Working with Muslims in the Workplace
I spent this morning in a workshop led by Shaima Khan from Muslim Youth Services, in which she helped Gold Coast community care professionals get some understanding of their Muslim clients and colleagues.
I enjoyed learning some of the practical details of how Ramadan is practiced, organising prayer routines, physical contact between genders and alcohol abstinence. I wasn’t aware of the need to wash up before prayer, including hands, face and feet.
Here’s a humorous but to-the-point video on Muslims in the workplace, from Salam Cafe, a ten week series run on SBS in 2008, based on the Channel 31 title Ramadan TV.
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Postkiwi Duncan Macleod posts on life, faith and culture in Australia, drawing from his involvement in the creative industry, the Uniting Church, the blogosphere, generational research, the emerging church and life on the Gold Coast.
Duncan is the editor of The Inspiration Room, a site showcasing advertising, design and other work produced by the global creative community.
