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Awkward Situation

I just took a break at work and was reading in a corner in the Staff Lounge, a fairly big room.
15 minute break was over, got up and turned to leave through the door in the opposite corner of the room.
Almost at the door when I noticed a beared brown uncle sitting on one of the many square tables for four. We both nodded our head and said Good Morning as a professional routine and I was on my way out. I could feel his stare on my back as if he wanted to say something.

As I pushed the door:

Uncle: Are you Muslim?
I turned back with a hesitant smile thinking what do you think, of course I'm Muslim: "Yes"
Uncle with an excited look: "Mashallah, I'm Muslim too"
Me with hesitant smile and a nod muttered under my breath: "Alhamdulilah"
and quickly walked away...

Now I feel like I should have said something. The uncle looked quite excited and eager to talk to a Muslim hijabi working for the City. You know the look of pride and happiness, the pride of being Muslim and seeing Muslims practicing their faith in non-muslim countries. Yeah, that's the look he had.
I'm usually very hesistant to talk to any stanger men and respond with a straight face smile to any conversation started. This time I felt I should have said something because he didn't start a conversation just for the sake of talking but because he was so happy to see a Muslimah and more so to see a Muhajabah.
So he might have thought I'm arrogant and rude.

What should you say or do in such awkward situations?

Petition

Please sign "Save the Lebanese Civilians Petition"

I'm not sure how this petition will help but I don't want anyone to forgo the opportunity to be part of anything that remotely has a possibility of helping in anyway.

Woman Da'ees

Have a look: Woman Preachers
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Symposium

Everyone is going to the Symposium I hope...

I haven't heard Zia Khan since a LOOONG LOONG time....

Another announcement

Alhamdulilah we have another announcement :)

Nosheen Waheed
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Shuaib Ahmed (from calgary who now lives here)