Should I send my Muslim colleague a Christmas card?

PenguinJim

FBaby wrote: »

Surely if you don't give any you don't expect any back?

So my partner tells me every night.

onlyroz

Most of the non-Christian people I know, myself included, are perfectly happy to get involved in the Christmas festivities. Just do whatever you'd do for your other colleagues.

VfM4meplse

What would be more offensive:

- sending a Christmas card?
- treating your colleague differently to anyone else?

Does your Muslim colleague refuse to take the 2 public holidays associated with Christmas and the one associated with the Julian New Year? Thought not. Given that he's joining you for the team meal, what makes you think he would be offended?

Unless you stick your head in the sand from the end of August onwards you cannot fail to notice that Christmas is the dominant national celebration in the UK. You're sharing your good wishes at a time of year that is significant to you, not committing him to turkey, tinsel and midnight mass.

shopaholicz

We're Muslim. Everyone I work with knows this. They all send me cards and wish me a happy xmas. I'd be upset if they didn't.

The only religion that doesn't want xmas cards are Jehova's witnesses.

We buy xmas pressies for our children, lots of Muslims do. It would be unfair to single your children out at school when everyone else is gettting and talking about xmas.

Buy him a card and wish him a happy xmas, the same as you do with the rest of your colleagues. I'm sure that you won't offend him in any way.
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lulu_92

FBaby wrote: »

Surely if you don't give any you don't expect any back?

Depends on who gives cards first. I don't like giving cards out at work regardless of if I get one.

It doesn't mean that if he doesn't give them out he doesn't like Christmas and is offended by it.

FBaby

Person_one wrote: »

No, but if you're wanting to hand out cards to basically the whole office it'd be a bit odd and petty to do it based on who's sent you one first and leave out the people who haven't!

That's why in doubt, and if not wanting to ask (personally I would), then as a default position, I would wait to hand all my cards or see if anyone give one to that person first and how it is received.

themull1

I had a lovely friend who was a muslim - since retired from our office, we used to send him a christmas card, but he didnt send any to us. He used to take them home for his kids to open.

supermassive

I think the only offence he'd take is if you pelted him with pigs in blankets. So don't do that. Nobody in their right mind would be offended - religious or non - by someone wishing them a happy period of time.

"I hope you have a nice weekend"
"How offensive!"

Nonsense.

Do what you would if it was another normal person - because that's all these people, those people, us people and every other person are.

duchy

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Do working class people have colleagues?

I do and I'm working class. My collegues and the ferrets get on very well together

Andypandyboy

We got our first card of the year off an old friend who is Muslim.