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Be the best version of you and that is all you need to "show" them anything.
Your actions speak much louder than words so don't think a post on FB or a picture will change things... that's not enough.
Be the bigger person, the better person and make them curious as to what on earth is it that makes you so proud of who you are.
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Jazzak Allah. :k:
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I was raised in the US and aH all the immature jokes aside, no one actually treated me with disrespect about my religion until recently. A colleague of mine had a heated discussion with me where he thought muslims were stupid for believing in a God and that's it ridiculous that a "pretty girl like you can't wear a bathing suit and enjoy a few beers with guys". I was kinda offended for a while, but then I realized that this guy's an ignorant old man because I pointed out other doctors that we worked with that were Muslim and he was like "oh...but htey look normal". So I explained everythign to him calmly and at the end he was like "oh wow. I never would've thought that there were normal Muslims too. I just figured they all wore hijabs and stuff but you seem progressive" (I'm fairly conservative, but I don't wear hijab). And I just explained that there's no real way a Muslim "looks" and that he's probably interacted with a lot but doesn't realize it because we ARE normal peopel that like to do normal things. Now we're good friends.
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Stick with muslim guys at your work or school/uni and let them handle the situation.
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some of the points rasied by the racists have fact assigned to them.... like how old the phophets youngest wife was, why would you wear makeup and wear a hijab at the same time etc.
you have to put your self in the racists shoes to understand fully, instead of insulting them back.
edit: if someone called you fat so and so, would you order a big mac meal and post the shots of you eating it on your facebook?
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Id expect this from children not those entering their 20s! shocking!
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yes because once you hit 20
you suddenly acquire all the knowledge about other cultures and religions
you know people usually do not understand unless they are exposed to it.
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I've never been a victim of racial abuse! Today was the first time I experienced it and it hurt! It's 2 white guys in my class, they where like
"I don't under stand how one would want be a muslim" "If your born here in Denmark you can be anything you want, why muslim?" "Your prophet was a pedophile" "I thought muslims where not allowed to wear make up ... are you gonna get killed now"
etc etc
and the 2nd time they started saying stuff like that I told them that I didn't wanna to hear any of their BS and I didn't find their comments funny and that they needed to stop!
They also said they where appalled by the idea of muslims ... and FYI I was a good class mate and friend, until I told them I was muslim <-- their words not mine .. I dont get it, I'm still the same person ...
Anywho, to show them that you can't put me down, and your opinion does not matter I put on a floral niqaab and posted the head shot onto FB and wrote "My life, My choice" That shut them up, and also the quote "Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason." I guess I need more ideas to show them that I am proud of what and who I am!
Thats not nice. I live in Dk too, but thankfully have never been a victim of such comments, but then again I do keep my distance. May I ask which uni you're attending? Are these guys newly imported from "bøh landet"? .. My advice is, ignore them! The more you will "answer back" in hints, the more they will get a kick out of it ..
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some of the points rasied by the racists have fact assigned to them.... like how old the phophets youngest wife was, why would you wear makeup and wear a hijab at the same time etc.
you have to put your self in the racists shoes to understand fully, instead of insulting them back.
edit: if someone called you fat so and so, would you order a big mac meal and post the shots of you eating it on your facebook?
No you don't!
Its them who need to understand. And they do(listen to the converts)
You can either stop them from what they are doing or present your self as person who would help them understand things.
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Report them.
This way next time if they do something worst or make anyone else feel victimised the authorities or dean or whoever will know it's not a one off. It's not acceptable behaviour, they don't have to like Islam but living in a multicultural society they should be tolerant.
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I was quite upset when I made this thread, today while I was standing around talking to a few people from my class one of the guys came over tapped me on the shoulder and said that he was really sorry and that he felt REALLY bad about what he had said and that he wanted to apologize for like an hour after he said those things, but didn't want to do it over facebook or sms ... and that he shouldn't have said those things and that there's no excuse for such behavior.
I told him at it was not okay, but I appreciated him coming over and talking about it and that if he had any questions what so ever he was more then welcome to ask me, instead of attacking me like that ...
The other guy didn't say anything to me, but I don't care .. I don't even talk to him or anything and also we are 5 muslims in our class and 26 goray, and everyone ignored the "2nd attacker" and told him that they don't want t socialize with someone who feels the need to attack other (he has a habit of attacking gay, muslims, everybody) one of the guys (a gora, sort of the entire classes big brother) even went upto him and told him that I was his friend and if he ever said anything like that to me he'd be sorry ... lol ...
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Sounds like it's all sorted. I'm happy for you :) Just make sure you report/take action if something like that ever happens again but I think they've learnt their lesson, hopefully.
Just ignore them. They're ignorant and sometimes people will never change their stupid views. I was walking home the other day from Uni. And some stupid little chav kid was walking behind me being all loud. And then he started saying stuff like why would you wear your hair in a muff. I wear a hijab and yes I totally know that doesn't make sense but then there you go! And he kept saying it and it was making me angry and then I just thought I'm not gonna get anything from yelling abuse at him. I'll just sink down to his level. So I ignored it and carried on walking. I just felt sorry for him because he's obviously dumb and ignorant. And it would be so silly to start having an argument with him. Everytime a situation comes up similar to that I just think of what our Prophet PBUH would have done. :) and yes it totally makes me hold my head up high when I get weird looks and it totally makes me more of a strong believer :)