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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are dealing with that at our school now. Three new Muslim kids in the classroom and their parents are extremely conservative. The kids can't eat rice krispy treats, for example, because commercial marshmallows are made with gelatin, which is likely pork-derived.  And many of the parents aren't sure how to deal with that. And the kids DON'T get invited for play dates. [/quote]

Would it be a problem if it were Jewish kids that would not eat marshmallows because of the gelatin?  They do make kosher marshmallows, which should be fine with Muslims.  [/quote]

It's not a problem, per se, it's that the parents had never run into it (the parents who provided the rice krispie treats were Jewish, FWIW).   It's that the parents get nervous that they will offend or cause trouble, so they don't reach out as much as they may otherwise.  [/quote]

I'm a practicing Muslim and TBH I'd be rolling my eyes and excluding those kids too. Not specifically bc of Rice Krispy treats bc these days there are lots of kids who don't eat lots of things due to allergies - who cares if they want a cookie instead. BUT having known a lot of Muslim families all my life, I've found that the ones that indoctrinate their kids to follow every arcane rule at such a young age ARE hyper conservative AND ALWAYS easily offendable. I'm sorry but gelatin is very low on the list of things you're not supposed to eat bc it MIGHT be pork derived (it isn't always); it's not like the room parents offered the kids a pork chop or a shot of whiskey or something.

Better to avoid those types and let those 3 kids socialize amongst themselves. The more "assimilated" Muslims or at least those with more moderate Muslims that want to be included will be apparent to you bc they won't start a relationship with -- my faith doesn't allow this, that, and the other thing.[/quote]

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