This Muslim Family Visited a Restaurant in the Deep South and Got an Unexpected Surprise

[Uncle Joe]

In Facebook post on December 25, Eslam Mohamed said he was dining with families at a local Olive Garden the previous day when a stranger paid for the entire table’s dinner. The table consisted of seven Muslims adults and five children. Mohamed said that it was clear his party were Muslim because of the women who were wearing head scarfs.

When Mohamed asked for the check, the waitress brought him a receipt with the following written:

“Paid. Merry Christmas Beautiful Family.”

(snip)

Mohamed said he was touched by the kind gesture.

“I can’t express how this act touched our hearts,” he wrote. “Among all the bad things happening to Muslims and the hate speech that the presidential candidate has made lately, there is still light in the dark, there is still hope in the frustration. All I can say to who did that: Merry Christmas to you too and God bless such a beautiful heart you have.”


http://usuncut.com/news/a-stranger-gave-this-muslim-family-hope-with-this-small-act-of-kindess/

Kudos for making ripples in the pond.

[Tanuki]

1. Thanks for this very nice post. k&r

[BlueJazz]

2. You people really need to quit peeling those onions. Makes this poster's eyes water.

[Duval]

10. I agree..just stop it!! :)

[BlueJazz]

12. Every time I think I'm a Manly Man, somebody has to post that "Girlie stuff"

..and I sniffle. Rats.

[Scarsdale]

32. I agree

Brought tears to my eyes too. I hope the person who paid reads the comments. What a true depiction of most Americans. Only the rabid racists are getting the publicity.

[eggplant]

3. They'd already been through enough.

They were at Olive Garden, after all.

[alfredo]

5. Ha!

[ejbr]

15. !

[Omaha Steve]

4. Thanks for posting

K&R!

OS

[Dont call me Shirley]

6. And Reverent Ramadan....

[BlueMTexpat]

7. Love to hear such good news!

Thanks for posting.

[gratuitous]

8. If Christmas means hating on your neighbor, you're doing it wrong

If Christmas means generosity to a stranger, then you're doing it right.

[Duval]

9. Such a lovely story, made tears.

Thanks Uncle Joe. It was inspirational.

[Gothmog]

11. Great story

thanks for posting

[mountain grammy]

13. Such a good story, just what we need.

[brer cat]

14. A beautiful thing to do.

There are good people everywhere, and I believe they out number the racists.

[paleotn]

18. Precisely. Folks should take notice....

....this didn't happen in Portland Oregon, Seattle, San Francisco, New York, or Asheville, NC for that matter. This happened in Augusta, GA. A medium sized, very southern city, with a significant military presence (Ft. Gordon).

[spanone]

16. K&R...

[paleotn]

17. That, folks, is what it's all about.

[dpatbrown]

19. Goosebumbs

What a beautiful thing to do. Compassion isn't dead.

[KoKo]

20. K&R...Not all Americans support Trump's Views.

[Scarsdale]

33. Trump

Wait until the Donald hears about this! He will track the giver down, and make an example of them. What a loser, giving to those Muslims. Trump is giving the entire country a bad reputation, other countries think we ALL agree with his loud mouthed rants. Fortunately, we know there are more good people than republicans out there in the good old US f A.

[Texasgal]

21. I don't know why the "deep south"

is even mentioned in this story. It sounds like it's such a surprise that any one in the south would be kind to a Muslim family.

The story is heartwarming however.

[Uncle Joe]

22. Provincialism knows no borders, I have no doubt

for many people it is a surprise.

[Texasgal]

23. That's too bad.

The south in many ways is not what people imagine it to be.

For instance, Dallas has one of the largest Iraqi refugee programs in the United States.

[Uncle Joe]

24. I agree, Nashville has the largest Kurd population in the U.S.

Changes are most definitely afoot, I'm convinced the Internet has sped up the process as well as more people by the hour are increasingly exposed to information and perspectives from locations different than their own.

[Orrex]

36. The South has truly lost its lock on the racist stereotype

If it ever really had it in the first place.

The recent ugliness and hatred regarding the Syrian refugees should be all the proof anyone needs to confirm that racism is alive and well and prospering in most states in the union.

[bvar22]

38. LBJ said we would lose th South for a generation.

Well, THAT generation is OVER.
The poverty and desperation in The South make it Ripe for the Picking.
Low hanging fruit.



Besides, The South is beautiful, and belongs to ALL of us. Why just give it to the "necks".
The kids are online, and with Sat TV have broken the control that used to be owned by the preacher and the parents.

The South, with plenty of clean water and fertile ground will become even MORE important as The West dries out.

[JI7]

28. because there actually ARE a lot of conservatives there

but that doesn't mean everyone is the same. Boston has some of the worst racists in the country even though overall there are more liberals than other places.

[progressoid]

29. Ironic that one stereotype was used against the people trying to fight another stereotype.

[Uncle Joe]

25. I'm turning in for the night, thanks to everyone that posted or recommended this thread,

peace to y'all.

[DemocraticWing]

26. It's almost as if most people are decent and kind!

This is why, in the end, the Donald Trumps of the world will lose. Even if they win an election, they eventually lose. People are good.

[BeyondGeography]

27. Hooray for lovely humans

[MrScorpio]

30. It's great that there are some real Christians in this world…

And not just the pseudo ones.

[Dr. Xavier]

31. With all the ugliness going on

this brought a tear to my eye. What a beautiful gesture, we need more people like this and less hatred in the world.

[WillyT]

34. K & R !!!

[Eleanors38]

35. That's the way it is done. ^^^

[Iwillnevergiveup]

37. There are so many Christmas angels out there

all the other 364 days of the year. Some right in front of us. Like Uncle Joe.

[malaise]

39. Nice

Happy Holidays Uncle Joe

[Uncle Joe]

40. Happy Holidays to you malaise.

[rladdi]

41. Great News, Most Americans don't believe as Trump does. Only a few crazy conservatives keep

him in the lead and the news. This is America.

[abakan]

42. Stories like this...

Give me hope for the better nature of human begins. There are many days this last year, where it was not entirely clear there were any kindness left in our world. Listening to the hate speech of the RW would make one think kindness is a forgotten virtue. Thank you for this.

[Uncle Joe]

43. It was my pleasure.

Peace to you, abakan.