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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Thu Jul 28, 2016, 09:52 PM Jul 2016

The Sikh man was praying for Mr and Mrs Khan

That just struck me; something you pick up on when you live in India.

There was a Sikh gentleman in the audience with a magnificent fuchsia turban. During Mr. Khan's speech, the camera cut to the Sikh gentleman a couple of times. Each time, he was fingering his mala (kind of like a rosary) and mouthing a prayer.

That really, really touched me. Back in India, a man named Khan and a man named Singh (that's the last name of about 90% of Sikhs) would not be on the same side of any political question, much less praying for one another.

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The Sikh man was praying for Mr and Mrs Khan (Original Post) Recursion Jul 2016 OP

Thank you for that insight! nt 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #1

Your observation just made me all teary eyed. Laffy Kat Jul 2016 #2

He was on the stage too... IcyPeas Jul 2016 #3

I noticed that too Recursion Jul 2016 #4

I am loving this convention. IcyPeas Jul 2016 #5

Um, that was a different Sikh gentleman. Barack_America Jul 2016 #6

Oh it was? IcyPeas Jul 2016 #7

Here is Mr. Khan's incredibly moving, and very powerful speech... Moonwalk Jul 2016 #8

Sikhs in the US have experience of what Muslims face because of the people who think they are Muslim JI7 Jul 2016 #9

That teared me up also duncang Jul 2016 #10

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)

1. Thank you for that insight! nt

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Thu Jul 28, 2016, 10:00 PM

Jul 2016

Laffy Kat

(16,386 posts)

2. Your observation just made me all teary eyed.

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Thu Jul 28, 2016, 10:32 PM

Jul 2016

Thanks for sharing.

IcyPeas

(21,908 posts)

3. He was on the stage too...

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 10:58 PM

Jul 2016

During Gen. Allen's speech, so he must be a veteran too.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

4. I noticed that too

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 11:02 PM

Jul 2016

So cool

IcyPeas

(21,908 posts)

5. I am loving this convention.

Reply to Recursion (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 11:03 PM

Jul 2016

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

6. Um, that was a different Sikh gentleman.

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 11:12 PM

Jul 2016

IcyPeas

(21,908 posts)

7. Oh it was?

Reply to Barack_America (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 11:42 PM

Jul 2016

I apologize for that.

Still, I am glad our party is so inclusive.

Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)

8. Here is Mr. Khan's incredibly moving, and very powerful speech...

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Fri Jul 29, 2016, 01:00 AM

Jul 2016

Worth watching and re-watching. I'm amazed, just amazed at how many powerful speakers they had for this convention who are average Americans. It's been a real tour-de-force moving stories and views. And the feeling from the convention of unity and empathy has been so wonderfully evident. In this case, it was like the audience felt Mr. & Mrs. Khan were their neighbors, friends and kin.

JI7

(89,271 posts)

9. Sikhs in the US have experience of what Muslims face because of the people who think they are Muslim

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Fri Jul 29, 2016, 01:11 AM

Jul 2016

duncang

(1,907 posts)

10. That teared me up also

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Fri Jul 29, 2016, 01:31 AM

Jul 2016

Even more hearing that.

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