Religious-Racism
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an-Niqab/the Islamic Facial-Veil: Endurance & Struggle vs. Ridicule & Opposition
Author’s note: At the request of the sister whom submitted this article, I will keep her identity anonymous. She specifically wanted to not be known, for submitting this article, which I must/should respect. Furthermore, even though anonymous, it’s so important that stories such as these are told, as often as possible, to let people know Continue reading
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A Story of Islamophobia: Bias, Fear, and Injustice
Author’s note: This is the story of someone whom I know personally, whom was a victim of malicious, immoral, unethical, and illegal, Islamophobia, just because they were Muslim, had an Arabic name, came from, ancestrally, from a part of the Muslim-World, and, because they were neither a U.S.-citizen, nor a citizen of their respective native-land. Continue reading
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It’s okay to be Non-Sectarian: The Muslim’s guide to stay Sect-free
Author’s note: This particular article is exclusively based upon a discussion which I had with one of my Facebook followers. They had asked me a very fair & valid question, in regards to my religious-identity. They had asked me, “Why are you a Non-Sectarian Muslim?”. This term, that I very often refer to myself as, Continue reading
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al-Ightisab/Sexual-Abuse is a Crime…no matter who does it!!!
I, as a Muslim, am truly disgusted when I hear about Rape (especially referring to cases of children being assaulted). Things like Rape via the Muslim-World cause Islamophobes to reinforce all of the classic Islamophobic-Rhetoric against Islam.(https://gbwrites.com/2020/10/29/judeochristianislamophobia) We, as Muslims, have a Horrible-Habit of making the Job of Islamophobes easier, by doing things that will Continue reading
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2012 in review:
The gbwrites.com/ stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 29,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 7 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report. Continue reading
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My Message to the Women of the World:
Author’s note: This lovely poem has been duly written by Humza Oza, a heavy-hearted individual, with a lot of substance, and a lot of important & beautiful things to write about. Why don’t you see? And continue to suffer indignity Hijab is not what brings you down Verily, your scarf is your crown For you Continue reading
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al-Husayn & the Massacre of Karbalā’
This-Research of mine has been published at my Request to the Following-Website, as a Contributor. This Article being published on a Website which is very clearly Pro-Shī`ī, is both surprising & commendable to me: http://al-hadi.us/religion/index_i.html Author’s note: It’s a must that I mention that the events, known today as the Massacre of Karbala’, which caused Continue reading
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Start looking past the Surface:
Don’t assume that I’m a Rapper, just because I wear Jeans & a T-Shirt. Don’t just look at the length of my beard and just think I’m out of work. Please…do not assume that, because the country I am from sounds exotic, I can fly a magic-carpet. Why do you judge people you do not Continue reading
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The Muslims need Self-Representation!!!
I’m takin’ back my voice!!! Don’t speak for me. I’m a man and free. My religion doesn’t give hatemongers the credence to silence me. Having a beard is not a license to detain me, for an hour or three. My Arabic tongue shouldn’t be a reason to be doomed, living a life of the falsely-accused. Continue reading
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Some Brief Islamic-History (Islam’s female version of the “Dream-Team”):
Author’s note: I’ve written this exclusively to address the fallacies of people whom are Islamophobic, who state that Islam has no respect for women, and that it’s even religiously-sanctioned in Islam to mistreat women, all of which are complete not at all true. However, ironically, unfortunately, sadly, there are Muslims out there who attempt to Continue reading
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