tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598288348752953875.post1438433103624528646..comments2023-03-26T10:42:42.624-07:00Comments on Jamerican Muslimah: Talking It Plain: Anti-Muslim Bias or Good Old Fashioned Racism?Jamerican Muslimahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325186874843872007noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598288348752953875.post-47448523231821163122008-02-28T23:40:00.000-08:002008-02-28T23:40:00.000-08:00as salaamu alaikum"As a Muslim woman who has worn ...as salaamu alaikum<BR/>"As a Muslim woman who has worn hijab in..." waco, texas i can tell you that they responses, or lack therof, come as know surprise to me. reminiscent of another era, there are just some places that you do not want to stop to use the bathroom even when nature calls. indeed, although waco is "down-south" it is just like many other places "up-south" in america. <BR/>masha Allah re: ijtema.muslimahlocshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368051493632145725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598288348752953875.post-73784614742472119192008-02-28T17:57:00.000-08:002008-02-28T17:57:00.000-08:00Salaams Sis:Yes, I agree with you on that one. Um...Salaams Sis:<BR/><BR/>Yes, I agree with you on that one. Umar Lee stated in one of his posts that whites lose their "white privilege" when they come to Islam. To mix the waters for me, I am married to an African-American. I was one of those "N-lovers" Charles refers to even before I became a Muslim! Go figure, lol. Mabrook on the Ijtema; your post deserves honorable mention!Safiyyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670659439981133346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598288348752953875.post-62145191845948168302008-02-28T13:27:00.000-08:002008-02-28T13:27:00.000-08:00Charles,My point exactly, certain people have been...Charles,<BR/><BR/>My point exactly, certain people have been and can be stripped of their White status- that includes White non-Muslims as well. <BR/><BR/>Having been married to an Arab, I'm well aware of the fact that there were groups of Muslims who claimed White. (My ex's friends told him that's what he should claim). However, as you pointed out, nowadays people are discouraged from doing so. (And certainly won't be treated as such no matter how much they try to assimilate).<BR/><BR/>I don't want know why the general Muslim community refuses to acknowledge issues of race and racism in American society. Oh and I agree with you when you say, "prejudicial issues in America have always centered around race as the horizontal and religion as the vertical." So true.<BR/>I think that Muslims today are persecuted on the basis of religion yes but our image is racialized (complete with the carictures and everything).Jamerican Muslimahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325186874843872007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598288348752953875.post-50275244624368478702008-02-28T12:18:00.000-08:002008-02-28T12:18:00.000-08:00Salaam sister,Thanks for the add. I see Ijtema has...Salaam sister,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the add. I see Ijtema has knocked on your door! I think the case can be made that what we see happening today is both religious discrimination and persecution, and also racism. It depends on many factors. I'd like to point out that being stripped of "Whiteness" when it refers to Whiteamerican Muslims(WAMs) denotes engaging in cultural apostacy but Whiteamerican non-Muslim men and women that date or marry Blacks specifically are considered 'n*&&@-lovers' and by extension are given that title. One other thing to consider is that prior to 9/11 many non-Black Muslims, with the exception of Pakistanis, referred to themselves as 'White' in census studies instead of 'Other'. Now, and I am speaking from personal experiences with surveys, questioners are being instructed to dissuade participants from declaring 'other' or 'White' if a more suitable selection is valid. Think about that. <BR/>Also, when Muslims use the term 'Islamophobia' it wreaks of historical illiteracy and shallowness on our part, that is to say, prejudicial issues in America have always centered around race as the horizontal and religion as the vertical. Consider Native Americans; before becoming Christian they were seen as savages and after converting to Christianity they were seen as Christian subordinates due to their lineage. The same case can be applied to African slaves or current day Egyptian-American Coptic Christians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598288348752953875.post-34534006136775302882008-02-27T23:06:00.000-08:002008-02-27T23:06:00.000-08:00Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahI pray that you ar...Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah<BR/>I pray that you are in the best of health & imaan.<BR/>This is a short message to notify you that this entry has been selected for publishing on IJTEMA.net, a venture to highlight the best of the Muslim blogosphere. Please visit the site to find out more about our initiative.<BR/>May Allah bless you for your noble efforts.<BR/>Wa’salamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com