the Five Pillars of Islam. These are 1) declaration of faith, 2) almsgiving, 3) prayer (5 times daily), 4) fasting, and 5) pilgrimage to a. Managers may need to modate these beliefs by providing time for Muslim employees to pray and offering a prayer room, by using flexible holidays to modate different religious holidays and the opportunity for employees to make a pilgrimage. In addition, because Muslims do not eat pork or drink wine, dietary preferences should be taken into account at business dinners. The opening segment on Saudi business also provides advice on business practices in Islamic cultures. Recently relations between Christian and Muslim countries have e strained. Additional understanding on the part of both groups will goa long way in improving these cross-cultural relations.
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