What Muslims should know about Americans?
This year, Ramadan starts on June 29. Over 1.5 billion
Muslims, despite their sectarian differences, will be united to reinvigorate
their faith.
In a country where Muslims are tasked with having cagey
Americans neighbors and ignorant employers, prejudiced towards their noble
beliefs , this poses a problem. Because in July 2014, folks may notice a change
in the behavior of their American neighbors and coworkers.
If your neighbor's pry into why you are up at 3:30 am, rest
assured, they are being curious and not ignorant bigots. Ramadan means we eat
before the first ray of sunrise and then refrain from eating and drinking till
sunset. Though their brains may not be able to accept the absurdity of
religious devotion, don’t be startled as in a country where Islam is third most
prominent religion, people can still be shockingly unlearned.
Despite having differences in beliefs, the religiosity of
American Muslims is comparable to Christians. According to the Pew Research
Center for 72% of U.S. Muslims religion is "very important," as
compared to 60% of U.S. Christians who told Pew they feel the same way.
Sadly, in a post-9/11 United States, Americans journalists,
neighbors and employers seem bizarrely nervous towards us - similar humans.
I urge you, during this Ramadan, be gracious to these
introverted race of people. We will laugh; we will play. We'll serve you food,
any time of the day.
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