Can Islam co exist with non Muslims

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Hi SisterJennifer.

Re: The tax, it's still a form of dicrimination albeit a physically harmless one. I'm pretty sure that foreign workers are tax exempt in Saudie. This is what I heard anyway from someone trying to recruit me for a contract in Saudie but I am not 100% sure. But don't worry about that part, it's an ecomomic situation that can happen anywhere really. But Ilsam wise you have cleared it up.

Now other things kind of get my attention too regarding other religions existing alongside Islam. Prayer time for muslims is announced by someone yelling (sorry I don't know the technical term) for people to come to prayer. In some Christian religions, the ringing of bells on a Sunday marks something, I don't know what but that's what they do. So, would an Islamic state permit Christians living there to ring their bells on a Sunday, have a Christmas tree etc, etc ? I mean just how tolerant Islamists (not Muslims) of other religions because my perception (based on Saudie and say Afghanistan) is not very tolerant. The Taleban demolished the ancient symbols of Buhdiism. Now, maybe the Taleban are not the correct role models for Islam but they seemed to be getting a bit too admiration from certain quarters from the Islamic/Muslim world.

Look forward to your input and others, come on folks, don't be shy. How do you expect to be understood if you don't join in ?