#anti islamphobia

[autumnfuzz]

Islamphobes can dish it but can't take it.

Replied to an Islamphobic person who was spreading misinformation about Islam but instead of answering they said their religion was better. Asked what their religion was. Didn't answer me. Instead said they studied Islam for a long time yet has no basic knowledge about Islam. Called them out, got blocked. I don't understand these people. They like to spread misinformation about Islam without doing any research. They'd take culture as a religion like what's culture got to do with religion? Each specific region has same culture despite having different religion. Culture can be toxic even in Muslim community, no one is refuting that. But why are you spreading lies about the religion itself? These people really think they can say anything and nobody would refute them with proof. Kafirs are so annoying. But their lies always disappeares in front of truth.

[hussyknee]

Freedom for Sudan! 🇸🇩

Freedom for The Congo! 🇨🇩

Freedom for Armenia! 🇦🇲

From River To The Sea, Palestine Will Be Free! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[xclowniex]

Something which really gets me is people who think "jews should just put up with antisemitism because some of the antisemites are doing beneficial things for Palestine"

It just really annoys me as it feels like people are saying "oh we can only have good things for Palestinians or for Jews" which is a bad mentalility. Jews and Palestinians should both not be treated poorly. We shouldn't be trading one groups safety for the others. It will never lead to peace in Southern Levant or in the diaspora. It will just lead to one group suffering majorly or even both groups taking turns at suffering depending on which group is "in favour" at any given time.

It just makes me think that people don't want jews and palestinians to coexist.

And its also like, not hard to uplift creators and voices who are not antisemitic too. Why do the antisemitic creators only get uplifted? There are people out there who, if they had the same audience size, could do the same beneficial things for Palestine without any antisemitism.

It also makes me think about the after-effects too. Like when war and suffering ends , you will just have a bunch of antisemites with huge platforms. And what will happen will not be good.

I will like to end this with, whilst this post is mainly talking about antisemitism, it also applies to anti arab. anti palestinian and/or islamphobic sentiment too. We should not be uplifting antisemites or people who are anti arab/anti palestinian

[spot-the-antisemitism]

This was on a post about the racist foundations of Mormonism specifically. "Abrahamic" strikes again?

this isn’t antisemitism per se it’s garden variety edgy anti theism

Oh you think Jews and Muslims and Christians are evil and a cult because of your Christian trauma? who is an edgy boy?! Yes you are!

[curtwilde]

Source

[iamheretemporarly]

Saying “you’re anti-Semitic for not supporting Israel” is like saying “you’re islamphobic for not supporting isis”

Although most of the people that do support israel are islamphobes that want us dead and gone so this probably won’t mean shit to them

[dazedasian]

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[starlightshadowsworld]

I knew that as shit went down in Gaza with the Palestinians being made to look like the monsters.

When they are the victims, the oppressed being murdered by the oppressive military aparteid state of Israel.

I knew it wouldn't take long for the racism and Islamaphobia in the world, especially in the west to skyrocket.

...I was not prepared for it to kill a 6 year old.

In Chicago, Joseph Czuba, the landlord of the property was welcomed in by the child's mother, Hanaan.

Declaring he was "angry at her for what was happening in Jerusalem."

Hanaan, who's a Palestinian Muslim said "let's pray for peace."

He proceeded to choke her and than stabbed her, at least a dozen times.

She ran to the bathroom and called 911.

When she got out he had located and fatally stabbed her son, Wadea.

Stabbing him 26 times.

Hanaan is in hospital in serious condition.

All this because they were Palestinian Muslims.

Because he was angry at what was happening in Jerusalem... She said let's pray for peace and he stabbed her.

All because they were Muslim and the Israeli conflict was happening... that was that bastards reasoning for killing a child.

For stabbing this child, 26 times.

For stabbing his mother, at least a dozen times.

And they weren't strangers to him, they had lived in that house for 2 years.

Muslims, Palestinians all around the world but especially in the west... Be careful.

Be mindful of the people around you, especially if they are Israeli supporters.

Keep your loved ones close.

And look after each other.

[cringelordofchaos]

radfems will say "I'm not racist" and in the same fucking breath say "Brown Muslim men are inherently more dangerous and they should stay out of my country and immigration for them should be illegal" and think that's a completely reasonable belief to hold

[hussyknee]

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.

[queer-ragnelle]

Hi! I hope I do not bother you, but I'd like to ask a thing (if you already answered this in another ask I'm sorry) because you seem to be the most qualified person to answer. In a retelling, when how much is too much changing? I am writing two whole Arthurian fics and while I mostly mix and match from different versions there are some things I fully changed (one of the most egregious, for example, being Palamedes dying early in Post-Vulgate fashion and Safir as the one who slays the Questing Beast and the killing being an expression of vengeance instead of newly-found peace despite this definetely not being the case in the original text). I think what I changed works better for plot reasons but I am a bit uncomfortable with it, especially when it comes to characterization. But on the other hand there are so many different versions that I find it hard to say if I am ruining it or not because even in the canon plots and characters' personalities change a lot but I don't want to do something that ends up being "in name only". When is too much too much?

Hello! I don't know about being the most qualified person to answer, but I can certainly give you my answer! I've explained this a little bit before here and here, but can elaborate again for you, especially because I think those characters and that text in particular should be handled with care.

Before you determine what amount of reinterpretation constitutes the right balance, pause everything, and pinpoint your audience. Are you writing fanfiction for your own self-fulfillment and enjoyment? Maybe also for a handful of friends who share your ideas? In that case, there are no rules, do whatever you want. That's your space, your story, and you bear no responsibility to uphold some unquantifiable standard of characterization "accuracy." Fandom is your sandbox and you can build whatever castle you want! Be free!

The next thing to determine is what characters you're changing and why. Not all changes are created equal! For example, if you wanted to absolve Arthur of the May Day Massacre to write a more honorable King, it's not all that drastic a change. There are many texts, old and new, in which that narrative beat never occurs. If noble Arthur serves your story better than morally gray or evil Arthur, and it can be done without compromising the Arthurian fabric from which you sample, go for it. Alternatively, if you decided to incorporate additional violence into the story, especially if attributed to a character who had not previously done those things (such as rapist Gawain, ie, inverting his Maiden's Knight role he's known for), you're going to have a harder time selling the reader on it. Generally speaking, a positive or neutral change will always be easier to sell than a negative one.

This is especially important if you intend to publish something you write for a broader audience. That's a different matter, in my opinion. In that regard, the thing you create is contributing to an Arthurian body of work that's meant to stand on its own. Fanfiction exists in a writing niche which assumes a base knowledge from the reader, you may not necessarily explain what Camelot is, or what chivalry means, or who Palomides is. That's fine and dandy. It's for fun!

But with a published book standing alone on the shelf, the author is expected to establish the framework of the world their story takes place in. That may or may not align with "canon" and therefore maintain or depart from the expected. This is where your decisions as an author matter. While Arthuriana is anachronistic by design as a literary tradition that's evolved alongside its authors, the moment you decide on an era to write in (if you put a year to it or imply one based on what historical aspects emerge), you now bear responsibility to depict that as accurately as you can. Even if it's a mishmash of "Medieval" spanning a few centuries, it should still bare resemblance to the era. Particularly in our current political climate with constant misinformation and even disinformation spreading, it's important to do the research necessary to create something genuine so as to avoid misrepresenting the past and the people in it. For example I think it would do a disservice to an Arthurian story to ignore religion, particularly one about Palomides or his brother Safir. To write them as areligious is to ignore the role in the Arthurian narrative they were created for. They're Saracen, (even if Palomides converts in some versions), and to ignore the way religion and race interconnect in Medieval society would be disingenuous.

[Idols in the East: The Saracen Body by Suzanne Conklin Akbari]

And, more to your point, that aspect informs character. The stories define Palomides by his religion, by his race, and how that impacts him in the face of a rivalry with Tristan, a white Christian, for the love of Isolde, another white Christian. This isn't to say that you're obligated to depict racism, or to put the characters into situations that oppress and hurt them, but to write something "race blind" is to erase the character's identity, and that would be too great a change, for me personally, to get by.

That being said, if you're writing in 6th century Britain, your research might lead you to think, "Hey wait a minute, Islam doesn't exist yet! But Palomides and Safir are written as Muslims, so how can I stay true to both the era I'm writing in and the characters if that anachronism is built right in?" Well, that's where you have wiggle room to be creative! Perhaps they're Zoroastrians or follow one of the many Berber religions that existed at the time. Even Tristan could reasonably be written Pagan in this era, as he has in many retellings before you sent this ask. Maybe Tristan's Mithraic or Druid or Jewish and that in and of itself helps mitigate some of the tension between the characters as neither are Christian. All of this should be handled with great care, of course, but the point is that there aren't really straight answers about what changes are worth making.

Your discomfort in this isn't unjustified. I've been there. But it doesn't mean you're doing anything "wrong." It's not a crime to conceptualize changes. I had a lot of anxiety writing Ragnelle and her brother Gromer as Zoroastrians. But I went on to find an editor who studied the religion, and asked my Zoroastrian mutual for help, who put me in touch with a practitioner that agreed to beta read my books and inform me on my handling of it. There's no perfect story, but all you can do is give it your best effort.

I don't think it'll benefit you to worry about "ruining" the story with changes such as Safir pursuing the Questing Beast. That sounds awesome! And your plan about vengeance is baked right into the source material, as the Post Vulgate indicates that QB had killed all of Palomides's brothers before he finally defeated her, so your story has some textual basis in a medieval source. (Not that you need it to be "allowed" to write that, but it may help your anxiety to know!)

[Post Vulgate Quest for the Holy Grail: 87. Galahad and Bors Chase the Questing Beast and Meet Palamedes and His Father, Esclabor the Unknown.]

One other thing I'll point out is choosing the language you use matters a lot. You can have some characters behave a certain way toward Palomides or Safir or this "futile" quest that resembles historical prejudice while utilizing word-choice throughout that signals to the reader you, the author, know what you're doing and understand the nuances at play. Reading broadly will help you with this so much. Not just non-fiction for your research, but other Arthurian retellings as well. I personally didn't love Persia Woolley's handling of Palomides in her Guinevere Trilogy. He was referred to as "the Arab" throughout which seemed like a "lesser evil" placeholder for "the Saracen." It's usage acted as a generalized umbrella term to other Palomides and didn't indicate his area of origin beyond constantly reminding the reader that he wasn't white. (Whereas Gawain was "the Orcadian" and Lancelot "the Breton," which differentiated their white cultures from one another while homogenizing Palomides with every other Eastern person in the story as a monoculture.) Furthermore, many characters were afraid of him (I mean literally making the sign of the cross and hiding when he walked in the room), which isn't consistent with a Post-Roman Britain, in which the population would have been mixed. I prefer the handling of Numidian Sagramore in Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles. Sagramore, as a Black man, is a part of Arthur and co's community, even if the Saxons themselves are unnerved by him. He's respected by the narrative. It's usually better to be specific (Numidian Sagramore versus Arab Palomides) particularly if that character is a minority and the word is leaving the mouth of a white character. This article discusses this aspect at length and really eased my own concerns depicting these characters and doing them justice.

[Saracens and Black Knights by Maghan Keita]

Here's another example of generalized versus specific language.

[Sword of Lancelot 1963: Merlin refers to "the Orient."]

[The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 1956: Merlin refers to "the Iberian Peninsula."]

So in my opinion, as long as you don't white wash Palomides or Safir and avoid writing them as "exotic" or "mysterious" or in some way barbaric in the pursuit of the Questing Beast, you're fine. Even in La Tavola Ritonda, Percival pursues QB for a time before Palomides picks up the quest, which is the opposite order in which that occurs in Post Vulgate where Percival and the other grail knights assist Palomides to defeat her at the very end. Many versions don't maintain the incest-monster aspect of QB from Post Vulgate either, like in Perlesvaus or Moriaen, she's just a monstrous creature and that's sufficient to tell the story the author has in mind. Even from a characterization standpoint, Malory wrote Palomides as volatile and melodramatic, having fits in the woods over his grief from which only Tristan could coax him out of, where in La Tavola Ritonda, Palomides is mostly chill and sweet, to the point Dinadan teases him for being a push-over haha! In regards to Safir, there's far less textual source material to base him off of than Palomides, so you have even more creative freedom! Literally the spectrum is so vast you can pretty much characterize however you desire if you keep in mind what the core of the character is and why that's important to their identity and the historical significance of that identity. (Even if it's something you have to bulk up, such as you will for Safir.) If you're ever unsure, it's never a bad idea to ask! Plenty of historians, or medievalists, Arthurian enthusiasts, or people of different cultures would love to discuss this subject. You might have to dig a little, but I can't imagine it'll be harder than my search for a queer Zoroastrian beta reader willing to read a trilogy-length Wedding retelling haha! It'll benefit your writing to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known so others can give you feedback. Share some passages with a trusted few and gauge their reactions. Read what other people have done and take notes about the way they chose to characterize Palomides or Safir—did [aspect] resonate with you? Or did [aspect] ring false? Exploitative? Hollow? Why? Then step back, take another look, and go from there. It's about vibes and can't be defined, but you'll know when you know.

Hope this helps. Good luck and have a nice day!

[spot-the-antisemitism]

Way Pro Pals talk about Hamas and other extremist groups reminds me of how animal tamers talk about wild animals.

"Oh you looked that lion in the eye, he might attack you now because of his instincts."

"Oh you exist in vicinity of Hamas, sorry now they just HAVE TO attack you, rape you and enslave you. They have no other choice."

Like, how the fuck can people unironically say rape is self defense while at the same time claim Israel attacked poor people who didn't know any better.

Western Pro Pals barely see Palestinians as people and more as beasts that can't control themselves. It's noble savage trope and white savior complex amped to the max.

Dear anon,

Yeah it's the noble savage trope on steroids

they view arabic men as animals that can't help themselves and then call US the anti-arab racists

It's the same slop Hamas tells their fighters that they feed American tankies so they get the same rape apologia that lets Hamas fighters sleep at night

this makes ivy league campus rape culture ten times worse

Nicely spotted!

Please write again,

Cecil

[swedishwatermelon]

to any poc, or anyone that looks muslim in the uk rn, if a riot breaks out & you feel unsafe, hide in a job centre or a dentist. the rioters will instinctively stay clear and you will hopefully be safe.

[astroskeptic]

Zionists israeled Palestine.

[holly-mckenzie]

#Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

DRUCK: Season 2, Episode 1

[dazedasian]

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