Assalamualaikum w.b.t..
Perkongsian daripada seorang bukan Islam di luar negara yang bersimpati dengan wanita Islam yang berhijab ..Dia telah mencuba memakai tudung dan melihat pandangan masyarakat terhadap dirinya..
sharing this ~FurretTails:
I went to the mall, and a little girl called me a terrorist.
My name is Ela. I am seventeen years old. I am not Muslim, but my
friend told me about her friend being discriminated against for wearing
a hijab. So I decided to see the discrimination firsthand to get a
better understanding of what Muslim women go through.
My
friend and I pinned scarves around our heads, and then we went to the
mall. Normally, vendors try to get us to buy things and ask us to
sample a snack. Clerks usually ask us if we need help, tell us about
sales, and smile at us. Not today. People, including vendors, clerks,
and other shoppers, wouldn’t look at us. They didn’t talk to us. They
acted like we didn’t exist. They didn’t want to be caught staring at
us, so they didn’t look at all.
And then, in one store, a
girl (who looked about four years old) asked her mom if my friend and I
were terrorists. She wasn’t trying to be mean or anything. I don’t
even think she could have grasped the idea of prejudice. However, her
mother’s response is one I can never forgive or forget. The mother
hushed her child, glared at me, and then took her daughter by the hand
and led her out of the store.
All that because I put a
scarf on my head. Just like that, a mother taught her little girl that
being Muslim was evil. It didn’t matter that I was a nice person. All
that mattered was that I looked different. That little girl may grow up
and teach her children the same thing.
This experiment
gave me a huge wakeup call. It lasted for only a few hours, so I can’t
even begin to imagine how much prejudice Muslim girls go through every
day. It reminded me of something that many people know but rarely
remember: the women in hijabs are people, just like all those women out
there who aren’t Muslim.
People of Tumblr, please help me
spread this message. Treat Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists,
Hindus, Pagans, Taoists, etc., exactly the way you want to be treated,
regardless of what they’re wearing or not wearing, no exceptions.
Reblog this. Tell your friends. I don’t know that the world will ever
totally wipe out prejudice, but we can try, one blog at a time.
p/s: Allah Akbar...marilah berdoa semoga dia mendapat hidayah suatu hari nanti dan masyarakat asing terhadap Islam tidak lagi prejudis dan didiskriminasikan..
