Sunday, April 28, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
What is Islamophobia?
That answers the question of what Islamophobia is, and who an Islamophobe is. Many people say "I'm not scared I just don't like those ****** (insert derogatory term here)." When I hear this, it makes me sick. Yes, you are afraid. Not only are you afraid, you are also ignorant, and an asshole. Why would someone hate someone else on the basis of their religion? I don't know.
I'm not a mother yet, but plan on being one in the next couple of years. Even as a non-Muslim, I want my child to learn about Islam, so that they can understand the world and Earth's people better, and so that they can take with them some of the wonderful lessons Islam can teach anyone, regardless of your religion.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Reward offered by Philadelphia Muslims for finding criminals masked in niqab
Gone are the days criminals rob banks with masks or pantyhose on their face. Now they dress in Muslimah's religious garb to commit robbery. Two such instances recently happened in Philadelphia. Members of Majlis Ash Shura, a group representing 71 mosques and congregations in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, recently decided to take a stand on the issue at hand.
Not only is it offensive to all Muslims, and anyone with a brain, but this feeds into the current trend in the US and around the world, of Islamaphobia. Because of instances such as this, Amara Chaudhry, a civil rights activist, wasn't allowed inside a bank recently until she removed her hijab. A Muslimah who wears hijab does so for a religious reason, and taking off her veil in public isn't something she should have to do. Muslimahs in hijab or niqab experience Islamaphobia more visibly because they are so easy to identify as Muslim.
These 71 mosques have put together a $20,000 reward for the criminals who did this to be found. In the picture below you can see one robber dressed in niqab.
Not only is it offensive to all Muslims, and anyone with a brain, but this feeds into the current trend in the US and around the world, of Islamaphobia. Because of instances such as this, Amara Chaudhry, a civil rights activist, wasn't allowed inside a bank recently until she removed her hijab. A Muslimah who wears hijab does so for a religious reason, and taking off her veil in public isn't something she should have to do. Muslimahs in hijab or niqab experience Islamaphobia more visibly because they are so easy to identify as Muslim.
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