A rant from a scared Muslim woman
I am scared to be a Muslim in America. I grew up loving America now I am scared for my country. My step father is from Afganistan, been a citizen since he was 3 and is a fierce American. My mother was a converted Muslim (2-3 years before meeting my step father). She never wore the hijab because even when she was in college during the early 90's. Life has got no better. What do I do? I had to shut down my Instagram due to someone taking my account and posting a vile message with me in a hijab (I tried to wear it in high school, even though my parents didn't want me to because I would get hate). I lost friends on Facebook because I pointed out a lot of hypocracies among minorities as a whole—BLM, Muslims, any hypocracy that society covers up— and I have a teacher who constantly tries to bring Christianity into class, which is against federal law. I try to just bare the discomfort because it will only make me stronger but up until this very day, I have always been optomistic. Now I am scared and unsure of what to do or what will happen to my rights. How can I be both an American and Muslim in a society that hates me? It is not just "media". It is my very neighborhood. People call the cops on me for things that the cops even say are not crimes. Where can I go that is safe? I am too American for most Muslims I have met and I am too Muslim for most Americans. I am a pacifist and a lover not a fighter, but how do I fight for my rights? My brother is a Marine and a Muslim and the Army who is fighting Muslim terrorists respect him more than most Americans.
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