What's with all the Arabic in the signitures?

[miba2007]

What's with all the Arabic in many people's signitures? Is it some new trend I missed out on? Please explain

[Darkdd]

Its just quotes from the bible in Arabic.

[twylight]

It's 'cool' and 'unique'. :)

[miba2007]

Bible quotes in Arabic? That seems a bit contradictory.

[logansoldcigar]

why? theres a pretty good chance that Jesus was arabic, not caucasian

[Darkdd]

Bible quotes in Arabic? That seems a bit contradictory.
Not really.

[Caliber]

why? theres a pretty good chance that Jesus was arabic, not caucasian
I think it would be more than a good chance he was brown.

[miba2007]

why? theres a pretty good chance that Jesus was arabic, not caucasian

na he wasnt. he was a jew. It'd make more sense if the quotes were in Hebrew or Latin.

[Darkdd]

Judaism is not a race,its a religion.

[miba2007]

Well how come Jewish people look different from Arabs?

[Darkdd]

Todays Jewish people look different from Arabic people because of migration to cooler climates and mixing with caucasians.Jewish people from Jesus' time used to look like most Arabic people do today.

[miba2007]

On the one hand, the Jewish people are a nation in the same sense as the Greeks or the Italians or the Japanese. Jewish history goes back some 4,000 years to Abraham, who moved to the land of Canaan (what is now Israel) form Ur (usually believed to have been the ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia, in what is now Iraq.) Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac. Isaac had two sons named Jacob and Esau. The Jewish people are ultimately the descendants of Jacob, also called Israel. Since these are actual people, there is such a thing as "Jewish blood" if by that you mean is there such a thing as being biologically Jewish.

[Darkdd]

What am I saying.Many Jewish people in Israel look 'arabic' to this day.

[miba2007]

But still Jesus would have been part of the original jewish breed that was different then the arabs in the surrounding areas. He may have 'looked' similiar by an ignorant eye by their are differences.

[Darkdd]

No i'm no disputing that Jewish people have Jewish traits,i'm just saying that it is not a 'race' persay.

[miba2007]

then what do you classify those people as instead?

[Darkdd]

Caucasian.

[Darkdd]

http://judaism.about.com/od/abcsofjudaism/a/beingjewish.htm
Read this.

[miba2007]

Caucasian.

But that contradicts you other post saying that they look the way they are because they mix with caucasians. If they were mixing with caucasians, wouldnt they stay the same?

Jewish people look different from Arabic people because of migration to cooler climates and mixing with caucasians

[miba2007]

From wikipedia -

Jews (Hebrew (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language): יְהוּדִים, Yehudim; Yiddish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish_language): ייִדן, Yiden) are followers of Judaism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism) or, more generally, members of the Jewish people (also known as the Jewish nation, or the Children of Israel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Israel)), an ethno (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_group)-religious (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion) group descended from the ancient Israelites (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelite) and from converts who joined their religion.

[Darkdd]

Modern day Jews tend to be mainly caucasian,with some west asian traits.

[miba2007]

Then how come I can tell the difference between a Jewish person, and Caucasian person if they are both caucasian?

[arachnid-guy]

I sense the mods coming.....

come on lads...let's not fight. Jesus was jesus...end of story. He's universal to everyone's interpretation of him...brown, white....everyone's so PC these days..

[Malice]

I was thinking they might speak arabic?
strange posibility

[miba2007]

1. Jesus wasnt a arab
2. Jesus wasnt caucasian
3. He was a jew/hebrew

[Darkdd]

^I don't know what Jesus looked like.

[miba2007]

Well I do :-)

[Edenbeast]

1. Jesus wasnt a arab
2. Jesus wasnt caucasian
3. He was a jew/hebrew

and Hebrews are from the Middle East, and I'd like to point out something for all of you Hypesters here. Arabs are only the people who resides in the Gulf area ok, the rest are not arabs, Iraqis are not arabs, Egyptians are not arabs, Lebanese people arenot arabs, Syrians are not arabs, its only a generalisation made by the westerners a stereotyping thing, its the same as saying americans are british because they speak english!!

[miba2007]

Good point. DarkDD and Logansoldcigar seem to think anyone from the middle east is an arab.

[Edenbeast]

And one more thing not all of the arabs are Muslims and not all Muslims are arabs, c'mon people use the friggin' internet do your homework before saying or posting anything inaccurate!

[Darkdd]

^Actually,i wanted to point that out,but i decided not to.I'm well aware of their differences and dislike calling people 'arabs'.My friend is of Lebanese descent,and early on in the realationship i made the mistake of calling her Syrian.:eek:

[LexCorp]

Arabic is...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a64/LemCherry/luthoravatar3rf.gif

Wrong lol

[Edenbeast]

Arabic is...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a64/LemCherry/luthoravatar3rf.gif

Wrong lol

Hmm..is this some sort of discrimination?!!

[miba2007]

^ that looks like Lex is recieving anal.

[Edenbeast]

^ that looks like Lex is recieving anal.

or perhaps giving head to the invisible man!!

[Edenbeast]

Its just quotes from the bible in Arabic.

and from the Quran.

[Darkdd]

Good point. DarkDD and Logansoldcigar seem to think anyone from the middle east is an arab.
Oh please...

[miba2007]

Your argument keeps changing. First you say Jews are arabs, then you saw theyre caucasian!

[Darkdd]

I'm not arguing.

[miba2007]

Well your opinion.

[Darkdd]

I said that long ago most people of the Jewish faith would not be considered caucasian,as opposed to today.

[Indiglo]

This thread turned stupid quick.

And I probably only added to the stupidity.

[Kaleb]

this thread should be locked before it gets out of control .

[arachnid-guy]

Let's not have another 'Mohammed' scandal.

[Darkdd]

Please close this.

[bored]

Here's my two cents:

"Arab" is often used as a general term for people living in the Middle East, incorrect as it may be.

Jesus would have looked more like "Arabs" than other ethnic groups, since that is how Jews of the day are believed to have looked.

I'm Jewish myself, and if I had darker skin, I could pass for "Arab" pretty easily.

People put the Arabic in their sigs for reasons that are significant to them as individuals. Don't make anything of it.

[Darkdd]

That is all i was saying,yet i was villified for doing such.

[bored]

I noticed. Miba2007, I'm inclined to doubt that you know what you're talking about.

[Backdrifter]

Bible quotes in Arabic? That seems a bit contradictory.
Oh yea, forgot that bible was written in America. Sheez.

[Carter]

I don't classify Jewish people as caucasian

[Phaser]

Oh yea, forgot that bible was written in America. Sheez.

I believe the most ancient Bible manuscripts were in Hebrew weren't they? If that's the case, the idea of Bible verses in Arabic isn't contradictory at all, considering Hebrew as a langauge is quite similiar to Arabic just like Urdu and Farsi. Kind of like a sister langauge, if you will.

[Batty for Bats!]

I don't classify Jewish people as caucasianFor real. When I think jewish, I think Denis Hoffman.

[The Incredible Hulk]

Then how come I can tell the difference between a Jewish person, and Caucasian person if they are both caucasian?

certain caucasians have distinguishing traits based on where they hail from. It's not a blanket rule, but it works for a lot of people. You can do that with a lot of Italians, Irish, Norwegians, etc. Over time theyve built up some distinguishing features based on climate, breeding, etc.

I;ve never heard of that working with Jews. What are their distinguishing features? Isnt the current state of Israel just made up of Jews who left Europe after WW2 when the nation was formed?

[raybia]

What's with all the Arabic in many people's signitures? Is it some new trend I missed out on? Please explain


Yeah, whats up with that?

[raybia]

Here's my two cents:

"Arab" is often used as a general term for people living in the Middle East, incorrect as it may be.

Jesus would have looked more like "Arabs" than other ethnic groups, since that is how Jews of the day are believed to have looked.

I'm Jewish myself, and if I had darker skin, I could pass for "Arab" pretty easily.

People put the Arabic in their sigs for reasons that are significant to them as individuals. Don't make anything of it.


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