Prejudice studies (3) -Japanese has prejudice toward muslim-

 If interviewer ask me "What is your strong point?", I always answer "I have many friends all over the world.". Accually, I have many foreigner friends including muslim friends. However when my japanese friends knew that I have muslim friends, almost all them asked me,"Are there not bad people??" So, some japanese people think that muslim and islam countries are very dangerous.

 Maybe, the reason why they think is cause of terrorism like an Al Qaeda. In 9.11, many people were killed by suicided bombing. Also, many people were killed by invading Afghanistan.

 Of course, all muslim have taken part in sucide bombing or other act of terrorism. However, the prejudice is very huge in the world.

When I was in ninoi akino international airport, I took a taxi. and the driver is from mindanao and muslim. At first he said me, 'Dont feel scary, I am a muslim, but not dangerous'. Maybe he realized that muslim are feared by other people. Or he has an experience that he was made a misunderstood by christian or buddhist people.

So, I dont know that when this misunderstanding and prejudice end.

Prejudice studies (2) -Japanese has prejudice toward muslim-

 Prejudice often force people to make an misunderstanding.  In last blog, I wrote the reason why Japanese people has some prejudice of muslim. I think that our society rarely has communication with muslim. In my case, I have less muslim friends than Christian friends. Therefore, I do not have enough knowledge about muslim and the soiety.

 Today, I write the other misunderstanding. Before I talked with my Japanese friends. Then I talked that I have some muslim friends and sometimes chat with them. Then, one of my friend asked me "how many mothers does your muslim friends have? ".

 I think that this is a typical misunderstanding. Because he thought that all muslim countries has polygyny. Therefore, he asked me that how many mothers?  So, UAE, Morroco, Saudi Arabia are polygyny countries as far as I know. But some muslim countries are not polygyny countries. For example, Tunisia, Indonessia, Turkey.

 And some people also make a misunderstanding which they can have many wives in polygyny countries. Moreover some people envy this system. However,  they can have only 4 wives in their islam law basically. Its one of other misunderstanding.

 So, maybe some people think that polygyny are obscene. But its hard for them to keep family life of polygyny. Because the husbands have to treat wives equally in islam law. And they have to have a lost money to provide their wives too.

 If I had been born in these countries, Would I have chose to get some wives?  Maybe i will not. because I think that it is so hard for me to keep these relationships.

Prejudice studies (1) -Japanese has prejudice toward muslim-

 In this world, There are many prejudice toward other people. Having prejudice often make other people uncomfortable and mad. Why do people have prejudice toward other people? Today I write Japanese has prejudice toward muslim.

 In general, Japan is a island country. And our nation is called a racially homogeneous nation. It means that we do not have enough chance to communicate with foreigner although it became easy for us to communicate with foreigner through internet.

 Sure, Japan is close to China and Korea. therefore, There are some chinese and korean in japan. However, there are few muslims in Japan. In my case, before going on university, I didnot have a chance to communicate with muslim.

 But now, I can communicate with muslim, because I have some muslim friends. For example, tunisian, Morocconian, Alegerian, Egyptian, Indonessian, Bangladeshi, turkish, etc. As a result, I could get some knowlege of arabic country.

 However, almost all japanese dont have enough the knowledge. Actually, they have some prejudice toward muslim. For example, Almost all them think muslim girls always wear Abaya or Hijab. Islam countries are rich variety. But they donot know that.

 my egypitan friend had be angry this prejudice. when she chat with one japanese guy, he forced her to wear hijab. because he thought that all muslim girls always wear it.  This misunderstanding will make other muslim mad too.

so I think that misunderstaning and prejudice often make people mad. and it is very rude.