Stranger in a strange land — her own

Of the 8.17 million people in London, one million are Muslim, with the majority of them young families. That is not, in reality, a great number. But because so many Muslims increasingly insist on emphasising their separateness, it feels as if they have taken over; my female neighbours flap past in full niqab, some so heavily veiled that I can’t see their eyes. I’ve made an effort to communicate by smiling deliberately at the ones I thought I was seeing out and about regularly, but this didn’t lead to conversation because they never look me in the face.

A study in the U.S. concluded Muslims are the most insulated/isolated group in U.S. society. I was invited to a mosque once, by a woman who sat upstairs; downstairs we were all men. No one greeted me, or even looked me in the eye. In fact, they acted like they were on drugs. Didn’t give me a warm fuzzy about Islam or Islamic culture.

Paul-Cincy on January 31, 2013 at 7:49 PM

muslims discriminating against non-muslims… it’s so funny how liberals constantly talk about the other way around, and ignore stories like this.

Sachiko on January 31, 2013 at 7:53 PM

Liberals have their narratives, which not only must be respected and validated — they blindly believe in them. Like, minorities are oppressed (except for the 51% majority of women, they’re oppressed because they’re women). Today, the normal order is turned on its head — minorities are at the front of the line, public employees make much more money than private employees … and there’s no value or goodness seen in the dominant culture. White men have become a worthless, penny stock. Christianity is seen as intolerant and old-fashioned. Someone who’s industrious and becomes rich is selfish. Wealth is seen as a pie belonging to everyone, not to the person who created the wealth.

Paul-Cincy on January 31, 2013 at 8:03 PM

Fashionable

Schadenfreude on January 31, 2013 at 8:32 PM

For many people, the hijab swastika is a symbol of oppression and divisiveness.

For many people, the hijab pointy hat is a symbol of oppression and divisiveness.

For many people, the hijab white power salute is a symbol of oppression and divisiveness.

For many people, the hijab blackface is a symbol of oppression and divisiveness.

But the hijab, no, that’s a symbol of Islam, the religion of peace and universal love.

/politically correct (was that OK what I said about Islam)

Paul-Cincy on January 31, 2013 at 8:39 PM