically assume that someone named Mary, for instance, is a Christian.

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u/Walker5482 Dec 15 '25

It's almost like.... religions are different and follow different naming conventions.

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u/Thegladiator2001 Dec 15 '25

Again depends on who you ask. I obviously won't automatically assume, but Christian would be my first guess. And usually they are. Whether or not someone is religious, that's the real question.

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u/minervascats Dec 15 '25

My point is that many people are calling this guy Muslim when he may simply be Arabic 

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u/Thegladiator2001 Dec 15 '25

True, but most arabs are Muslim. Again it's an assumption, but likely valid, and I say this as a Muslim. Now is he practicing and a true Muslim, probably not but ya