[SAYS VIDEO] Breaking Stereotypes This Ramadan: What It's Like Fasting Around Non-Muslims
"We cannot eat in front of them, 'they' will say it weakens their faith." Really? Mei Mei Chu from SAYS spoke to some of our Muslim friends about the hardest parts of fasting and more.
By Mei Mei Chu — 09 Jul 2014, 06:05 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
The puasa month: you don't have to be a Muslim Malaysian to know when Ramadan is, nor get caught up in the hype of food bazaars or crack a few puasa jokes. It happens every year.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims in Malaysia fast for one month and focus on praying, giving, and devotion
Image via SAYS.comThreaded in between the 30 days of fasting our Muslim friends practice are specks of classic stereotypes. Some of us from different faiths have yet to initiate conversation with our Muslim friends about fasting.
"When we eat in front of them, 'they' will say it weakens their faith. 'They' will say we are insensitive." Really? Have you thought so? Who are 'they'?
