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Why is the West so obsessed with race?
There are thousands of White born Muslims...from countries like Albania, Uzbekistan, etc.
It comes down to race. It just goes to show you that some people still harbor racist feelings.
My thoughts exactly. It's really annoying, they make it out as if white reverts are a different breed of Muslims. The emphasis could possibly be an attempt to provoke division? Or maybe they really are wierdly fascinated by it all.
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i think its because the white race has a superiority complex about themselves.
they see all religions other than the one which they have adopted for themselves(Christianity) as also being inferior.
they also seem to think that their culture etc is superior & see everthing else as an interersting pastime.
of course, all of them are not this way but it applies to the majority of them.
thats why they are still fascinated when another white person accepts islam.
they try to look for "reasons" like he was poor, sick, homeless etc therefore he/she accepted islam.
it still baffles them why an intelligent, sane, financially independent white person would ever choose islam.
this is all just my opinion, i could be wrong.
and Allah ta'ala knows best
jazakallah
I can equally point a finger at any other race here, but I tried to avoid it. Its not white Muslims that I get snubbed by.
I wouldnt call it racism. But incorrectly stereotyping.
Example, I come from a white, American family. My mother promptly told me, "They will never accept you because you're white"
They = Muslims
She's not racist, she is open to all races. BUT she grew up associating Islam with Arabs and Asians from the sub continent. And white Muslims are something a lot of Westerners are still trying to get their head around.
My thoughts exactly. It's really annoying, they make it out as if white reverts are a different breed of Muslims. The emphasis could possibly be an attempt to provoke division? Or maybe they really are wierdly fascinated by it all.
A couple months ago I went to a huge Asian store near my home to look at their fresh fish. I had my white cap on and of course my full lehya. The man from behind the counter had come around to show me some of the fish on display. He took a good look at me and said "What are you, a Muslim or something?" When I replied in the affirmative, he said "Wow imagine that...a white Muslim". So in a religion that the world sees as a People of Color Only Playground and whites are made to feel like we're crashing someone else's picnic, having a reminder that we are included is a welcome feeling.
Why is the West so obsessed with race?
There are thousands of White born Muslims...from countries like Albania, Uzbekistan, etc.