Sister I think the point may have not been conveyed. It’s not about being successful. It’s about having the desire or drive to continue to be successful within this community. I do not have the desire because of all that I have endured to continue to sell to our Ummah. We had a nice business, classy, organized. We had comments all the time that it was the best Islamic store they had ever seen, good variety, etc. The point I want everyone to know is manners, manners, manners. We are lost as a community on how to deal with each other. I mean quick example…in the American store…7 out of 10 people will TRY to put back the clothes they try on..or at least put them on the hanger. It was a rare sight when when of my muslim customers would do that…as a matter of fact it was so amazing that I usually thanked them profusely when they did just to encourage them to continue. It’s just a matter of if you are strong enough to deal with it. I think that I just had enough. We were dealing with all walks of life in our store from non english speaking refugees to professionals. So I don’t feel its enough to position our business correctly and respond to what the market needs. I think we need a focus on manners in our society or we are never going to thrive as a community. If we don’t learn to come together we will remain in this condition. Allahu Alim.

I think it’s depend on how you market yourself within your market niche. If we position our business correctly and responds to what the market needs, we should be able to success. Just don’t be discouraged. But I am glad the sister is happy with where she is now.