Turkish said: LurkerJ said: A big chunk of Muslims believe listening to musical instruments is punishable sin. There is no way around that one for them A big chunk? Have you taken a poll on Muslims? I've never met one who didnt listen music. Hell I'm listening to Pussy Money Weed from Lil Wayne right now.

Eh. Of course they listen to music, it doesn't mean they think it's OK to listen to music. A sin isn't something you can't do, it's something you shouldn't do.

... Lil Wayne? terrible taste

Muslims who play video games, party drink and affiliate with other people are passive followers of the muslim faith.

Difference between Palestine and UAE :P

won't lie though- when I played CS in the ME, it can get rather hectic. Surprisingly good players from as low as 8 years 

You are always welcome Kerotan and I am always happy to help.

those poor souls in dubai cant afford a PS3 or PS4. well.. you do need two jobs to get a PS3, imagine how many you need for a PS4

You really have no clue about Islam or Muslims beyond what you see on TV, do you?

1. Allah = "The God" (al = the, lah = god) and is literally the same God as Jews / Christians worship. You may disagree on rules, etc (as you do with Jews as well) but you are worshipping Allah as well as other more Christian centric ideas.

2. Islam is not "still stuck in its arcaic state". Islamic ideas, freedoms, science and practices during Christian worlds Dark Ages is one of the foundational reasons Christianity was reformed and found its Renaissance (see history of Islamic Empire and especially Spain). The countries where Islamic tradition have been forced into a more brutal, extreamist view of the world only became a thing in the 1700's with the rise of Wahhabism (originating in Saudi). For the 1,000 years before that, Islam had many instances of what we'd consider freedom of religion, science, social justice, etc.  Aside from Wahhabism, the other big shift was largely the fault of Western powers and their push for imperialism and colonialism. That drove many Islamic nations to be as anti-west as they could be and that meant further divide in the form of religious adherence.

3. You are right that Islam needs a reformation. It needs strong guidance to undo the impact of extreamism and anti-west influences. But none of that is due any fault at the root of the Qur'ans teachings - just as the Dark Ages were not caused by the root of the Bible's teachings. They are both the result of men forcing their power and personal / twisted thoughts on others.

4. I don't think its accurate to say anyone is repressed by their religion. That is a falsehood taught by western media. However, a large number of people are repressed by their nation's leadership, including religious leadership who is pushing extreamism. Muslims who leave these nations do not have this issue, demonstrating it is not "their religion" but their social acceptance of Wahhabism.

Awww man that cracked me up 

Thought you were going to ask if Muslims would oppose the idea of games being based on Arabic mythology. That would have been more interesting.

The answer to your question is no and yes. No because some Muslims can be rational and enjoy good games. Yes because some Muslims are afraid of everything they don't understand. They yelled at games like God of War for a bit but they eventually forget about them in a few months.

Normal Muslim is just normal plain boring like everyone else, but Fanatic Muslims are da bomb.

Lol people are so used to the western way of thinking until they realize it was people from the Muslim regions who introduced them to mass advanced thinking. im sure they have games.