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1. Kate (katebowles@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Jun-2018 05:43:52 EDT Kate

   So today in a meeting I watched my colleague, a quiet lawyer, graciously refuse food that was passed round the table. Each latecomer had another go at offering the plate of cake to him. All the thoughts were kind.

   I saw in that moment, and in his grace, what it means to him to fast, to be the solitary Muslim in our not-Muslim workplace, to have no one ever remember what time of year it is, to not remember who he is.

   I think we can do better.

   #smallstories

   1. Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Jun-2018 13:24:15 EDT Adam

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      @katebowles This reminds me a little of a place I used to work. We all went out as a team to celebrate some project milestone. It was in the midst of Ramadan, so our one Muslim colleague came along and sat without ordering anything while the rest of us ate and drank beer. I remember thinking, at the time, that this was probably difficult for him but it was great that he still came to socialize. In hindsight, we could have done better and picked a different activity.