Should I send my Muslim colleague a Christmas card?

notanewuser

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

I have this vision of your daughter growing up and becoming one of these people who celebrate Christmas every day of the year :rotfl::rotfl:

And that's absolutely fine.

lulu_92

My grandpa always gets Christmas cards and he's Muslim. (not just off the family either)

I would get him a card that hasn't got anything to do with the nativity story on it. A simple Season's Greetings will suffice.

You are the only one here who could determine whether he would be offended or not.

I don't know, just send a basic one with a snowman or something and it should be fine

Person_one

notanewuser wrote: »

Why not scrap the cards altogether (you see each other every day - do they need a card, really?) and make a charitable donation for what you would have spent instead?

If you must, please don't humblebrag about it on Facebook.

Brighton_belle

notanewuser wrote: »

Why not scrap the cards altogether (you see each other every day - do they need a card, really?) and make a charitable donation for what you would have spent instead?

As a mulitbox costs about 1.99 - 2.99, (and you're handing cards to people and not posting them) it's not really much of a donation though.. though it's true every little counts.

notanewuser

Person_one wrote: »

If you must, please don't humblebrag about it on Facebook.

Do people do that?!

notanewuser

Brighton_belle wrote: »

As a mulitbox costs about 1.99 - 2.99, (and you're handing cards to people and not posting them) it's not really much of a donation though.. though it's true every little counts.

People spend a fortune. It's madness. Factor in stamps for those that get posted and it's actually a fair whack!

(My mum used to send about 60 cards a year and gave at least another 40 out. She would buy charity cards, but the charity would get around 5% of the price of the cards. She donates £50 to a local charity now instead.)

Spendless

Unless your Muslim colleague in new to your company this year, someone must know what has happened in previous years.

Torry_Quine

i would think he would be more offended if left out. Living in this country they will get Christmas cards.

clarryd

I worked with a Muslim for many years and he did not except Christmas cards or any form of celebration card whether it had a nice little robin on it or a religious themed one.

Best thing is to ask so not to offend.

Gloomendoom

Mrs G's sister is muslim and we sent her a Christmas card last year. Apparently, she wasn't amused at all (understatement) and threw it on the fire.

I think it was more to do with the picture on the front than the fact that it was a Christmas card. The card was home made (at some considerable effort) and the picture was of Mrs G, me, her other sister and husband on an Australian beach wearing Christmas hats. I don't think it was the hats that p!ssed her off, it was the super skimpy bikinis the women were wearing.

OP a Christmas card probably won't cause offence, just make sure any snowmen and ladies are wearing more than a scarf.