I shared a house with a friend.  We were poor former students and we'd just started out first job and put all of our first pay cheques into the down payment on the house we rented.  The only thing we had to sleep on were our mattresses and the floor.

Our new neighbour, a Pakistani gentleman by the name of Terry, knocked on the door to introduce himself.  He said asked where the furniture was.  We said, we'll figure that out when we get paid next month.  "Oh that won't do, I'll be right back".  He disappears, 15 minutes later there's another knock at the door and he's back with his friends.  They've got some chairs, a table and a couple of beds.  They get us all set up and say if you ever need any food or anything just knock on the door and ask.  Tried to pay them back the following month, was brushed off and told it's what neighbours do and not to worry about it.

So, Muslim people get a lot of bad press.  Here's what I can tell you. I lived in that house for three years. We were the only non Muslims on our street and they accepted us like family. Any time we needed help they were there, and of course we returned the favour when asked.  One of the best neighbourhoods I've ever lived in, a real sense of commnunity.