“No, where are you really from?”
Fatima Abdel-Gwad Sacramento, CA Yes, I’m Muslim. Yes, I’m American. I’m really from America.
Slavery by All, Ended by Whites
Michael, San Rafael, CA. While all races practiced slavery, Whites were the ones to end it. All Christian White countries ended slavery approximately 150 years...
I look white. I’m half Indian.
Heather Nath, Buffalo, NY. My father is from India. My mother is Irish/British. I’ve had the “privilege” of looking 100% white woman my entire life....
I live in two confliting worlds
Hisham Jabim, Reston, VA. I am a Muslim borne and raised in Palestine. I am married to an American woman name Rebekah and we have...
Canada has a racism problem, too
Emma Lamson Edirisinghe, Canada. Following the U.S. election, hatred and bigotry have reared its ugly head in Canada, too, where many think racism isn’t a...
No I am still from India
Amal Nazeem, Shrewsbury, MA. My parents are Muslims from Southern India. Growing up, I had many friends from all over India. They were mostly Hindu...
African American Marine New Muslim Traitor
Vincent Simon, Fort Worth, TX. I’m a new revert to Islam, served in the US Marine Corps. Because of my new religion, I have been...
The Minority: To Represent or Not?
Rehenuma Meadville, PA As an Asian American Muslim women, I have been asked many times to represent my “people.” As I have gotten older, I...
So you must be Muslim? Arab?
Ahmed B. Middlebury, VT When your name is supposed to be an indicator of your ethnicity, religion, the language you speak, and everything else. And...
They don’t know the real truth!
Sana Sidiqi, San Deigo, CA. A lot of people want me dead. They call it JUSTICE, but they don’t know the real truth I’m not...
Muslim, white. Neither here nor there.
Anonymous, Canada. I pass. You’d never guess. I’m spared alot of the cliched terrorist rhetoric. I don’t fear any of my family members will extra...
Sunday Church, Saturday Sabbath, Friday Work.
Sadaf Qureshi Washington, DC Weekends in the United States make worship on the holy days of Christianity and Judaism convenient. The holy day for Muslims...
Asian me: hated by Blacks. WHY?
Neil A. Sookdeo Baltimore, MD With six degrees, four from grad schools in the USA, I cannot compete fairly to teach African or Caribbean history...
