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title: Muslims to ISIS: Sorry, Too Busy Binge-Watching to Join You
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# Muslims to ISIS: Sorry, Too Busy Binge-Watching to Join You


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Dec 29, 2015 9:11 PM CUT

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Dec 29, 2015 9:11 PM CUT

ISIS’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi recently called on Muslims around the world to “join the fight,” but social media users have been quick to offer their reasons for staying at home.

A writer and human rights activist named Iyad El-Baghdadi translated ISIS’s call to arms into English on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/iyad%5Felbaghdadi/status/680776223606333440?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined"), where the snarky responses have been rolling in. One of the most popular excuses? Too much can’t-miss TV and film, like the newly released _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ and the upcoming _Sherlock_ special.

> [](https://twitter.com/Aim%5FAmraam/status/681207328385937409)

> [](https://twitter.com/Youssef%5FKobo/status/681918139479777285)

> [](https://twitter.com/rirezwan/status/681478647065100288)

> [](https://twitter.com/ManzAbdulMajeed/status/681475961183809536)

> [](https://twitter.com/ensorcelledblue/status/681903102820106241)

> [](https://twitter.com/QasimHero1/status/681824505044582400)


> [](https://twitter.com/hijasfarook/status/681674772242120708)

> [](https://twitter.com/AmbaWorld/status/681663840715718657)

> [](https://twitter.com/Zhareefer/status/681608605209079808)


> [](https://twitter.com/Maxhell23/status/681559283528548356)

> [](https://twitter.com/LeeTowers43/status/680813103093792772)

Another popular distraction: video games.

> [](https://twitter.com/ZaidRecruitng/status/681750564036739073)


> [](https://twitter.com/iamus%5Fmaharana/status/681728016616013824)

> [](https://twitter.com/kaiamir01/status/681541551298875392)

Even podcasts got some love:

> [](https://twitter.com/likegyldiiig/status/681831072548687872)


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