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Could You Have An Open Friendship With A Jew?

Could You Have An Open Friendship With A Jew?

Do Muslims have open friendships with people who are Jewish?

Jew With Friendship Open Have Could

Yes most definitely. I know of muslims marrying jews. I personally have a few jewish friends. It is a myth that Islam is antisemitic.

Could You Have An Open Friendship With A Jew? Islam Studies

Could you do this in a country like Pakistan though or does the relative peace of the country you now reside in make it easy for you?

Jew With Friendship Open Have Could

I dont see any difference in this respect between Pakistan and Britain. Lack of integration and exposure to islamic communities in Britain causes certain prejudices against muslims preventing good social interaction. Same thing in Pakistan where lack of any exposure to Jews at all breeds certain prejudices about them.

As far as Islam goes I dont think there is any impediment to social interaction with Jews for a muslim.

Jew With Friendship Open Have Could

Sometime I do wonder why there are not more programs or 'clubs' or whatever have you that emphasize this interaction, because all I see constantly is the voices of people claiming to worship Allah, but at the same time voicing disdain for those not of Islam?

Could You Have An Open Friendship With A Jew?

Here in Wales at least I run a university Society which has organised Christian-Muslim forums. I personally have attended the Universities Christian Union events and visited Churches.

The media may be responsible for this. I don't believe it conforms to reality. Muslims will always maintain that their religion is superior as it is truth. But it doesn't mean they dont want dialogue or mutual respect.

There is a famous organisation called ChristianMuslimForum based in London. In an address the Director of Management and Communication of this organisation gave a very interesting observation in which he said in Britain it was muslims who were more willing to interact with Christians than the other way round.

I would even disagree with this as generalisations are mostly false (including this one!). Point is its easy to play the blame game. What we really must do and move past it.

Similarly it is time Jewish-Muslim interaction began on a bigger level. At the moment it simply does not exist.