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Where do you pray at work?
I’ve been thinking about this FAQ a lot lately. I recently instinctively answered it with my call room/office of course. But then I realized that wasn’t always the case.
I’ve been thinking about this FAQ a lot lately. I recently instinctively answered it with my call room/office of course. But then I realized that wasn’t always the case.
One of our interns this year is Muslim. I casually told him I was going upstairs to pray and his eyes lit up.
“How, where do you do that?”
This is when I realized that my prayers were one of the things I had to sacrifice in the past.
“How, where do you do that?”
This is when I realized that my prayers were one of the things I had to sacrifice in the past.
As a medical student, resident, fellow, we didn’t have a designated call room or office. We shared with everyone. There was no area to call our own or find some alone time, let alone perform our daily prayers as Muslims.
I never felt empowered enough to ask for space.
I never felt empowered enough to ask for space.
