There has been a spate of false claims and I feel that people doing this are disgusting and they are hurting the community even further at a very critical time. Because of these disgusting selfish people the whole community loses credibility and people with legit claims will be discounted. I think these people should be called out. That hijabi girl was really disgusting in NY and when she falsely disappeared with her lover the social media lighted up with frenzied posts from Muslims only to discover that she ran off with a guy. You want to be a Zina chick then ditch the scarf and don’t hurt the community, please.
This is incredulous that the sister is blaming the police and media and these people have no remorse, guilt or shame about lying. It is people like them who bring a bad name to the community. I hope the jail her for this nonsense.
the thing is we associate Hijab with piety and higher morals which is not necessarily true. Its just an islamic dress code required but underneath it, its just a regular person with faults and mistakes.
But then in case of other opportunists we don’t have an entire community going bonkers on social media and making millions of posts on FB. The girl in London was assaulted for real and now many people wont take her seriously. Also when the get caught they apologize and show remorse and in case of Yasmin, her sister has the nerve to show aggression towards the authorities and media.
I would beg to differ slightly, If you wear the fan clothing for Arsenal F.C you would not be rooting for the rival club. Clothing is a part of a personal statement and people form an opinion of you based on the statement you make. So in case of Yasmin if you are playing for team hijabi then you shouldn’t lie about being harassed and use that excuse to go out drinking and hangout with guys.
Regardless of what happens on social media or not, I view them as the same. Not too long ago we had news of someone (white woman) who claimed to have been the victim of rape/sexual assault, but later was proven to have lied about it. Reading about this story reminded me of that. The result is similar as in real victims will not be taken as seriously because of such people.
I am a consequentialist and mostly worry about consequences of our actions, people like the Florida attacker and like Yasmin may have changed the course of humanity and fortunes of hundreds of millions might be affected by the consequences of their actions. The concept of right and wrong is too simplistic and the thing that matters is the consequences of actions. People like her may bring about a political will to restrict certain kind of clothing. So consequences of claiming false rape maybe limited but false claims of hate crimes may have far-reaching consequences.
And I don’t care who does a particular wrong. If it is done by a hijabi or some other kind of opportunist, I don’t view them differently at all. Of course when Muslims do something wrong, then I’m disappointed in them, but I don’t hold them anymore guilty than a non-Muslim who may have done something equal in magnitude, regardless of how much media market share their respective actions may incur.
So hypothetically when the voters turn against us because of abundance of antisocial behavior and they elect people who will disallow people from Muslims countries to immigrate and have good lives, restrict refugees, restrict aid, side with Israelis and Indians and shy away from intervention in crisis and let different factions murder each other. Will you will still think it is a relatively innocuous act.
I never said it is not wrong or harmful. All I’m saying is that I don’t view it as a huge thing compared to other opportunists who lie about crimes against them for their own benefit. I’m in no way saying that what she did was justifiable, just that I see the types who will falsely claim to be victims of something that they weren’t really a victim of for their own gain as being in the same boat. As for voters turning against us, those who are against us for being who we are would be against us anyway. I doubt a hijab is going to change everything.
Beside, reading the news, people who are being bullied by Trump supporters, even on our side of the border, are not only Muslim but immigrants, especially non-white in general.
First of all when we preach everyone not to judge a book by its cover, a person by their appearance, we have to practice as well. If there is a hijabi out there, who cares if she is good or bad, unless she shows it with her acts.
Second, yes its immensely terrible that there are cases of false reporting. And it really hurts the community a lot. But it doesnt mean that there are no targeted attacks at all. The girl from nearby my area in NY who made the false case was just a young girl. Not sure wut cooked up but this whole act was very immature and childish. And she got arrested too for that so the case is closed.
And that also reminds us of the fact that unless a investigation is done completely, we shouldnt jump to conclusion. Heck I myself do that sometimes, guilty as charged. But we shouldnt.
So next time if a similar incident pops up which it’ll, considering the trends, we shouldnt say meh someone is just making up. Condemn it and wait for the investigation. Thats all
There are real victims and these people are causing a distraction that makes the racists stronger and the real victims weaker. What really bothered me was the nerve of the younger sister who shamelessly refused to show remorse. This girl used this distraction to go out drinking and to be with boys. When will parents learn that they cannot force their religious values on their adult children? They have to set examples where children will willingly follow the morality. Anyone 18 and older cannot bee compelled and as an adult makes their own choices.
Let’s say that she wasn’t wearing a hijab, do you think that the media would not be able to find out that she’s Muslim? They’d still manage to find out.
I’m not condoning what this girl did, OP. I even rolled my eyes at the reasons…or rather…weak excuses that her sister came up with to explain the girl’s behavior. The consequences of the mistake this girl made are not confined to herself…rather they put others at risk. We can only hope that law enforcement will continue to investigate each crime case thoroughly to determine it’s validity/accuracy among other things…and I’m sure that has to be the required protocol for them.
This particular girl used her tongue to lie and that was a costly lie. Many of us use our tongues to gossip and in this way we damage relations within families, in the workplace, and community. The point is that ALL of us make mistakes. When someone wears a hijab or sports a beard or is seen in the masjid 5 times a day…that does not mean that the shaitan packs his suitcase and bids farewell to that Muslim. It doesn’t mean that person’s nafs will never tempt them with vices such as lust or greed, etc etc. That outwardly religious-looking Muslim is imperfect and is faced with temptations just like the person who is not religious.
Iman…and character…are two things that evolve with time. They are not stagnant …their development is a life-long process. You have ups and down…you mess up in little ways…you mess up in big ways…sometimes you keep making the same mistake over and over again before you finally wake up. You do not just wear a hijab or grow a beard and automatically become a perfect Muslim. It’s a process.
And when someone makes a mistake…the worst suggestion you can give that person is to tell them to take off the hijab…or to shave their beard…or to stop their namaz. That suggestion resolves nothing. Even if our own loved ones commit a blunder…it’s very tempting to lash out at them and to tell them that they should stop praying…or stop doing so n so deed…but those words are not only hurtful, they can backfire.
If a theft is committed by a non-hijaban and a hijaban…the gunnah of that theft doesn’t increase in gravity or weight when committed by the latter. The act of hijab and the act of theft are two different things. The act of wearing a hijab and using your tongue to spread lies are two different things. Human nature is such that we hold religious people to a higher standard…and when they make a mistake…the first thing we tend to attack is either their religion or some religious practice of theirs…and we try to downplay or invalidate their practice…whether it’s hijab or namaz, etc etc.
It’s bad enough when an individual …on their own…reaches the conclusion that they are too bad to pray…too bad to wear hijab…too bad to go to the masjid etc etc. We have to be careful with our own words…and our own reactions…because we don’t want our words to be the reason that someone stopped doing a good deed.
When your actions say you don’t believe in your faith and then you dress like a person of faith then one can deduce that the attire is meant to mislead. If she likes boys and parties then she should dress like a girl who parties.
Lying and cheating are actions that are not condoned by any faith/religion. So, if I lie or cheat or steal …does that mean that I do not “believe” in my religion? That I do not believe in my faith to be the truth? Nope. That’s an extreme reaction, Op. It means that my relationship with Allah is deficient and that I need to work on it. It means that I have a defect in character that I need to improve upon. And we all vary in terms of our strengths and defects.
Well, if she’s a heterosexual female, then yes, she is going to “like” and have feelings of attraction for boys…regardless of whether she wears hijab or not. These are natural God-given inclinations that she cannot turn off like a light-switch. Similarly even a Muslim male that has a beard will having feelings of liking or attraction toward females. The feelings in and of themselves are natural…but if you don’t control them…that’s when you land yourself in trouble. If this girl did not have a boyfriend and did not party…then people would pick on her hijab for some other flaw in character such as gossiping, etc.
She committed a huge mistake and it’s not like she got away from it. Allah brought her humiliation for her actions. It’s gotta hurt your pride and bring about feelings of shame to read people’s critical comments on social media; hence the FB account was deactivated. Even the people who did not know her before will recognize her now…and not in a good way. So, if this was a form of comeuppance for her…then she got it. She and her sister may not openly admit to it…but it’s gotta be a rough and embarrassing time for her. And you never know…maybe this experience will force her to self-reflect…and to think about what image she sent to people…and maybe even why she wears her hijab. This experience might even lead her to practice hijab and other aspects of Islam more thoroughly.
This girl allowed her dislike of Trump to get so out-of-control that she reacted in an extreme way. And if we allow our anger toward her to get the better of us and to lead us to say that she should just take of the hijab…then we’re committing the same mistake as her, no?
Thankfully, Allah is more merciful to us than we are to each other. When we mess up big time…Allah doesn’t tell us to stop praying, or to stop fasting, or to stop trying. Rather, He still wants us to turn to Him and to keep trying. So if Allah…who is the most Azeem…does not want us to quit an act of worship no matter how weak or imperfect it may be…then who are we to tell others to give up…when we ourselves are so flawed and not free of sin either?
Lying and cheating are actions that are not condoned by any faith/religion. So, if I lie or cheat or steal …does that mean that I do not “believe” in my religion? That I do not believe in my faith to be the truth? Nope. That’s an extreme reaction, Op. It means that my relationship with Allah is deficient and that I need to work on it. It means that I have a defect in character that I need to improve upon. And we all vary in terms of our strengths and defects.
Well, if she’s a heterosexual female, then yes, she is going to “like” and have feelings of attraction for boys…regardless of whether she wears hijab or not. These are natural God-given inclinations that she cannot turn off like a light-switch. Similarly even a Muslim male that has a beard will having feelings of liking or attraction toward females. The feelings in and of themselves are natural…but if you don’t control them…that’s when you land yourself in trouble. If this girl did not have a boyfriend and did not party…then people would pick on her hijab for some other flaw in character such as gossiping, etc.
She committed a huge mistake and it’s not like she got away from it. Allah brought her humiliation for her actions. It’s gotta hurt your pride and bring about feelings of shame to read people’s critical comments on social media; hence the FB account was deactivated. Even the people who did not know her before will recognize her now…and not in a good way. So, if this was a form of comeuppance for her…then she got it. She and her sister may not openly admit to it…but it’s gotta be a rough and embarrassing time for her. And you never know…maybe this experience will force her to self-reflect…and to think about what image she sent to people…and maybe even why she wears her hijab. This experience might even lead her to practice hijab and other aspects of Islam more thoroughly.
This girl allowed her dislike of Trump to get so out-of-control that she reacted in an extreme way. And if we allow our anger toward her to get the better of us and to lead us to say that she should just take off the hijab…then we’re committing the same mistake as her, no?
Thankfully, Allah is more merciful to us than we are to each other. When we mess up big time…Allah doesn’t tell us to stop praying, or to stop fasting, or to stop trying. Rather, He still wants us to turn to Him and to keep trying. So if Allah…who is the most Azeem…does not want us to quit an act of worship no matter how weak or imperfect it may be…then who are we to tell others to give up…when we ourselves are so flawed and not free of sin either?
And now we have attention seekers like hoaxter Adam Saleh trying to monetize on the fake hate crimes, more people have to protest against these kind of people
