Borrow a Muslim #
June 4th, 2008 | In Worth Considering
In an idea that you’ll probably either welcome or condemn, 12 countries have hosted programs that allow citizens to rent a Muslim, an immigrant, or an Indian atheist. You know, for forced housework cultural interaction and stuff. An interesting detail:
The types of ‘book’ engaged vary from country to country. And the response from the public can be instructive. In Britain, for example, the Muslim and the ex-gang member are popular. In Hungary, it was the neo-Nazi, says Abergel. In some countries, homosexual ‘books’ are popular, but less so in a place like Britain, “because here you’re more liberal and used to it.”