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10th February 2015 #1
My Muslim heroine
Often we have threads and posts about politics, religion, terrorists and of course about Muslim extremists in Britain and other countries.
I think Brits in general, often because of the bad ones, do often tar all with the same brush. Yes, it seems the Muslim Pakistanis in UK are frequently accused of not integrating themselves into the British lifestyle.
Well, when I read all our posts about such things, I often think back to this little true story, starring me.
Some years back - I think I would have been about 32 yrs old at the time - my motor was off the road this particular day, and I needed some 2x 2s and some beading.
So off I went to catch the bus into town to the DIY store, sun shining and quite a hot day.
When I came out of the store, my plan was to walk home carrying the beading and 2 lengths of 2x2.
The sun had gone down, the weather became cloudy and it began to rain, so I stopped walking when I reached the bus stop, and waited for the bus to come. Then the heavens opened as the rain came down very heavily (like a typhoon in Phils). In no time at all, I was soaked to the skin. The bus came, I got on, sat somewhere in the middle and laid the wood down in the aisle. I was so wet, the water ran off me onto the seat, my hair was soaking wet and water was running down my face and neck. I reached into the pockets of my jacket, then my jeans, to find tissue to try and dry my head and stop the water running down my face into my eyes etc. But everything in my pockets was also soaking wet.
I can still picture it now, I was seated on the right hand side of the bus. Just a few rows nearer the front of the bus in the seats to the left, a Pakistani Muslim woman turned her head and looked at me. She then stood up, and headed towards me, at the same time reaching into her bag. To my surprise, she pulled out about 6 large paper kitchen towels, smiled at me holding the towels in her hand as she stretched toward me, nodded and offered them to me. Gratefully, I accepted them from her, smiled back and said thank you.
That Pakistani Muslim lady was my heroine that day.
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10th February 2015 #2
Yes they're not all bad. I remember conking out on the motorway and the people who pushed me into the hard shoulder were Pakistani Muslims.
Still think it was an exception tho'
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10th February 2015 #3
Some have been awardedthe Victoria Cross - the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy - that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
First Muslim to be awarded Victoria Cross needs recognition, say former Army chiefs
The First World War saw 1.2 million participants from what is now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh with another 100,000 from Nepal, all fighting as part of the British Empire. The Indian Army included Muslims (over 400,000), Hindus and Sikhs. Almost 75,000 including 20,000 Gurkhas, didn’t survive.
The first troops from the sub-continent arrived in Marseille just six weeks after the declaration of war in 1914 and were moved to the Ypres Salient. In March 1915 the 7th (Meerut) Division was chosen to lead the assault in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. Indian forces also fought in Africa, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Egypt, Gallipoli, China and Singapore.
There were 11 VCs and over ten thousand other honours awarded to participants from the sub-continent.
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10th February 2015 #4
What a truly heartwarming story, Stewart ... I hereby nominate it 'Post of The Week'!
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10th February 2015 #5
Joe I agree with you!
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10th February 2015 #6
A good story in the forum about Muslims for a change.
-=rayna.keith=-
...When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible...
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10th February 2015 #7
That's the problem with lots of things, we can all get tarred with the same brush.
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11th February 2015 #8
Sometimes it's not the religion, it's the inner person who actually shines through.
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
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A special thank you to all who have given me rep for this thread. And of course, for the very positive replies in response to it.
That star looks good on me!
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11th February 2015 #16
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Well said sir
Couldn't agree more.
One of the very best friends of myself and my wife back in UK is from Bangladesh and happens to be Muslim.
A nicer more helpful fellow you'd be hard pressed to meet.
I always teased him about his Christain values
Nice story Stewart, I can just feel how surprised and emotional it might have been.
Such thoughtfulness and care from a stranger is often puzzling. You can find it quite often if you know how. IMHO
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11th February 2015 #17
Wouldn't it be a great world if everyone just did 1 good turn for one person and that person were to do a good turn for the next person and so on ...
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Congratulations too, on attaining your Silver Star ... a GREAT achievement and thoroughly deserved!
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12th February 2015 #24
I'm sure I haven't seen this film; perhaps I've seen a trailer clip, as it must be what I was thinking of when I posted about 'one good turn'.
I must check out the movie just in case I've not seen it in full. Looks good!
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12th February 2015 #26
Talking of heroines, I could do with one myself, preferably Filipina.
It would make my day for one to ride up on a horse and whisk me away into the sunset.
In reality though, there's a fat chance of that happening
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