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Reading this thread brought to mind my experience with Islam, thought I would share:
I was sent to Kabul and as an American woman, was concerned about how I would be treated.
My group began playing ultimate frisbee and the activity is open to all on base.
We became friends with a Turkish military group. I was treated with courtesy and slowly over time, trust grew. Eventually we talked religion...and meeting these amazing souls healed some of the biases that I unfortunately had. (I was pushed down an alley in Bahrain by a group of men...my crew came to my rescue...but the experience had left me shaken and distrustful.)
In any group there are good and bad... I am grateful to have met the good, they helped heal my negative thoughts.
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