Rasika Dugal

Salaam Bombay' and 'Monsoon Wedding' are the two Mira Nair films I go back to.

Indian Actress

Salaam is an important respectful gesture in Islamic and certain non-Western cultures.

Cultural Respect

Use salaam on formal or serious occasions, not in casual, everyday situations.

Formal Occasions

Salaam is often used to show respect to someone of higher social or spiritual status.

Hierarchy Awareness

Salaaming involves a specific movement: a bow with the right hand on the forehead.

Physical Gesture

Salaaming can carry religious significance, often used in spiritual contexts.

Spiritual Context

In some cultures, men and women may have different ways or contexts of salaaming.

Gender Considerations

 and as I was thanking the mothers for their time, the elderly lady looked at me while pointing at the young girl, and said to me, "Can you help us with...?" Not quite sure what she expected me to do, I looked at the young girl and smiled, and in Arabic I said, "Salaam alaikum. Shu-ismak?" "What's your name?"

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