I had a chat with a former colleague this evening and blah, blah, blah. Then he asked me to rate Muslims versus other people around the world. I asked him why he wanted me to do this and said, well you have worked in several Islamic countries ...
I told him I would never rate or compare religions as I think about and work with people: human beings, not Christians, Muslims, Buddhists ...
I am happy to say he stopped asking me about this idea then.
A few years ago someone asked me about my experiences of working in Africa: what was it like, working with all those black people? I asked, what black people? I said I taught students and worked with colleagues: no black people!
No false labels and enforced divisions, thank you.
DW
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