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Topic: "IF I WASN'T MUSLIM" Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 13:46 |
A sarcastic song about being bosnian muslim in Europe surrounded by christians neighbours.
IF I WASN'T MUSLIM If I wasnt Muslim Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. If I wasnt born Mohammedan Life for me would have been fun. I could live and prosper On my land and I could even build a bigger house I wouldnt have to, every now and then, Run and hide like a mouse. If I wasnt Muslim Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. My neighbors wouldnt set my home on fire And surround me with barbed wire I wouldnt live in terror Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. Books wouldnt teach you that I was an error In European history.
I would not have to prove that I am not stupid A backward and primitive villain An alien threat to your way of life to be hunted down. I wouldnt be so ashamed of The names of my relatives and mine Of the Semitic language I speak to my God That no one here understands
My tradition wouldnt insult My Christian neighbors and friends My diet, my cap, the Ramadan fast the crescent and the star. Bayram, I know, will never be famous like Christmas or Easter Sunday so modern and cool, so western, and - oh so secular.
If I wasnt Muslim If I had an ordinary Slavic Christian name If I wasnt circumcised If I could eat my eggs with ham I would be accepted Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. Id blend in to Europe and enjoy I wouldnt be its whipping boy.
oh boy If I were a Christian I wouldnt have to prove that I am human too. Cause when youre Christian youre always civilized no matter what you wear or do. But when you are a Muslim It is really hard to find some sympathy for you No one really likes you, no one really cares No one wants to know your point of view.
If I wasnt Muslim Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. If I was a part of Christendom Europe would be my sweet home. I wouldnt have to worry Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. What will happen in a year or two Will I have to leave or stay and die Drop my pants to be identified and put aside Just cause Im a Mussulman?
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Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 13:46 |
I watched that just yesterday. It's cute.
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Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 13:49 |
Superb!
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Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 13:57 |
Drop my pants to be identified and put aside Just cause Im a Mussulman?
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A Bulgarian friend to my family had a funny story regarding this... During the curfews in my town in the 1980s he was caught after hours by soldiers, and he had to drop his pants and show his "thing" to be identified and save himself from being sent to prison.
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Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 14:27 |
What's the purpose of this topic again?
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"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. "
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Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 15:11 |
Originally posted by Spartakus
What's the purpose of this topic again? |
Philosophy naturally, this little sarcastic song explains the philosophy behind the "muslim problem"
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Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 15:16 |
There is a problem with muslims and prejudice.But there are also many muslims who are welcomed.And in the end,there is a problem with monotheistic religions in general.People are very critical of them.Christianity gets the same criticism,but it does not seem so intense like that against Islam,because Christian fundamentalism has been dealt for centuries.
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"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. "
--- Joseph Alexandrovitch Brodsky, 1991, Russian-American poet, b. St. Petersburg and exiled 1972 (1940-1996)
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Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 16:12 |
Originally posted by Spartakus
but it does not seem so intense like that against Islam,because Christian fundamentalism has been dealt for centuries. |
And that I that is exactly what the song is about; only because Bosnjaks happened to be MUSLIMS where they treated differently then they would have been treated if they where Christians:
If I wasnt Muslim Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. If I wasnt born Mohammedan Life for me would have been fun. I could live and prosper On my land and I could even build a bigger house I wouldnt have to, every now and then, Run and hide like a mouse. If I wasnt Muslim Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. My neighbors wouldnt set my home on fire And surround me with barbed wire I wouldnt live in terror Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. Books wouldnt teach you that I was an error In European history.
I would not have to prove that I am not stupid A backward and primitive villain An alien threat to your way of life to be hunted down. I wouldnt be so ashamed of The names of my relatives and mine Of the Semitic language I speak to my God That no one here understands
My tradition wouldnt insult My Christian neighbors and friends My diet, my cap, the Ramadan fast the crescent and the star. Bayram, I know, will never be famous like Christmas or Easter Sunday so modern and cool, so western, and - oh so secular.
If I wasnt Muslim If I had an ordinary Slavic Christian name If I wasnt circumcised If I could eat my eggs with ham I would be accepted Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. Id blend in to Europe and enjoy I wouldnt be its whipping boy.
oh boy If I were a Christian I wouldnt have to prove that I am human too. Cause when youre Christian youre always civilized no matter what you wear or do. But when you are a Muslim It is really hard to find some sympathy for you No one really likes you, no one really cares No one wants to know your point of view.
If I wasnt Muslim Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. If I was a part of Christendom Europe would be my sweet home. I wouldnt have to worry Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum. What will happen in a year or two Will I have to leave or stay and die Drop my pants to be identified and put aside Just cause Im a Mussulman?
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Posted: 21-Jun-2006 at 23:02 |
Ya its pretty terrible the whole prejudice thing. A few fundamental terrorists screw it up for all of Islam. At least the West has "civilized rights" though. If youre a Muslim in the west you may face prejudice but if youre a christian in the middle east you may face the sword.
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Posted: 25-Jun-2006 at 20:51 |
Well, this song is not from the general muslim perspective, but from a Bosniak perspective, being a Slavic European Muslim.
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"I krv svoju za Bosnu moju"
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