White Muslim Converts acting like Arabs

Question:

I find that a lot of White American Converts try to emulate the Arab culture. They change their names, wear the garb, and want to live in an Arabic country. If I was an Arab I would be insulted. I think it makes a mockery out of Arab Culture. Mostly I see this with High School kids who are “rebelling” against their parents or college students who want to be “different”. I mean I couldn’t just wake up one day and pretend I am Chinese. Has anyone else noticed this?

Response:

Some of it is emulating the Prophet (pbuh).

I think Jon is on to something though. Many of us reverts tend to immerse ourselves in Arabic culture to an extreme extent.

I had a close friend once who did this. He was white American. He went to such an extent that even the Arabs told him to tone it down because he wasnt Arab, it wasn’t his culture.

We can emulate the Prophet (pbuh) without assimilating out of our culture and assimilating into another culture.

It is not required that we change our names (unless our name is a bad, vulgar or false god’s name). We are not required to wear Arabic clothing, eat Arabic food, or speak and think like Arabs.

We can be American and a Muslim or Irish and a Muslim, etc., without leaving our birth culture.

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