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whatchamacallit

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16. This is a fine story

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 02:21 PM

Jan 2015

What makes me sad is that it's now apparently necessary to remind a liberal website that "By gum, they're just like normal people!?!". This is where more than a decade of war propaganda has left us.

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My Doctor Is a Pakistani Muslim. [View all] MineralMan Jan 2015 OP

My pcp is an afghan sunni gwheezie Jan 2015 #1

Exactly. We should choose our doctors by their skills MineralMan Jan 2015 #2

My experience has been the same. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #3

I don't go to him because he is a Muslim or a Pakistani. MineralMan Jan 2015 #7

I am lucky enough to have several dear friends who are Muslim. IdaBriggs Jan 2015 #4

The two doctors I am most grateful to, both from Iran Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #5

I'm glad they were there for you. MineralMan Jan 2015 #9

Yes, one of my two best doctors is from Iran TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2015 #13

My daughters' pediatrician was an Indian Muslim riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #6

My oncologist is also a Pakistani Muslim. MoonRiver Jan 2015 #8

I'm very glad you found an excellent doctor. MineralMan Jan 2015 #10

Thanks, he's a very good guy. MoonRiver Jan 2015 #37

My daughter's boyfriend is Muslim PennyK Jan 2015 #11

My daughter's pediatrician was a Muslim LibDemAlways Jan 2015 #12

My Iranian-American doctor TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2015 #14

That's too bad. My wife and mother-in-law like their doctor. MineralMan Jan 2015 #15

This is a fine story whatchamacallit Jan 2015 #16

yeah, this been one hell of a liberal website lately, hasn't it? Douglas Carpenter Jan 2015 #23

I know a family from Bosnia, Muslims that look like they just arrived from Italy. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #17

Often, we do not think much before forming an opinion. MineralMan Jan 2015 #19

My ex-husband is a Muslim (Indian subcontinent heritage) etherealtruth Jan 2015 #18

Individuals can be of any type of personality. MineralMan Jan 2015 #20

Not at all! n/t etherealtruth Jan 2015 #21

So is the pediatrician for my daughter's little boy. elleng Jan 2015 #22

A bang on statement Hutzpa Jan 2015 #24

So is my urologist and optomitrist. Pakistani and Palestinian. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #25

What?!? You bought a car from an Egyptian? MineralMan Jan 2015 #26

Worse. It was a Japanese car!! Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #29

Well, now you've done it...for sure. LOL! MineralMan Jan 2015 #30

Me too. As the child of immigrants I'm always interested in other peoples experience. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #32

The last doctor I saw was Italian American AngryAmish Jan 2015 #27

Oops! That's Italians for you, I guess... MineralMan Jan 2015 #28

With all these testimonials to mid-eastern MDs 1 could ask "why" do so many come from there? hue Jan 2015 #31

I don't have an answer for that question. MineralMan Jan 2015 #34

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #33

The best vascular surgeon in this town for many years is a Pakistani Muslim Warpy Jan 2015 #35

MineralMan Diclotican Jan 2015 #36

I deliberately sought out an Arab ophthalmologist. Rozlee Jan 2015 #38

Keratoconus? etherealtruth Jan 2015 #40

No, Behcet's Disease. Rozlee Jan 2015 #42

`... and the best to you , too! n/t etherealtruth Jan 2015 #44

I tend to judge docs by whether they take MediCAID patients. If not, it's a good chance they are Hoyt Jan 2015 #39

I think it is always the best policy to judge smirkymonkey Jan 2015 #41

I live in an area with a lot of immigrants, especially from Muslim countries. DemocraticWing Jan 2015 #43

Such a cool story my brother. Jesus Malverde Jan 2015 #45