Central New Jersey Muslim/Jewish area (Newark, Edison: fit in, transplants, real estate)
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During the Moorish period in Spain (roughly 700-1000 A.D.), the Jews living in that country enjoyed far more freedom, and ultimately less oppression, than Jews living in the Catholic nations in the rest of Europe. The Jewish and Muslim citizens of Spain enjoyed a rich period of mutual cultural respect during that era.
This was under the Emirate of Córdoba, which was left off from the Umayyad caliphate. Those guys were a nasty and intolerant bunch. The Abbasids in Baghdad were much more tolerant of other beliefs, as long as they paid into the system. But, once Baghdad fell to the steppe people like Mongols and Seljuk Turks, all hell broke lose until the Ottoman Empire came back into power. But, Baghdad stopped being a center of power and slowly slipped off the map. There is a pretty detailed video about this on YouTube.
There is so much history in Baghdad and Iraq in general. It’s unfortunate that much of the magnificent history has been destroyed by modern day warfare and unrest, and the world will never have the opportunity to see the civilizations that flourished in that region for millennia.
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Highland Park has a big Jewish community, as do the Brunswick’s. Edison does as well, although as time goes on, the town is trending more Chinese and Indian. Not aware of Muslim communities in Central Jersey, but I do know that some of the restaurants on Oak Tree Road in Iselin near the Edison border are Halal and not Hindu, since they serve beef. That is also in the Indian area, but Indians can be Muslim as well. Or Pakistani.
Most Pakistanis are Muslim. It's why Pakistan exists. My bosses are/were Pakistani (don't really have a job anymore, lol.) But I think something like 20% of the people in India are also Muslim. Hindus and Muslims kill one another on a regular basis in some parts of India (as shown in Slumdog Millionnaire), but in other places, they co-exist.
Same with Israel. A secular Jewish friend of mine visited Israel for the first time a few years ago. He came back and said that what you see on the news isn't everything you see in Israel. There are wealthy neighborhoods where business owners live, Arabs and Jews, side by side. The news focuses on the shootings and the rock-throwing but it's not representative of everything there.
Hey, I guess perceptions are that way everywhere. In London, I was driven to the airport by a Sengalese cab driver who told me that his relatives in New York want him to come visit, but he won't go because everyone in the USA is always shooting at one another, and he's afraid.
Everybody's Catholic anyway,,, you have Jewish Muslim Catholics and Muslim Jewish Catholics,,,, hey they beat that into my young impressionable psyche with wooden yardsticks
This was under the Emirate of Córdoba, which was left off from the Umayyad caliphate. Those guys were a nasty and intolerant bunch. The Abbasids in Baghdad were much more tolerant of other beliefs, as long as they paid into the system. But, once Baghdad fell to the steppe people like Mongols and Seljuk Turks, all hell broke lose until the Ottoman Empire came back into power. But, Baghdad stopped being a center of power and slowly slipped off the map. There is a pretty detailed video about this on YouTube.
There is so much history in Baghdad and Iraq in general. It’s unfortunate that much of the magnificent history has been destroyed by modern day warfare and unrest, and the world will never have the opportunity to see the civilizations that flourished in that region for millennia.
I blame the Rashidun Caliphate. It messed up the world.
I blame the Rashidun Caliphate. It messed up the world.
One could say it was due to the power vacuum created by the death of Persia. That opened the door to the Bedouin tribe to conquer lands that used to be part of the Sassanid empire.
I can start a separate thread in the history section about this if Y’all want to discuss details.
One could say it was due to the power vacuum created by the death of Persia. That opened the door to the Bedouin tribe to conquer lands that used to be part of the Sassanid empire.
I can start a separate thread in the history section about this if Y’all want to discuss details.
I already know the details. Its the results I don't like.
Livingston is known to be very Jewish, and my Muslim former employer lives there.
Best bet might be to do a search on mosques or synagogues.
Only a Bergen County native thinks of Livingston as "Central NJ". LOL
Livingston is due west of Central Park.
I know where you are coming from though. I think of Westfield as "Central NJ", when it clearly is in the Northern part of the state. Kind of the way New Yorkers think anything between NJ and CA is "the Mid-west"
Only a Bergen County native thinks of Livingston as "Central NJ". LOL
Livingston is due west of Central Park.
I know where you are coming from though. I think of Westfield as "Central NJ", when it clearly is in the Northern part of the state. Kind of the way New Yorkers think anything between NJ and CA is "the Mid-west"
Hahahaha, I thought someone might call me on that after I posted. I grew up due west of the GWB.
Central Park = CENTRAL. So you see...?
I once worked with a woman originally from Bayonne who had moved to Oakland. She complained about having to drive "all the way down to South Jersey" for Thanksgiving at her sister's house one year. Her sister lived in Edison.
I DO have a Staten Island friend who once referred to Utah as the "Mid-west". LOL.
Only a Bergen County native thinks of Livingston as "Central NJ". LOL
Livingston is due west of Central Park.
I know where you are coming from though. I think of Westfield as "Central NJ", when it clearly is in the Northern part of the state. Kind of the way New Yorkers think anything between NJ and CA is "the Mid-west"
i was talking to a guy this past weekend and he said that i remind him of a jew from livingston (i guess stereotypical not a specific person). i thought of AMD when he said that.
i was talking to a guy this past weekend and he said that i remind him of a jew from livingston (i guess stereotypical not a specific person). i thought of AMD when he said that.
Savor it. It’s not every day one gets such a compliment.
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