So, this is now, like, the 6th or 7th thread, at least, about not being able to play muslims and pagans. Do people never think of, y'know, searching for an answer before asking? There may be a slight chance that your question is already answered.
I bet people will ask even after the game is out for months...
But honestly, what do you think the search button is for? Just to look nice? Have you even bothered to read anything about the game? Because, if so, you'd knew you can't play muslims, as it was said countless of times.
LOL. FYI, Paradox's search function has an extremely poor history. Yes, they just hobble it a bit now, rather than disabling it completely, so it is usable. But it's laughable to knock people for a failure to rely on a feature that many still assume is not even there. Plus you have to be logged in, for it to work at all, and you have to wait between searches.
As for not "reading anything about the game", that is presumably the reason the OP asked the question, and is on the forum trying to find out about the game and gauge the quality/features. Your response was helpful only to the extent that knee-jerk reactions to reasonable questions suggest a defensiveness that may or may not be justified.
If people aren't interested in sharing information about the game quality/features with prospective buyers, they'd do Paradox more of a favor by remaining silent, rather than criticizing posters who may not have had the time/energy/inclination to follow the development history. If there have been 6 or 7 other posts on this topic, don't you think this might be a feature many would like to see in the game? And, don't you think people who desire such a feature are better served if they inquire when/if/whether such a feature might become available, and/or actively lobby for such a feature? For better or for worse, post-release, there will be many posts by potentially interested people, who are completely ignorant of the development history. Many will be Paradox fans, but many will also be suspicious about game quality, and skeptical regarding design decisions you accept and take for granted.
FYI, this is the first thread I've read on the subject; I find it bizarre that you think I should have read more. No, I don't think anyone should assume such a feature is present, nor do I see much to indicate that anyone did. But I do share a certain disappointment.
I'm not even sure what the DLC concept is all about (and yes, a search turned up very little useful information). But the way it's being talked about here suggests to me that the game isn't really "done", yet, and that some relevant functionality is not included in this version, but might, perhaps, maybe, someday, be included in something that isn't really a patch, but which you have to pay for, and isn't really required, unless you want that functionality. (Do I have that right?)