dot.com I don't believe being Arab will necessarily make you more of an expert. Although I had sharia classes at HS I never understood most of the principles and passed my classes with high grades all purely based on literally rote learning, regurgitating what we studied word for word.
Most of what I learned about Islam was from other people, or independently, and the most I have learned about islam was actually from a UK citizen of Bangladeshi background. Very knowledgeable guy and actually worked hard to practice what he preached, unlike the majority of those who take a more selective approach of what they do or not.
dot.com I don't believe being Arab will necessarily make you more of an expert. Although I had sharia classes at HS I never understood most of the principles and passed my classes with high grades all purely based on literally rote learning, regurgitating what we studied word for word.
Most of what I learned about Islam was from other people, or independently, and the most I have learned about islam was actually from a UK citizen of Bangladeshi background. Very knowledgeable guy and actually worked hard to practice what he preached, unlike the majority of those who take a more selective approach of what they do or not.