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Another Skewed Perspective on Culture
As this video attempts to explain the depopulation of non-Muslim peoples and the rising population of Muslims, it misconstrues several key terms. It defines “culture” solely in terms of religion. According to academics, “culture” is a “system of shared values, beliefs, behaviors and norms.” There are enough differences and factions among Muslims to disprove all Islamic-followers as one culture.
The video also ignores other factors of population phenomena:
a) Immigration — As more and more globetrotters maintain citizenship in more than one country, it changes the demographics of each country. The video only hold into account the entrance of Muslims. It ignores the rapidly expanding (and moving) population of Asia.
b) Integration — It ignores the fact that some Muslims will abandon their faith and perhaps convert to another. At the same time, it also happens that non-Muslims convert to the religion, thus changing the numbers.
Although there is some truth to this video, the theory has many flaws.
