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Originally Posted by Kizzy
That's fine disagree, for me it was the bias of the article and the hooha created by right wing politicians that rang alarm bells for me. I agree matching like for like is a common sense approach, these were English speaking mixed race Muslims is that really such a barrier ... In Tower Hamlets?
Should it be? where does profiling end and segregation begin?
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Again, it shouldn't be a barrier so long as there is complete flexibility in the new home. e.g.
A Muslim family saying "We don't celebrate Christmas but we understand that you do, so we will celebrate it with you, and you can celebrate with us." ... or "As Muslims we don't eat bacon, but you can still eat it."
Or a Christian / Atheist family fostering a Muslim refugee child saying "We don't know anything about Eid but we know you celebrate it, so we'll learn about it and celebrate it with you".
THEN it's less of a problem. But yes - if a child from one background is fostered into a family and they are suddenly told that they "aren't allowed" to do things, or can't take part in things, that have been normal in their life - even if to us as adults they seem like "minor things" - then it is a genuine problem.