Muslim holiday? Men with white capes and burger king hats everywhere!
08-03-2005, 10:18 AM
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Muslim holiday? Men with white capes and burger king hats everywhere!
Ok, so just wondering, since they are swarming all over my neighborhood.
They are all dressed in white, have white and gold hats that look like burger king crowns without the "spires," and they are gathering... not sure if in a single house or what.
Anyone know if there is some muslim holiday or something?
This has been going on at least the last couple of days..
They are all dressed in white, have white and gold hats that look like burger king crowns without the "spires," and they are gathering... not sure if in a single house or what.
Anyone know if there is some muslim holiday or something?
This has been going on at least the last couple of days..
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08-03-2005, 10:44 AM
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Don't think there's any Islamic Holidays going on. You sure they're Muslim and not Sikhism, Hindu, etc? Maybe it's a family held ceremony prior to child birth, wedding or something?
08-03-2005, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by HellaDumb
Ok, Hajj maybe?
08-03-2005, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Salty
Don't think there's any Islamic Holidays going on. You sure they're Muslim and not Sikhism, Hindu, etc? Maybe it's a family held ceremony prior to child birth, wedding or something?
)....... did a little web search and muslims normally wear all white during hajj.... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... there are probably 50+ clogging up the neighborhood street. I will ask them...
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08-03-2005, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Salty
Have them hold a "askmuslims.com" sign when you take the pic.
08-04-2005, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by VIBEELEVEN
Just ask them already, I'm sure they won't mind as long as you're respectful.
I imagine him walking up and saying something like....
"Is this a convienence store convention?" or something along those lines....
08-04-2005, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverScoober02
I don't think that is a possibility for Hella.....
I imagine him walking up and saying something like....
"Is this a convienence store convention?" or something along those lines....
I imagine him walking up and saying something like....
"Is this a convienence store convention?" or something along those lines....
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OK, so I talked to one of them today. There were more and more of them during the day, clogging up all of the neighborhood streets. Schoolbusses full of them even. A very foreign site in our quiet little neighborhood on the edge of the Bay Area.
He heard me coming up and seemed alarmed, and almost concerned for his children... nervously glancing at their orientation to me as I approached. I asked im if there was some sort of major event going on, and he said they were initiating (or something like that) a new mosque down the street... and he indicated there would be many people for the next several days... Apparently, a tiny defunct church was bulldozed and replaced with a large mosque in the middle of a neighborhood that looks like a scene from the Dukes of Hazard series!!!
Anyhow, I was struck by how this guy reacted to me... made me think a little. Somehow I think the average American muslim is "on edge," and probably concerned that some crazy _ss infadel is going to do some hate crime on him or his family... opened my eyes a little.
Kinda made me feel like standing up for them.....really wish I knew if they respect me or think I'm a dirty infadel sheep.
The look on the faces of the neighbors is classic... like the world is coming to an end.
He heard me coming up and seemed alarmed, and almost concerned for his children... nervously glancing at their orientation to me as I approached. I asked im if there was some sort of major event going on, and he said they were initiating (or something like that) a new mosque down the street... and he indicated there would be many people for the next several days... Apparently, a tiny defunct church was bulldozed and replaced with a large mosque in the middle of a neighborhood that looks like a scene from the Dukes of Hazard series!!!
Anyhow, I was struck by how this guy reacted to me... made me think a little. Somehow I think the average American muslim is "on edge," and probably concerned that some crazy _ss infadel is going to do some hate crime on him or his family... opened my eyes a little.
Kinda made me feel like standing up for them.....really wish I knew if they respect me or think I'm a dirty infadel sheep.
The look on the faces of the neighbors is classic... like the world is coming to an end.