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As a citizen of a country with many such cities[0], I would advise the people of this city to relax, nothing bad is going to happen. The only real issue most Mu

As a citizen of a country with many such cities[0], I would advise the people of this city to relax, nothing bad is going to happen. The only real issue most Muslims have with any non-Muslim country is that it is a general perception that they're Muslim first[1](just one reference but I can get more). For e.g. in India, most Muslims hate Israel[2] even though Palestine has nothing to do with India's foreign policy objectives except at the UN (which is its own story). As for the liquor ban, that kind of thing happens in many places. For e.g. in India an Indian state (Maharashtra), banned beef, even though it is only the cow that is sacred in Hinduism and one can slaughter buffaloes. I am not Muslim and I don't like religion as a concept, but as long as the act of violence is not perpetrated, I don't see what the residents of Hamtramck, MI have to worry about. [0] http://islamicpopulation.blogspot.se/2010/07/indian-cities-with-highest-muslim.html http://islamicpopulation.blogspot.se/2010/07/indian-cities-w... [1] http://baltimorechronicle.com/muslimsfirst_nov02.shtml http://baltimorechronicle.com/muslimsfirst_nov02.shtml [2] http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/they-call-me-muslim/2010/01/10/israel-and-indian-muslims-where-we-stand/ http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/they-call-me-muslim/2010/01/...

acqq 11y ago
> As a citizen of a country with many such cities (India) (...) relax, nothing bad is going to happen Probably not in the mostly Hindu areas (India is huge), but Pakistan was made in order to have Muslims rule over the part of the former India, "About half a million Muslims and Hindus were killed in communal riots following the partition of British India. Millions of Muslims living in India and Hindus and Sikhs living in Pakistan emigrated in one of the most colossal transfers of population in the modern era" and the violence didn't stop after Pakistan was formed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_relatio... "violent partition (...) three major wars, one undeclared war and (...) numerous armed skirmishes and military standoffs" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide And the atom bombs prepared on both sides. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_we... And you are absolutely right that "the only real issue most Muslims have with any non-Muslim country is that it is a general perception that they're Muslim first." Unfortunately, Islam has its political component still considered as the inseparable part of the religion.
GnwbZHiU 11y ago
how about the call to prayer 5 times a day, which can be as early as 5 o'clock in the morning?

acqq 11y ago

> As a citizen of a country with many such cities (India) (...) relax, nothing bad is going to happen Probably not in the mostly Hindu areas (India is huge), but Pakistan was made in order to have Muslims rule over the part of the former India, "About half a million Muslims and Hindus were killed in communal riots following the partition of British India. Millions of Muslims living in India and Hindus and Sikhs living in Pakistan emigrated in one of the most colossal transfers of population in the modern era" and the violence didn't stop after Pakistan was formed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_relatio... "violent partition (...) three major wars, one undeclared war and (...) numerous armed skirmishes and military standoffs" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide And the atom bombs prepared on both sides. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_we... And you are absolutely right that "the only real issue most Muslims have with any non-Muslim country is that it is a general perception that they're Muslim first." Unfortunately, Islam has its political component still considered as the inseparable part of the religion.

GnwbZHiU 11y ago

how about the call to prayer 5 times a day, which can be as early as 5 o'clock in the morning?