Muslim Content Creators Share Their Own Stories of Islamophobia and Racism
Content creator Rawdah Mohamed called on her followers to share their own experiences of discrimination within the comments of her post…
With the French senate having voted to ban the wearing of the hijab in public for anyone under the age of 18, as part of the controversial separatism bill, content creators and social media fans are taking to Twitter and Instagram to share their anger, frustrations and to share their own stories of racism, islamophobia and hate.
27-year-old Somali influencer Rawdah Mohamed shared her own experiences of facing hate and racism in a recent Instagram post, as she calls on others to share their own stories within the comments.
“I want to take this opportunity to share the real people that will be effected by this ban and the impact it will have on Muslim Women. I refuse to let this pass down without speaking up, it is the very least we can do for ourselves and each other. We are not alone. Please share your stories,” writes the Norway-Based content creator.
“I strongly believe the only antidote of hate crime is activism. Many governments have been on the wrong side of liberation and equality before. It is our duty as the people stand up and fight for each other’s rights. The Hijab ban is hateful rhetoric coming from the highest level of government and will go down as an enormous failure of religious values and equality.” Share your own stories in the comments below and tap the link in bio to read more, while also sharing screenshots of tweets by @softlynikolai and @xoamani.
the ban of the hijab in france comes down to two things: islamophobia and the extreme rights need to regulate women’s bodies and what they can and cannot wear, they justify all of it with secularism and pat themselves on the back thinking they saved “oppressed women”.
— amara (@softlynikolai) April 2, 2021
Everyone wants to talk about Muslim countries that enforce hijab.
Western countries that force women to TAKE OFF hijab is not only the same form of control, but worse: it’s systemic anti-Muslim hate.
Forcing minor girls from a vulnerable minority to reveal their bodies is SICK https://t.co/exu31IOQRc
— AMANI (@xoamani) April 2, 2021
While France has yet to implement the separatism bill and enshrine it as law, heated conversations are being had across social platforms with Muslim women using the tag #handsoffmyhijab across various platform in protest.
Lead image courtesy of Instagram/@rawdis
