Counter Culture or Sub Culture by Mr Ivan https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1 Read the article and explain your thoughts as to why you believe it is either a culture or a subculture. en-us 2016-12-05 20:11:08 UTC 2025-10-11 10:35:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Read and respond ichew https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/141875227 You will be marked out of 10 for your depth of thought and care in answering this question. Counter Culture or Sub Culture?]]> 2016-12-05 20:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/141875227 Michael https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142206233 Being a Muslim vegetarian would be considered counter culture, because most Egyptian or muslims eat meat or chicken. It is considered confusing for the Egyptian community to see a vegetarian, because they are the minority and they do not present their cause to their community. Egyptians or muslims do not comprehend their mentality, to understand how they think and why they think that. Comparing Egyptian vegetarians to American vegetarians, there are proper menus, and proper foods for them, because being vegetarian is a new known culture that is popular or known in America.]]> 2016-12-07 06:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142206233 Chris https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142207836 2016-12-07 06:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142207836 Chris https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142207842 I believe this is a culture over a subculture due to the high amount of coptic christians in Egypt who "fast" by being vegetarian/vegan. So it could definealtey be considered a culture when you include coptics. However, for Muslims in Egypt this is considered a sub culture because as a religion, they value meat. Especially in the feast where they slaughter and eat cows. So it isnt a norm for the majority of Egypt to be vegetarian but for Christians it is. ]]> 2016-12-07 06:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142207842 Lin lina_amr99 https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208153 To me, this is counterculture. ]]> 2016-12-07 06:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208153 Eric https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208299 Being a Muslim vegan would be viewed as counter culture, on the grounds that most Egyptian or Muslims eat meat or chicken. It is viewed as mistaking for the Egyptian people group to see a vegan, since they are the minority and they don't present their cause to their group. Being a vegan abroad is easy because there is support and sources but here it is not culturally inappropriate]]> 2016-12-07 07:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208299 Haidy https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208506 After reading this article, I can conclude that Muslim vegans/vegetarians form a subculture. Most of the Egyptian population are omnivores, aside from Coptic Egyptians who fast. It's very uncommon to find a vegetarian/vegan in Egypt, and I think that's because there aren't any vegan products here compared to America for instance. A counterculture is basically a subculture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, and vegans/vegetarians make up a really small percentage of the population in Egypt. ]]> 2016-12-07 07:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208506 Morad ichew https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208529 I believe this is a sub culture because Muslims are a already a culture and this is just a variation of this culture that doesn't run counter to the general principles of the over arching culture as said by many sheikhs in many fatwas. 

A Muslim may be a vegetarian. However, he should not regard eating meat as prohibited.
And Allah Taãla knows best.
Was salaam.

Sayyid Fadhlullah

Vegetarianism is halal.
Meat is not compulsory.
Any food is permissible provided it is not harmful.
Muslims are free to eat whatever they want provided it is halal.

It is like wanting to eat a certain fruit and not the other.

—Summation of answer given by the Honorable Sayyid Fadhlullah during an online Q&A session, December 1, 2001

Muzammil Siddiqi

(http://www.animalsinislam.com/halal-living/fatwas/)

Because being a vegetarian inst haram and these Muslim vegetarians are practicing Muslims i can conclude they are a sub culture 



]]> 2016-12-07 07:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208529 Habiba habiba_allam6464 https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208979 This article talks about how A Muslim Vegetarian Looks Like. This article relates to counter culture due to it being very hard to find a vegan or a vegetarian because  of the culture traditions and having halal methods when slaughtering cows..etc. Their decision comes as being bizarre due to Islam and the cultural traditions we have]]> 2016-12-07 07:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142208979 Abdalla Moussa https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142209017 If you tell anyone in Egypt that you’re a vegetarian and that you’re a Muslim, people would think that you are crazy. All Egyptian culture is eating meat and chicken, not pork of course because we are a Muslim based society, and trying to buy pork in this country is unheard of basically, and being vegetarian especially is just imaginary. These reasons alone deem vegetarianism as a counter culture in Egypt, considering how Egyptians here are brought up by religious beliefs to eat meat, chicken, and not pork, being a vegetarian would go against their beliefs and would be considered some sort of rebelling against religion, and because of that it’s considered a counter-culture.]]> 2016-12-07 07:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142209017 Fares habiba_allam6464 https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142210525 Being a vegetarian is not widely known or acceptable in Egypt. Egypt is not multicultural so being a vegetarian is not really popular or widely accepted. There are no products, stores, or anything. However, abroad, one could fine other veggies, products, and stores specialised in being vegetarian. This is counter culture in Egypt as all Egyptians eat meat and chicken everyday so eating something unusual would be against the culture you are raised in.]]> 2016-12-07 07:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142210525 Ahmed a_adelghanem https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142210915 Being a vegetarian is not common in Egypt and vegetarians make up a small percentage of our population. This is a counter culture because it portrays a small view of total Egyptian culture because being a vegetarian is unusual. In my opinion, i dont think Muslim vegetarians are judged in Egypt. I have some friends that are vegetarian and seem to be living fine and i think that the argument is exaggerated because most of Egyptian cultural foods do not contain meat. Sometimes vegetarians are accused of defying Islam which is why it relates to counter culture.]]> 2016-12-07 07:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142210915 Ramy https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142211922 Being a vegan or vegetarian in Egypt would be considered a counter culture because vegetarianism is extremely rare and not widely accepted in the country. You are raised eating meat and chicken, and everyone around you eating meat and chicken. Even Muslims slaughter cows and eat their meat in Eid. There are almost no Vegan stores, supermarkets, or products in Egypt, as oppose to other countries where you would find them easily.]]> 2016-12-07 07:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ichew/bbb4ma_culture1/wish/142211922