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I think arbiter is in fact the highest commanding rank in miltary, but to be bestowed upon is unhonorable. Reason: Arbiters command every thing they come in contact with on their side.(Ripa over Zealots, Thel over Spec Ops) So, I believe it is the highest commanding rank, but obviously have no honor til death.--[[User talk:Hunter Zealot|Lekgolo]] 05:16, December 17, 2009 (UTC)

how is dervish offensive to muslims

==Offensive==

how is dervish offensive to muslims {{unsigned|Butthead4}}

:According to wikipedia, "a Dervish, or Darvesh, is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus."

:Keep in mind that this was a post-9/11 world, where anti-Islamic xenophobia was at its height. Naming a member of an alien race bent on human destruction after an Islamic practice would have been interpreted as racist, casting the UNSC as the "Americans", and making Halo a metaphor for the War on Terror. A dervish is a devout religious person, and casting one as an extremely capable warrior and general would also have been offensive. -- [[User:Specops306|Specops306]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|Autocrat]] [[User talk:Specops306|Qur'a 'Morhek]] 13:56, 8 March 2011 (EST)

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 I think arbiter is in fact the highest commanding rank in miltary, but to be bestowed upon is unhonorable. Reason: Arbiters command every thing they come in contact with on their side.(Ripa over Zealots, Thel over Spec Ops) So, I believe it is the highest commanding rank, but obviously have no honor til death.--[[User talk:Hunter Zealot|Lekgolo]] 05:16, December 17, 2009 (UTC)
-how is dervish offensive to muslims
+==Offensive==
+how is dervish offensive to muslims {{unsigned|Butthead4}}
+:According to wikipedia, "a Dervish, or Darvesh, is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus."
+:Keep in mind that this was a post-9/11 world, where anti-Islamic xenophobia was at its height. Naming a member of an alien race bent on human destruction after an Islamic practice would have been interpreted as racist, casting the UNSC as the "Americans", and making Halo a metaphor for the War on Terror. A dervish is a devout religious person, and casting one as an extremely capable warrior and general would also have been offensive. -- [[User:Specops306|<b><font color=indigo>Specops306</font></b>]] [[w:c:halofanon:user:Specops306|<u><i><font color=blue><sup>Autocrat</sup></font></i></u>]] [[User talk:Specops306|<u><i><font color=purple><sup>Qur'a 'Morhek</sup></font></i></u>]] 13:56, 8 March 2011 (EST)