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When a blindfolded Muslim man asked for a hug

Updated on: 07 August,2015 01:58 PM IST  | 
A Correspondent |

Around 4 pm yesterday, passers-by were puzzled to see a blindfolded man standing at Chowpatty, with a sign by him, which read, 'I'm Muslim and I trust you. Do you trust me enough for a hug?'

When a blindfolded Muslim man asked for a hug

Muslim man asks for a hug

Around 4 pm yesterday, passers-by were puzzled to see a blindfolded man standing at Chowpatty, with a sign by him, which read, 'I'm Muslim and I trust you. Do you trust me enough for a hug?'


Muslim man asks for a hug


Many people took pictures, and some hugged the man. Some wondered what to do, as they just stood silently, staring at him. Some stopped to talk to him. The man, Mazim Milla, said he did this just as an experiment to see people’s reactions.


Muslim man asks for a hug

Incidentally, the experiment was first conducted by a Muslim man in Canada. It was then repeated in Stockholm and New York. PICS/ Bipin Kokate

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