[quote=CONCHO]I’d like to hear from all the Islam experts on this thread how many Muslim friends and associates they have had in their lives.[/quote]
Not an expert.
Had a couple Muslim friends in highschool.
Had about 7-10 in college (depending on who was dating who at the time).
I live in Normal Heights where it hits North Park.
Anyone living there knows they have a lot of Muslim neigbors.
I’ve had a few Muslim clients.
One, ironically, sells pipes and Bob Marley stuff.
I studied near east religion through history in college as part of a 2 year history course at UCSD.
Got me interested in comparative religion.
That became part of my curriculum in anthropology and is what led me to spend time in Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist sections of Asia.
BTW: I love the Bikaneri desert between Pakistan and India. There is nothing quite so ungainly and surreal as a big-ass male camel rolling onto his back like a dog to scratch his hump.
Currently I have only person I would count as a friend who is Muslim. Unfortunately, he does not drink so I don’t spend a lot of time hanging out with him socially.
