Blind Trust Project comes to India: Strangers invited to hug Muslim man in Mumbai to show their trust (With video)

A Twitter user Navendu has shared two Blind Trust project photos and said they were taken at Marine Drive, Mumbai. (Video below)

Staff correspondent, August 7, 2015, NewsCrunch

The Blind Trust Project, which seeks to develop mutual trust between Muslims and non-Muslims, seems to have come to India.

A Twitter user Navendu has shared two Blind Trust project photos and said they were taken at Marine Drive, Mumbai.

The photos show a blindfolded a Muslim man in traditional white attire and beard standing blindfolded. A placard next to him says I am a Muslim. I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug."

The Blind Trust Project  started in Canada as a social experiment to "to eliminate the fear and ignorance projected towards Muslims and Islam."

A Twitter user Navendu has shared two Blind Trust project photos and said they were taken at Marine Drive, Mumbai.

It was conceived by 24-year-old Canadian Muslim Assma Galuta - who teamed up with a team of film-makers and shot a video as well.
She said Muslims who take part in the project wear a blindfold to convey that they trust strangers completely.  By blindfolding themselves that show they are vulnerable as anyone can harm them in anger. Yet, they  do it to convey they trust strangers and seek to build a bond with them.

The project has been a success and more two million people have watched the video and responded positively. It has also spread to the USA and Europe.

Video: Watch The Blind Trust Project  in Canada