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OK, this is going to sound weird, but whatever.
I just read an lj entry where somebody was talking about Little Mosque on the Prairie, and they said that while they found it interesting, "I don't know how realistic it is, as I don't really know any Muslims."
Which made me blink in startlement, because who actually doesn't know any Muslims?They're 21% of the world's population! I mean, seriously, how can you not... ::suddenly remember I live in Ottawa (huuge Muslim population) and there weren't a whole lot of 'em here when I was growing up either, and...:: Ah. Um. Yeah, 'scuse me, I'll just get my head outta my biased posterior now, and approach the subject with just a tad more respect.
So here's my question: do you know any Muslims? How many? How well? Do you think the fact that you do/don't know Muslim folks personally affects how you feel about Muslims in general? And if so, how?
I just read an lj entry where somebody was talking about Little Mosque on the Prairie, and they said that while they found it interesting, "I don't know how realistic it is, as I don't really know any Muslims."
Which made me blink in startlement, because who actually doesn't know any Muslims?They're 21% of the world's population! I mean, seriously, how can you not... ::suddenly remember I live in Ottawa (huuge Muslim population) and there weren't a whole lot of 'em here when I was growing up either, and...:: Ah. Um. Yeah, 'scuse me, I'll just get my head outta my biased posterior now, and approach the subject with just a tad more respect.
So here's my question: do you know any Muslims? How many? How well? Do you think the fact that you do/don't know Muslim folks personally affects how you feel about Muslims in general? And if so, how?
