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To: Elroy who wrote (154344)	1/14/2011 1:03:37 PM
From: Sultan	Respond to of 542010

in a random group of people, how will the Muslim get along? I think maybe it's hard for him or her, because Islam places significant personal requirements/burdens on the follower/believer. It all depends on the person and how he/she practices.. If you are in the West for example, you don't necessarily see all muslims pray 5 times or during work hours at work.. Even outside of work hours.. Actually even in other countries, you won't necessarily see that.. Some do and some will make a case for it but not all.. In social context, they will not drink alcohol or eat any pork dishes at lunch, dinner with colleagues but depending on the person, won't have any problem socializing.. There are lots of educated and middle of the road muslims.. The picture of muslims as a monolithic group with all thinking the same way has been built up because of success of fundamentalists to paint it that way (Wahabis out of Saudi Arabia been at it for 50 years by financing schools in places like Pakistan, Indonesia etc.) and western media to portray it that way.. Even today, it is far more diverse but no one really wants to dig deeper.. Next time when you are in US and if you run into a muslim doctor or a nurse or a colleague, see how they behave.. Their behaviour will depend very much on where they have come from and cultural and family baggage that they may be carrying..

To: Elroy who wrote (154344)	1/14/2011 1:23:34 PM
From: Sultan	Respond to of 542010

OT I had posted this on epicure's thread last year.. This site covers movies made by muslim women on all types of topics.. Just a slice of what is out there and it is not all black and white when it comes to muslim and women.. Not to suggest it is anything like the west but it is a bit more complicated then what media presents generally a well.. Note that the teacher is a muslim woman, resident of L.A, educated and complex in her behaviour and outlook.. A GARDEN IN Shigar womensvoicesnow.org by Mahera Omar / Pakistan (2010) Nusrat, Khezran, Zakia, Asiya and Sajida are five young women from the scenic Shigar Valley IN the mountainous northern areas of Pakistan. As interns with the Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan (AKCSP), their project is to landscape the Abruzzi secondary school’s GARDEN IN the village of Sainkhor, Shigar, Baltistan. Tahereh, their guide and mentor, has come all the way from Los Angeles, California, to teach the women the principles of design and landscaping. IN learning these skills to transform a rubble strewn field into a one-of-a-kind teaching GARDEN, these women sow the seeds for their own transformation. Note: More interesting short films..

To: Elroy who wrote (154344)	1/14/2011 3:34:16 PM
From: Suma	Respond to of 542010

I have had students from Korea. They did not want their daughters to date non Koreans.. In fact on Saturdays they had a meeting of all Korean families in an effort to preserve their culture. I think that was fine. I had a student from Iran. I would imagine he was Muslim. One of the finest students I ever had. Very very ambitious, thoughtful,possessed fine manners... a desirable trait when a lot of teen agers did not...and I tried to get him into an Ivy League School. Culture is important to a lot of nationalities and they don't want to be absorbed into a culture new to them. I respect that. I also respect that the communities I worked in were predominantly Jewish and the Jewish families when they sold wanted to sell to other Jewish families. WE ALL HAVE OUR PREFERENCES... I just think it important to respect every one's culture heritage,religion and even their political beliefs although the latter is difficult for me as I dislike not having free debate.