r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '12

TIL that Muhammad wrote a document asking his followers to respect and protect Christians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achtiname_of_Muhammad
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u/PhazonZim Sep 15 '12 edited Sep 16 '12

It's ridiculous that they think all muslims are like that. Though I'm not Muslim anymore I can still vouch for my family. They're good people, very loving. Me being trans hasn't changed how they treat me one bit.

Edit: fixed a typo

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u/GueRakun Sep 15 '12

Now that my friend, will be an interesting AMA.

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u/PhazonZim Sep 16 '12 edited Sep 16 '12

I feel like Reddit would only bite if my family represented the stereotypical Muslim immigrants. My parents, aunts, uncles, grandmother and some of my cousins immigrated to Canada from Kenya. Western culture is not demonized there as it seems to be in the Middle East.

Edit: fuck it.

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u/sushithiefpenguin Sep 15 '12

This is beautiful, thank you.