#beingblackandmuslim

[blackmuslimgirlfly]

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[hijab-described]

[ID: Three portraits of Black hijabi Muslim women with white text on black background next to each of it. It reads #BeingBlackAndMuslim means you are the largest group of American-Muslims, but you are the last to be asked to speak on Islam. #BeingBlackAndMuslim means constantly being asked to choose between your race and your religion because society has tried to convince you that only one can exist. #BeingBlackAndMuslim means sometimes being erased from conversations on Islam & Blackness. But always belonging to both. /end ID]

Images: Bobby Rogers

As a black Muslim American, the photographer and visual artist noticed his community was often overlooked in conversations around blackness as well as Muslim identity, with many people not realizing how deeply the two identities intertwine.

So Rogers wanted to do something creative to celebrate his community. He wanted to let the world know people like him exist.

Article: http://mashable.com/2017/04/25/black-muslim-american-portrait-series/#TY6wiIZElZqL

[niamalikadixon]

All the #Virgos are fly.🍦Happy Birthday, y’all!🥳 It’s been a beautiful day.🥰💜 #Baltimore #BlackMuslimsAreFly #BlackMuslimGirlFly #BeingBlackAndMuslim (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT_FfiDLvqK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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“Creatives Creating- Every Creative brings their unique perspective to the art” Still photography: @amirthephotographer BTS video/still photography: @najmdesignsphotos Featuring new music by: @forthelovers @shootwithhaz #portraits #portraitsnyc #dopeports #visuals #music #imagery #mood #blackandwhitephotography #blackcreatives #artists #collaborationovercompetition #mensfashion #ootd #thatmelanintho #blackboyjoy #locs #drip #blackmen #blackmenwithbeards #beingblackandmuslim #bedstuy #brooklyn #nyc #femalephotographer #najmdesignsphotos (at Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0pCj27AVZZ/?igshid=18of6jpq27uts

[queerummah]

From Northampton, Massachusetts, USA:

“Reasons why my life is worth living right now (in no order of importance):

- Learning more about and honoring the lives and mission of Ahlul Bayt

- beginning to harness and appreciate my voice in a musical context

- unraveling anxiety and trauma, pushing myself through necessary and thrilling healing

- connected more deeply with other people of the book, especially those of color, who share a radical vision of life and the future God will empower us to make - meeting my ancestors for the first time My Islam _is_ my Blackness, and my queerness. Submission to ﷲ has meant ceasing to struggle against the nature They gave me, has meant stopping the hatred of the body They gave me, has meant living in the present of Their reality and striving to hear Them when they speak desires to me, through whatever source. There’s the ritual of submission,  following the Prophet ﷺ and his family, loving and honor them and the traditions they brought to us as Muslims, but submitting to God runs deeper, I feel, than the ritual. I could not have learned to love my Blackness without first submitting to God, without being Muslim. I don’t know if I would have had the courage to pursue transition without meditation on my self guided with of Qur’an; Being Muslim is... natural. Just like sinning is natural and breathing is natural. This may not be true for everyone, but my Islam, the peace and submission come through centering myself *in* myself in ways that I couldn’t do when trying to operate in any other spiritual context.”

[islamistheanswer]

I pray that we are not hurt by truth. Truth is not meant to hurt you. It’s meant to help us be what The Creator wanted us to be.

Louis Farrakhan

[twostepsfromtheexit]

Atlanta, come join us! Physician, marathon runner and author Carmen Mohan will discuss her new book “The Women’s Guide to Health” and how to use diet and exercise to cultivate health. All are welcome!

[muslimwomenseries]

#Repost @blackmuslimgirlfly: ✨Announcement! We get to create something groundbreaking, starting today.👌🏾 Writing for Inclusion, and a Culture Shift. #BlackMuslimGirlFly #BreakTheRoom #BeingBlackAndMuslim (at Los Angeles, California)

[bobbyrogers]

This is the reality of #BeingBlackandMuslim. Thank you, @micdotcom,

[aboriginal-muslim-blog]

📸: Askia Husayn al-Shi'i Ramadan 29, 1438 A.H.

[blackmuslimgirlfly]

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[equalityforher]

Ibtihaj Muhammad

Ibtihaj Muhammad is a Black American Muslim athlete, Olympic medalist, activist, and founder of LOUELLA. In 2016, Ibtihaj broke down barriers by being her authentic self and veiling or observing hijab, during the Rio Olympics. Her unique voice continues to shed light on the experiences of Black Muslims in the United States.

[niamalikadixon]

Happy Friday, y’all!🥰❤️‍🔥 Visit BlackMuslimGirlFly.com for more FLY merch.✨ #BlackMuslimGirlFly® #BlackMuslimCreatives #BlackMuslimNarratives #BlackMuslimGirlFly #BlackMuslimsAreFly #BlackMuslimCreativesAreFly #WritingCommunity #Storytelling #StoryLab #BlackCreatives #BlackMuslimCreatives #BlackScreenwriters #BlackMuslimCreatives #BlackMuslimNarratives #BeingBlackAndMuslim #BlackMuslimah #BlackMuslimahExcellence #BlackMuslimAndFly #BlackMuslimFilmmakers #BlackFilmmakers (at Islah L.A) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVERbBOPlzG/?utm_medium=tumblr

[najmdesignsphotos]

#WomensHistoryMonth | We will all carry our scars of 2020, having experienced the start of a global pandemic and witnessing the horrific murder of #GeorgeFloyd by Minneapolis police that sparked global #BLM protests worldwide. I dedicate this post to the women on the frontlines and to the women who told their stories. Shout to my co-organizers Nazahah B. & Esraa E. In our organizing #muslimsagainstpolicebrutality. Muslim, Black women speaking out & working within their communities against racism & for social Justice. Thank you to journalists @hafsalodi of @teenvogue for sharing my photos & story in “How Muslim Women Protested in 2020”. (Slides 1-4) , journalist @zai.nabee of @bklynerbk “Muslims Against Police Brutality Protest: Bay Ridge to Barclays Center (slides 5-8) , & journalist @eblondiau of @the_revealer11 “Protesting Racism as Religion: Six Activists on Their Faith”. The erasure of Black Muslimahs from the narrative is real. Thank you to my sisters who fight, do the work , and the women who tell our stories. Your work is so vital and I am so grateful to know you all. ✊🏾💜| “ I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own. “ -#AudreLorde | #protest #blacklivesmatter #black #muslims #blackmuslimahexcellence #igtv #igdaily #igers #racism #policebrutality #socialjustice #beingblackandmuslim #journalism #media #newyork #brooklyn #teenvogue #bklynerbk #therevealer #najmdesignsphotos #53shots https://www.instagram.com/p/Caw-slSrWUU/?utm_medium=tumblr

[micdotcom]

#BeingBlackAndMuslim highlights the complexities of this dual identity

Black Muslims created the #BeingBlackAndMuslim hashtag this week, where social media users honored their history, shared their personal stories and talked about the complexities of their intersectional identities.

In dozens of tweets, Black Muslims talk about facing anti-black and Islamophobic sentiments and violence. 

Other black Muslims say that their community is rendered invisible or underrepresented in media coverage of Islam. Take a look at several of the tweets. Read more. (2/16/2017 12:45 PM)

[islamistheanswer]

Our love has to be turned in the right direction, and the first direction of that love should be to our Creator.

Louis Farrakhan