Monday, 31 October 2016

Just a 20 Year Old Muslim Girl

There is nothing more hilarious than a believer of another faith standing right in the face of a Muslim woman telling her that her religion promotes oppression of women and violence, when she's not oppressed and is isn't violent herself.
I'm a Muslim woman and I'm not oppressed, I'm standing right in front of you 7000+ miles away from my country. My parents didn't cage, and they're Muslims too.
I'm a Muslim woman and I'm definitely not violent. I didn't hurt you, while you definitely are hurting me with your judgemental approach.
I'm a Muslim woman and I don't do the Hijab. That is my choice and believe me I have great respect for the women who do it.
I don't deny somewhere around the globe women are forced to do the Hijab, forcing them is wrong. But forcing them is not a religious obligation, people do that by choice. That choice to force women is extreme, my religion never set oppression of women as a choice, it's an extreme step that people take by personal choice.
I'm a Muslim and I don't deny Muslims can't be wrong, but that doesn't mean my faith taught them to be so.
Meet a Muslim before you judge us.
Saudi Arabia is not a representative of my religion, in fact no country or no human being is.
We're all humans and we are vulnerable to commit sins or harm others, irrespective of our faiths.
My actions are my choices, not everything I do is dependent on my religious teachings and beliefs.
My religion forbids alcohol, do Muslims not drink?
Yes they do, they go against their religion.
Jihad is a holy war, only fought in severe circumstances for one's rights and against oppressive forces.
Stop using it as a tool to say my religion is violent.
"There is no compulsion in religion."
That is what my religion says about religious freedom, stop saying we will ever force you to convert to our religion.
It is my religious obligation to invite you, we are not allowed to force you.
To invite is to let you learn about my religion, if you wish to. It is not to force you to accept it.
If someone does, they are wrong.
ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Taliban — are not Islam.
They may claim to be Muslim but they are not Islam.
Before commenting on my religion, read what we believe. Read the Quran. And don't read one verse in isolation, read the book extensively. Anything viewed in isolation can have the most unjust interpretations.
You were nice to me as long as you didn't know my name, my name told you a Muslim and you let those unjust generalizations tell you I was a threat to you.
I'm just a 20 year old girl learning and exploring life. I have beliefs that may contradict yours, but I'll never enforce mine upon you.

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