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We don't have to agree with each other, but an exchange of thoughts can be very helpful to get a better understand of each other's perception.
We can discuss religious matters with Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, in a normal manner and even make light-hearted jokes about each others beliefs. So why not with our Muslim brothers?
and sisters, of course!!!!
This question arose from personal experience. Didn’t want to go in too much detail initially, but I better explain myself a bit further:
In my job I meet people at the higher end of the echelon, always well educated persons. They are from all sorts of religious/non-religious orientation, incl. Muslims. Once I was introduced to a Muslim, but he refused to give me a hand, because I am a woman and we are impure and therefore not worthy the handshake, which is so common in our society. I got over that shock as he seemed a very nice and lucid man. A week or so later he discovered that I am a lesbian. I never met him, or any of his colleagues again. So part of my job had to be taken over by one of my male colleagues.
We (women) tend to be inquisitive when it comes to equality for women and like to pose questions about e.g. female circumcision, which still takes place whilst Qur’an outlaws it. It is this sort of issues that causes friction. We should at least be able to talk about it.
We can discuss religious matters with Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, in a normal manner and even make light-hearted jokes about each others beliefs. So why not with our Muslim brothers?
and sisters, of course!!!!
This question arose from personal experience. Didn’t want to go in too much detail initially, but I better explain myself a bit further:
In my job I meet people at the higher end of the echelon, always well educated persons. They are from all sorts of religious/non-religious orientation, incl. Muslims. Once I was introduced to a Muslim, but he refused to give me a hand, because I am a woman and we are impure and therefore not worthy the handshake, which is so common in our society. I got over that shock as he seemed a very nice and lucid man. A week or so later he discovered that I am a lesbian. I never met him, or any of his colleagues again. So part of my job had to be taken over by one of my male colleagues.
We (women) tend to be inquisitive when it comes to equality for women and like to pose questions about e.g. female circumcision, which still takes place whilst Qur’an outlaws it. It is this sort of issues that causes friction. We should at least be able to talk about it.