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Showing Original Post only (View all)This Muslim Family Visited a Restaurant in the Deep South and Got an Unexpected Surprise [View all]
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 tables 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 cant 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.
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Uncle Joe
Dec 2015
OP
You people really need to quit peeling those onions. Makes this poster's eyes water.
BlueJazz
Dec 2015
#2
Ironic that one stereotype was used against the people trying to fight another stereotype.
progressoid
Dec 2015
#29
I'm turning in for the night, thanks to everyone that posted or recommended this thread,
Uncle Joe
Dec 2015
#25