I will have to take an unfortunate pause from my giddy self to discuss something that has been hurting me since yesterday.
There was a wedding I had to attend yesterday, and for once, instead of being early and punctual, we were actually running late. Ammi becomes very frustrated when we run late and Abu was stubborn about getting his coffee before we headed to the hall.
We're driving along I-90 and we see the usual yellow Chicago taxi. It's night and a little dark, but I can make out the advertisement on top of the taxi. It's the nature of taxi drivers to speed so I can only see a blur of "Honor Killing Victim" in bold white letters, with "Is Your Family Threatening You" written underneath.
Humza made out the letters that I didn't see.
www.leaveislamsafely.com
We all became very quiet. The sound of vehicles driving by and the soft hum of our own car. It is times like these that I feel a twist in my stomach, my eyes feel hot as if they are slowly burning, and my fi
ngers instinctively clench.
Chicago is such a wonderful city. There is so much diversity. And there are so many Muslims along with a high level of tolerance. I don't want Chicagoans (and any other place where they have these horrendous ads) to be influenced into thinking that innocent Muslims are being killed by their family because Islam says so.
I understand the humane cry for justice. I myself am against genocide, murder, etc. The Muslims that are murdering their family members, because they have committed something indecent or have fallen in love, do not have the right to punish so severely. That right is only reserved to Allah.
Whatever the situation may be, you cannot associate a crime with a religion.
Leave Islam Safely.
Islam isn't a crime. And neither is any other form of religion. And what hurts the most is that what if Muslim taxi drivers are carrying the very words above them that are a lie and against the core of their beliefs?
I don't want to sound overtly defensive, but here, I am venting my frustration and anger. I hope you understand.
God Willing, I hope people understand Islam better and do not resort to ignorant propaganda to learn about something.
Peace,
American Muslim Girl
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Wow, I love this post. This hurts me too. As a recent revert, I find it difficult to be surrounded by anti-Islamic words and ideas, persecuting us for what we're not. It's such a shame that not enough people can see the beauty of Islam. I guess we'll just have to keep our heads up to show non-Muslims that they're wrong about us.
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Allah Hafiz!