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In a thread on the Main Site News section about Islamic Take Over of State Schools, I posted about a Muslim neighbour ::
"I have a Muslim gentleman who lives 2 door down from me, he is well educated and very intelligent and speaks several languages, he was recently made redundant and was approached to teach in a local school, but was told that he must wear the Chamis (the Muslim Robes). He refused the job, only on the grounds of wearing the Chamis as a requirement.
He is proud of his Pakistani roots and his religion and considerers himself a devout Muslim, but he believes in proper integration and openly complains of the growth of extremist Islamists.
I may come across as anti-immigration and I have had some people insinuate that I am Racist, but this gentleman is a shining example of the type of migrant that is acceptable to any country across the world and to me he and his family are the sort of people that I would prefer to associate with and socialise with than with any person defined by their place of birth."
I would like to post another note about this gentleman and his good lady; there is a small church opposite the green outside where I live and on Friday the congregation held an open-air Easter service on the green and amongst those attending were the Muslim couple from 2 doors down. It showed to me what real integration and acceptance is about, he and his wife were showing a great respect to the local Christian church goers by being there and in my mind it is acts like this that will make people feel more at easy about the feelings of many of the ordinary Muslim families living here.
I just wanted to express my respect to him and his wife and to all the others like him.
"I have a Muslim gentleman who lives 2 door down from me, he is well educated and very intelligent and speaks several languages, he was recently made redundant and was approached to teach in a local school, but was told that he must wear the Chamis (the Muslim Robes). He refused the job, only on the grounds of wearing the Chamis as a requirement.
He is proud of his Pakistani roots and his religion and considerers himself a devout Muslim, but he believes in proper integration and openly complains of the growth of extremist Islamists.
I may come across as anti-immigration and I have had some people insinuate that I am Racist, but this gentleman is a shining example of the type of migrant that is acceptable to any country across the world and to me he and his family are the sort of people that I would prefer to associate with and socialise with than with any person defined by their place of birth."
I would like to post another note about this gentleman and his good lady; there is a small church opposite the green outside where I live and on Friday the congregation held an open-air Easter service on the green and amongst those attending were the Muslim couple from 2 doors down. It showed to me what real integration and acceptance is about, he and his wife were showing a great respect to the local Christian church goers by being there and in my mind it is acts like this that will make people feel more at easy about the feelings of many of the ordinary Muslim families living here.
I just wanted to express my respect to him and his wife and to all the others like him.