RE: ProgressiveMuslims digest, Vol 1 #396 - 4 msgs

Salams,

I'm not one to complain about 'politically correctness', but is anyone else
not irritated by this statement.  This is the kind of ignorance (most likely
subconsciously)  that really annoys some people like myself.  At least
racism/stereotypes used to be out in the open before.  Irshand Manji is
another one that does this underthe table racism.  Its along the same vein
as
"What's your ancestry?"
"Indian"
"But you're Muslim?"
"Yes"
"But I thought India was Hindu"
(actual conversation I actually had)

African-American is simply a group of people who happen to be Americans, but
whose ancestors have roots in Africa.  A Muslim is someone who believes in
Islam.  The two are not mutually exclusive, nor should that thought even
enter your mind as it apparently did for you.  Perhaps you mean Arabs, or
Pakistani, or Indians in place of Muslims (Which I think you did).

In either case, we're not Jewish where the line between ethnicity and
religion is blurred.  For the rest of us, the terms to use are pretty clear.
In either case, I would hope such racism does not end up in the actual
magazine.

Sorry if I sound offensive.  It's one of those thigns that gets me.

Yameen
> salam,
>
> i think it has to do with experience. even though
> african-american community is 'led' by the "elite" as
> the muslims, i think the first has more experience
> with the u.s. politics. and unlike the muslims who
> still have an "immigrant" mindset, the
> african-americans are more prone to domestic issues
> such as welfare and jobs.
>
> afdhere
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