Re: OT: Perspective of the Indian Muslim?

"Mohan" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message news:gh4rlt$jel$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> jzfredricks wrote:
>> On Dec 2, 9:24 pm, Amit <amit.ko...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> As i said it can mean the person wouldnt like to have non-veg eaters
>>> in his house. Som people consider it against their religious beliefs.
>>> Ofcoz Someone may entirely not like muslims too.
>>
>> Well, the article the OP linked to said nothing about non-veg. It, and
>> other Indian posters here, clearly stated it was religious
>> discrimination.
>
> It is mostly to do with non-veg though. Most vegetarians don't rent out 
> their houses to non-vegetarian hindus either. Veg or non-veg is the
first 
> question asked when renting a house. And even those who eat non-veg
don't 
> want beef to be cooked in their house which rules out most muslims.
>
> It happened to me when I was renting out my apartment. A muslim doctor 
> couple approached the agent. I had no issues, but my in-laws were a bit 
> hesitant and when probed by me they said that they will find it hard to 
> eat anything cooked in that kitchen should we move into that house
later. 
> Knowing them, it is not like they have anything against muslims. It is 
> just their religious beliefs. So, rather than having my wife complain
for 
> rest of the life that she can't even invite her parents for dinner at
our 
> place, I had to tell that doctor couple that the house is already taken.

I'd have rented the apartment out to the doctor so that I had a valid
excuse 
to no longer host the parents-in-law for dinner.

Andrew