I have reread your post, and come to the conclusion that I may have previously misjudged you, and if I did , I apologize. After carefully re-reading your post, I am almost certain that I misread it, and hereby rescind my prior reply to you.
I've lived here for a long while. I think I have something to share by letting FReepers know what life is like living the life of a dhimmi - many perhaps have no idea - and I feel it is my duty to let them know.
Thousands of Westerners around the globe can perhaps tell you as well. People such as myself who cannot eat in public during the month of Ramadan - people who are considered in many respects less than human and yet we are treated with kindness and protection - as long as we don't step out of line.
I'm glad we got that one cleared up... ;o)