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Dear Muslims, one of the most observable differences between the lives of Muslims and the lives of people outside of Islam.

One of the most obvious differences between the teachings of Islam and the reality of the modern world around us

is the Islamic etiquette of decency and haia.

In fact, it can be argued that out of all of the characteristics of Islam,

the one that is the most obvious point of conflict between us and between outside of our faith,

the one that is constantly being attacked, the one that is constantly being mocked,

the one that makes us stand apart most in this time and era,

is that our sense of personal

of alaq of manners of interaction of dress code and how we live not just amongst

ourselves but with others how we interact with the opposite gender how we live our

personal lives how we dress how we interact all of this is in complete odds with the culture around us.

By and large, people outside of our faith don't really care if we pray five times a day.

It doesn't bother them that we believe in Allah versus their gods.

It's not a big deal to them, our personal belief in the hereafter.

But the one thing that they constantly bring up

is that we live our lifestyles and we dress and we interact with each other

and with the opposite gender in a way that is radically different

than those outside of our faith.

And because our children are born into this new world, and it's not their fault

that they absorb values from outside. In the end of the day, it's not their fault they're born

at a time and place. It becomes especially important for us, the elders, for us the teachers,

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