How has the war on terrorism changed your daily comings and goings? Do you feel safe in America any longer or do you feel threatened by negative actions of the American people?
2006-10-22 00:41:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sakina..that is terrible! I hope the future brings better things for you. I am a Christian and would never do anything like that. I am just glad some was able to help you. Be safe...Allah be with you.
2006-10-22 01:10:19 · update #1
Well, i'm a Canadian Muslim...
I wear the hijab and it's been difficult.
Not in the classic way you'd expect.
I don't get sweared at or taunted or pushed around.
It's a silent scrutiny... I get stared at, watched, asked more questions, avoided like i carry a virus.
Imagine this... you're in a room full of people dressed in clothing and you're naked. And everyone turns to look at you, judge you up and down with their gaze, and then a guard passes over their eyes. Like a shield. And you look down at the ground because it's really the only thing you can actually trust...
Yeah, that's what it's like.
Neighbours that used to call me all the time stopped calling. They don't really stop to wave or smile anymore. It's hard for them to even look me in the eyes.
When i'm driving and i accidentally cut someone off and they catch a glimpse of me, it's not the normal road rage. It runs deeper than that. I can feel it. The curses just wanting to slip off their toungues.
But for some reason, they hold back and that is the only thing i am thankful for.
I am thankful that i'm not pushed or shoved or taunted.
The worst thing anyone has ever said to me regarding the issue is "you should hide, people like you don't appreciate what the veterans did for this country"...
And that cuts deeper than any swear i can think of. I was born and raised in Canada. I am a Canadian citizen. I didn't wear the hijab until 2004. And all of a sudden, i became an outcast. An outsider.
The worst part is that i can speak English better than most. It's my main language. I can read. I can write. I do have a brain and the ability to distinguish terrorist from human being.
But then again, the minute i put on the hijab, i accepted that my life would never be the same.
Although i was born a Muslim, i have questioned. I have seeked what's right for me. And i've discovered Islam allows me to feel content. And nothing can get in the way of that because it's between me and God.
Safety? ...
No, i don't feel safe.
My family wants to go to Universal Studios this November.
Want to know where i'll be?
The back of my university classroom in Canada.
Call me a coward.
I just don't feel like being judged on account of my appearance and beliefs rather than my character.
2006-10-22 01:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by falzalnz 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sorry. I'm not an American Muslim.
But I feel no fear of American Muslims.
My Muslim friends agree.
I'm not going to mess with them, and they are my friends.
There is not a hatred of other religious sects in the US.
We don't kill each other because one is a Sunni and another is Shiite.
Dave
2006-10-22 00:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
a few weeks ago a man pushed me in front of a train b/ i got in his way. he said the word terrorist when he did it. only ONE person stopped to pick me up (i was kind of in shock and could not figure out what was going on) b4 the oncoming train would have hit me (prob less than a minute away)....... i had heard a lot of small things b4 but this is the first time i was truly scared..... and reading ppl's posting i see that they honestly hate us. be it because of ignorance or not...... they truly hate us...
to be honest i'm scared and you may call me a conspiracy theorist but to me it looks like the beginnings of nazi germany.....
this is just my opinion
Asalamawalaikum
2006-10-22 01:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by Submission 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Seemingly it is a war on oil. Terrorism is the secondary issue. You might want to read some articles on it: http://www.time.com/time/
2006-10-22 00:47:38 · answer #4 · answered by x_squared 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Liberty and justice for all" Unless of course, you are a Muslim, African American, Sikh, Palestinian, Arab, deaf person, etc.
2014-12-12 18:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking as an American and NOT a Muslim. They have nothing to fear from me as an individual. But I do not like them at all. I wish they'd all go back home to wherever they came from and take their American born kids with them. Yes, I am prejudiced.
2006-10-22 00:45:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋