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#they just resort instantly to bombing#and everyone just thinks it's normal#coz it's a non white middle eastern Muslim country#how are the us uk and israel allowed to exist when they're the worst thing for world peace#why do their governments get away with so much#and they then have the audacity to lecture other countries about human rights#fuck off#yemen#palestine#israel#free palestine#gaza#gaza strip#middle east#free gaza#fuck israel
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Something something 20yo Daniel being scared shitless of Armand while Armand has the upper hand, keeps putting him down and replying to every plead with "Oh is that what makes you fascinating?"
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70yo Daniel being relentless, bitchy, always ready to quip back, immediately investigating Rashid-Armand with where he's from, what does he taste like, how much does he weight, and eventually outsmarting him with that little tip of his glasses like- "This is what makes me fascinating... bitch."
#interview with the vampire#Daniel-Will hold a grudge to the grave -Molloy#iwtv spoilers#iwtv#armand#daniel molloy#daniel x armand#he's fucking relentless#“That's not arabic that's something from Crimea where are you from how many days in the muslim calendar how much do you weight-”#my brother in Christ
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I really find it interesting how Zionists have no issues constantly using words like "Islamic" or "Islamist" or "jihadist" to describe the people they're killing without any fear of being accused of Islamophobia or that they're being bigots.
Because they know that we live in a world where anything or anyone remotely "Muslim" are automatically portrayed as inherently evil and deserving of death, especially in the US and other Western countries where Israel gets most of its support from them. So therefore, no one can be mad at them for killing all of these people, right? After all, they're only killing scary radical "Islamists" and "jihadists," NOT innocent people.
Meanwhile you would never hear any pro-Palestine people calling IDF soldiers "Jewists" or "Jewish extremists," even when they're literally branding the star of David onto Palestinians' faces and houses, instead we have to be very careful to not associate Judaism with Israel's crimes and are obligated to write a long essay about how we in fact do NOT want to kill every Jew in the world before we're allowed to show a shred of sympathy toward the thousands of Palestinian civilians being murdered as we are speaking.
Yet somehow that's not enough and they still hit us with the "when you say Zionists you actually mean Jews!" all while ignoring how they themselves aren't putting any effort into not demonizing Islam and Muslims with their words, because demonizing Islam and Muslims isn't an issue to them and the only way they can justify all the killing they're doing.
#as a Muslim I still find it funny how non-Muslim still think that Jihad is a bad or a scary word#White Supremacists decided to hijack the meaning of this world and make it into a code-name for mass killing#and jihadist is just another word for terrorist#but that's not actual the meaning of the word in the literal Arabic language and Islam as religion#not in the past not in the present and not anytime in the future#unless of course you're a White Supremacist yourself#then continue telling yourself that's what these words from a language you don't speak mean#hence why Zionists (the biggest White Supremacists) continue using that words as if its something negative#so that other White Supremacists will stand with them against these evil Jihadists#palestine#gaza#palestinian#anti israel#anti israeli#anti zionist#anti zionism
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Of course, the burkini ban is messed up on grounds of religious freedom and racial discrimination. But also
Under any other circumstances, people would be HORRIFIED at a government mandate that women have to show a certain amount of skin. Like. That’s fucking dystopian, and the absolute opposite of feminism. If a government tried to pass a law that all women had to wear tube tops and miniskirts to go outside, people would rightfully be up in arms demanding blood
But because it’s targeting a marginalized religious group, many folks are lauding the blatant forced sexualization of women. Appalling
(apparently the ban also outlaws things like sun – protecting bathing suits if they cover too much skin. Which like. Yes, let’s give everyone skin cancer just so we can spite a religion we’ve decided to hate. Sounds like a good plan </s>)
#mini rant#Religious discrimination#misogyny#feminism#sexualizing women#islamophobia#I was just thinking about this in terms of the “women fought not to have to dress like this#that I’ve heard once or twice in reference to my own historically – inspired wardrobe#and how much I would absolutely hate it if someone tried to force me to show more skin in public#for me it’s an annoying comment here or there. For Muslim women in France it’s actual legal discrimination#I swear we’ve gone from people measuring flappers’ swimsuits on the beach#to make sure they covered enough. to police forcing women to strip#because they’re covering too much. We just can’t fucking win#especially women from marginalized racial or religious groups
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I know some dickheads have now decided that Judaism is the "bad, violent, terrorist religion" and Islam is the "good, peaceful" one, which is only to be expected of white people, but how much of an issue is it currently? Like I've seen some USAmericans sharing how the Islamic faith shapes Gazans values and perseverance (good) except with that distinct white hippie "I'm about to imprint on this like the world's most racist duck" vibe (bad), but I didn't think they're already turning on Judaism in numbers.
Do they realize that Christianity is also the same kind of comfort to Christian minorities in Asia and Africa? That it was Buddhists that genocided the Rohingyas in Myanmar and Tamils in Sri Lanka? That Hindu fundamentalists are even now trying to ethnically cleanse Muslims in India? How Hindus and Christians are terrorized and persecuted in Pakistan? That Muslims have a history of persecuting and ethnically cleansing Jews too?
Really tired of asking y'all to be normal about people's religions man. There's no religion that's inherently violent or exceptionally peaceful. It's just like any other ideology that becomes a weapon in the hands of ethnic power. Interrogate power, not religion, and respect people's belief systems insofar as they aren't in your business.
Edit: I've amended the "long history" of Muslim persecution of Jews because it might be misleading in the current political climate. Zionism and antisemitic Arab nationalism are twin births resulting directly from Christian colonization, and Islamic empires tended to actually be more tolerant of other religions compared to Christianity, especially Judaism, which was considered a sibling religion. Antisemitism wasn't ideologically entrenched in Islamic tradition. It's simply that ethno-religious power will lead to ethno religious domination and intermittent cleansing of minorities, and Islam is no exception. Humans be humaning always.
#Edit: please boost the edit#why can't white people just be fuckin normal for once#tbh this site was so weird about Judaism that it felt almost culty#I had several crises about whether I was being antisemitic before I realized no I'm just reacting to the idealization-demonization binary#that seems to be all western leftists know how to do#white queers are the worst about this#and now some of the asks I've been getting gives me the impression that the west thinks ''Islamist'' is some kind of dangerous cryptid#y'all attach insane levels of importance to people's choice of headgear#the only common denominator of all the Muslims I know is their fixation on biriyani idk#a lot of white lefties just want to use religion to distance yourself from your white privilege#same reason as why communism is so attractive to you#y'all want to share in a legacy of oppression because it's easier than self-reflection and unlearning#antisemitism#anti Zionism#Islamphobia#philosemitism#white queers#western leftists#racism#religious fundamentalism#genocide#religious violence#knee of huss
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watching American leftists blame everyone for Kamala losing instead of the majority white American population who voted that orange geriatric back in the office
#no Steve minority muslim or arab people didn’t elect trump#even if all racial minorities voted trump they would still not be the reason trump wins#it’s starting to sound like cope how are you screaming at Palestinians or Palestine supporters instead of your buddies and coworkers who#voted for trump#Americans are unserious#us politics#us elections#donald trump#kamala harris#us election
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yo can we actually talk about harrow's blood face paint and veil at the beginning of htn for a sec. i know a lot of people poke fun at it but for me as someone who grew up in a veiling religion with the constant threat of that veil being taken away it's like... not being able to wear that veil IN FRONT OF PEOPLE? that's like being naked before god. it is terrifying and traumatic to not be able to wear a veil or other religious garments. at the end of the day it's not even about god specifically, like i could meet god and even if he said to take off the veil i wouldn't, because it's for me. it's for her before it's for god. i felt for harrow so hard at that part of the book and i get that she's just a scrungle but i would love if we could portray occasionally the nauseating forced vulnerability and sense of injustice you would feel at your religion being stripped from you.
#it is really the worst feeling in the world#religion isnt actually about god it's about the internal understanding of self/morals being externalized etc etc#the locked tomb#tlt#htn#harrow the ninth#htn spoilers#harrow the ninth spoilers#i dont know how catholics feel about it but considering she's a nun she might be more similar to muslims in this sense but#for us (i converted later but i was raised muslim) literally being seen without hijab ESPECIALLY by men is like being naked#AND ESPECIALLY before god you wouldnt want to de veil#lessons of the hand and the mouth
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im sure its been said already but as the election draws near more and more liberals will come out of the woodwork to shame people with a conscience to give away their vote to the democrats for free. i'm already seeing posts saying "why aren't people more concerned about a trump presidency?" you want to know why? it's because people already know he's bad. everyone already knows what he is and what he's done and what he'll do. there's nothing to discuss. he's a racist despotic worm of a man. there's nothing else to say.
biden is currently president. the genocide is happening under his watch. he's the one funding isra*l and arming them; he's sidestepped congress more than once to give them weapons. by oct. 27, the biden administration already knew that "Israel was regularly bombing buildings without solid intelligence that they were legitimate military targets." the state department/biden have engaged in atrocity propaganda, cast doubt on the legitimacy of the death toll recorded by the gaza health ministry, and so on. the united states is currently in the process of trying to pin the "war in gaza" on netanyahu (see sen. schumer's speech) after months of backing blatant genocide as a means to act as if they're "doing something" about the genocide (Instead of, say, threatening to cut off all aid to israel with the condition that all hostilities in gaza, the west bank, and occupied jerusalem are halted immediately and permanently, allowing palestinians freedom to travel, allowing aid into gaza, etc etc etc.)
the long and short of it is that liberals view their own lives as being worth more than palestinians'. that's it. they'll vote for another 4 years of the guy ushering in genocide and supporting apartheid + settler colonialism because he isn't outright attacking them (despite various laws and rulings happening both at the supreme court level and at the local level all over the country that will endanger people). they'll settle for the illusion of safety and security and shame anyone with a conscience and accuse them of "supporting the republicans" when in an actual democracy you would be able to use your vote as leverage to extract concessions from those who want to be elected. that's how it's supposed to fucking work.
democrats are not owed people's vote. if biden loses, it will be biden's fault; it will be his campaign's fault; it will be the democrats' fault. trump is bad; the republicans are bad. we already know this. this is not an endorsement of either. but if democrats are too cowardly and feckless and servile to the motivations of the american empire and never do anything for their constituents then why the fuck should anyone vote for them. you want to get mad at someone, why don't you do something useful and stop worrying about team-sports with a purely selfish basis and start hounding the people in power who are supposed to serve you, the voter.
#i think i already said this and frankly idc#uspol#📁.zip#to me personally it's abhorrent and vile to tell palestinians 'biden is facilitating the murder of your people culture and history but you#still have to vote for him!!1' like how is that not unbelievably callous and ghoulish#frankly speaking. a lot of this 'you should be concerned about trump' is going to turn into#blaming palestinians and arabs and muslims and anyone remotely with a conscience for biden's loss#instead of doing something productive like pushing for people in power to do something they'll nitpick and belittle#and tell palestinians + arabs and muslims + everyone who understands that genocide is bad that they SHOULD#settle for a decrepit genocidal monstrous freak who is CURRENTLY facilitating genocide because#it makes THEM feel better and they aren't personally threatened (yet) by the guy currently in power#any and all 'you're not taking trump seriously' comments should be met with extreme skepticism#because i promise i PROMISE that the vast majority of people unhappy with biden are not going to turn around and vote for trump#and if they do? well guess what THAT'S BIDEN'S FAULT! nevermind the vote uncommitted campaign that was very successful and#will be replicated in the near future. but liberals only care about asthetics and superficial and not#about real material change which is why they'll dress up their callousness and racism in a 'you hate gay people if you dont vote for biden'#like this country is already going to shit we are rapidly descending into fascism and i dont see biden doing anything to even remotely#challenge it do you???? once agian. NOT an endorsement of the republican party but my GOD when the 'lesser evil'#is DOING the evil or normalizing the evil then you cannot settle for 'the lesser'! end of story.
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hollywood could never top the casual but meaningful representation that horror fiction podcasts have
#EVERYONE IS GAY#AND ITS CANON TOO#they take the time to address the issues and the internal dialogue#of queer experience#but at the same time#it just is#it's casual#it understands how to present queer people as People#with problems that are both unique and non unique to their identity#and!!!!#there's so much intersectionality#muslim queer people#disabled queer people#you name it they have it#it just means so much to me#the magnus archives#the silt verses
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What’s baffling to me is that according to what western governments/media said these past days, hamas shouldn’t have attacked civilians in response to the violence they’ve been suffering for decades because it violates international laws, and I agree, civilians shouldn’t have been victims of an attack like this. However now, according to those same people, Israel has the absolute right to defend itself and have no other option but to respond aggressively, no matter how many civilians get caught in the crossfire, and thus also violating international laws? I’ve been racking my brain to see if I’m missing something, or if all of these politicians and journalists are intentionally contradicting themselves in order to please each other?
#I’m sorry I know I keep going back and forth with the topic but 1) I genuinely can’t stop thinking about it#and it feels wrong to stop thinking about it#and 2) I’m truly trying to understand how they can get away with lying and openly saying#‘we’re okay with the ethnic cleansing of palestinians’#i understand the reason on their basic level (they do not care about brown people)#but surely they should at least pretend that they do?#I don’t know I feel like I’m being gaslit on a global level rn#because I know that as brown/muslim people we are never 100% safe in the west but this feels like it’s on another level#palestine
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I feel a deep sense of anger and grief for Palestine. I’m angry at God, at the world powers donating to those who are killing civilians, angry at people looking away and encouraging you to worry about yourself when people can’t even walk down their streets without being attacked. I’m angry that my friend donated, only for it to be stolen and taken by the soldiers abusing Palestine. I’m angry that I can’t do much of anything but tell you to at least CARE about the people being bombed and slaughtered. Please, if you can’t do anything please just CARE about these people and listen to their stories. Hold them in your hearts at the very least. Don’t pretend they don’t exist or just brush it off as “its been going on for centuries, there’s no point in stopping it.” I want to do more, I want to make people care and love those who need it, rather than continue spreading anger and hate.
These are real people I’ve drawn. Keep the people of Palestine in your heart at the very least please.
#two of my best friends had to run away from their homes because they were Muslim#it was too dangerous for them to stay#but in leaving they also had to leave behind large parts of their families#they tell me about their friends and loved ones that have died and how empty they feel to it#that they also feel a deep sense of hopelessness and guilt at not being able to help#I have a friend now who teaches me about the qur’an and how it talks about having peace and not being afraid in times like these#so please DONT BE AFRAID TO SAY SOMETHING#Please talk about this with your friends#please educate yourself on what’s happening#please please please just CARE about the people of Palestine#even if it’s scary and even if it hurts you#do it for those who don’t have a choice to be afraid or hurt#free palestine#palestine
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if you want a free palestine, you won't support hamas.
if you want a free palestine, you won't support hamas.
if you want a free palestine, you won't support hamas.
#there's a lot to say on this but just so ppl don't start calling me a zionist/islamophobe just for calling out an actual truth:#i'm an iranian muslim.#i have seen firsthand how brutal and merciless a regime like that is.#and palestinians have it worse than us bc they have enemies in their own country and outside of it.#palestine#free palestine#israel#anti hamas#free palestine from hamas
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Jews 👏were👏not👏welcomed👏in 👏Middle Eastern 👏countries!!👏
Stop with the revisionism jfc!! They were exiled/killed/forced converted/faced discriminatory laws
#if I see one more video about how Muslims treated Jews well#mizrahi jews#mizrahi#israel#jewish#israeli#jewblr#israel palestine conflict#gaza strip#טאמבלר ישראלי#ישראל#hamas is isis#middle east#jumblr#Iran#Gaza#middle eastern history
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some of the architecture of zinder, niger. zinder rose from a small hausa village into an important center of trans-saharan trade during the 18th century, culmunating in it becoming the capital of the sultanate of damagaram in 1736.
#niger#hausa#architecture#my posts#in case you didn't know: hausa is a part of the afroasiatic language family (same family semitic langs are in)#there's a lot of theories about how exactly afroasiatic speakers spread & there isn't a consistent cultural/migration pattern#like w/ indo-euro languages#but hasua is probably to arabic/hebrew/syriac what english is to bengali or assamese (except even less similar)#i can pick out some hausa words myself ('sama' is 'heaven') but tbh im not sure how many are loadwords from arabic (since they use#'dunya' for 'world' for example). most hausa are muslim so itd make sense if they took some arabic words
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burn your hijab
#growing up muslim with my friends year by year being forced and shamed into veiling themselves#while the boys loud and proud told everyone about all the nasty shit they got up to#but in the same breath talk about how unholy it is that a girl we knew took off her hijab#fuck right off#ex muslim
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I know not everyone has read the books or cares about what happens in the books and thats VALID. But it is important to me that ppl know how insane it sounds to say that Armand is lying about being muslim
#interview with the vampire#char.txt#like i can accept a lot like i can but pleeeaase please#like i dont know the intricacies of how they got it wrong. ik the direction in which he was praying was one of it#but to me thats a production error unless proven otherwise#especially since there was no indication that real rashid was muslim or not like#okay im gonna stop this is an excersie in not explaining myself
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