Why Midgans are Outcast ?

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Re: Why Midgans are Outcast ?

Post by salafi_student »

The Dalit in India - the lowest cast in Hinduism are not only forbidden to enter the homes of other casts - but they must also not draw water from the same well, nor eat from the same pot or plate. They must not glance at or allow their shadow to fall on the upper class (more human people). Occurrence of these acts are considered to pollute others who are not part of the untouchables. The Dalit as they known are not only Untouchables, but also Un-seeable, Unapproachable, Unshadowable and even Unthinkable'.

This happens in the Hindu cast system not in Islam!
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Re: Why Midgans are Outcast ?

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kambuli wrote:Folks,

There is no tribe called "MIDGAAN" this word is derogatory term like Nigger...The minority clans are called "Madhibaan" :up: .

Midgaan is every uskag fowqal uskag no matter if he claims to be from Qabiila Fooq Fooq :down:
So true :up: I think by labelling them as 'Midgaans' initiates further discrimination.
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Re: Why Midgans are Outcast ?

Post by James Dahl »

Somalia inherited a lot of their customs from Yemen and Iran, and until rather recently the caste system survived there, especially in Yemen.
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