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Post by ck4829 on Oct 29, 2016 11:52:02 GMT
Hani Salam escaped civil war in Syria and survived the journey from Egypt to Europe. But when he saw men with bushy long beards at a mosque near his current home in Cologne last November, he was worried.
The men's appearance reminded him of Jaish al-Islam, the Islamist rebels who took over his hometown near Damascus, said Salam, 36, who wears a mustache but no beard. One of them told Salam that "good Muslims grow beards, not moustaches," he recalled – a centuries-old idea that he dismisses.
"Everything about this mosque made me feel uneasy," he said.
Syrians in Germany say many of the country's Arab mosques are more conservative than those at home.
Over two months, a dozen Syrians in six places of worship in three cities told Reuters they were uncomfortable with very conservative messages in Arabic-speaking mosques. People have criticized the way the newcomers dress and practice their religion, they said. Some insisted the Koran be interpreted word-for-word.
www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-germany-mosques-insig-idUSKCN12S0HE
These Syrian refugees are telling an important story, let's not shut them out.
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Post by kenskinner on Oct 29, 2016 19:23:43 GMT
I looked this story up, kind of sad that people are flabbergasted by this... I'm on mobile so I'll send you a link later, ck
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Post by ck4829 on Oct 30, 2016 11:34:59 GMT
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Post by ashliy on Oct 31, 2016 20:15:25 GMT
Thank you for this thread, really, not all of the people of my religion are conservative. It seems as though people on more than one side of the fence of the issues of the day forget about this.
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