My name Kareem Quamdeen Adedayo, I am a muslim and I am not a terrorist.
I woke up to the breaking news in Paris.
Instinctively, I feel pity for the lives lost.
It seems that Muslims just cannot get out
of the spotlight. This spotlight is created by
insane deranged idiots.
We just cannot get a break.
Every time there’s an event, all fingers
point at every single Muslim.
Why should every single Muslim shoulder
the blame for terrorist attacks. You hear
the media saying that Muslims are not
doing enough to denounce the “others”.
What’s even more disappointing for me is
that my friends who know me (or at least I
think they know me) question me and my
stances.
I’ve read their comments, I’ve even
received crude inbox messages and it made me wonder, did you always hate all
Muslims or did you always feel this way
about my faith and about me?
ANY ACT OF TERROR = MUSLIM = ISLAM
Do I need to walk around with an “I-
Condemn” sign 24/7 for you to realise I am
totally against terrorism, terror groups or
any acts of terror?
Should I be screaming “Not in my name”,
every time an idiot screams “Allahu Akbar”
before detonating?
Why should I apologise on any platform
for ISIS?
I do not agree with ISIS, I do not support
them, I am not responsible for them, nor
am I responsible for their formation in the
Middle East and I think I can speak for
myself and the 1.6 billion Muslims out
there.
The majority of Muslims condemn the loss
of innocent lives and bombing of civilians,
and speak out against Islamic extremism in any other country.
We have never denied that certain autocratic governments in the Middle East
are cruel and oppressive. They are denying
rights which were given to women 1400
years ago, yet there are Muslim countries,
who are very progressive and who have
women at the forefront of politics, etc.
The majority of Muslims condemn racism,
bigotry, anti-Semitism, islamophobia and
the list goes on.
Islam has been hijacked by “groups”
who reportedly say that they are
Muslims, yet they do not adhere to the
core essentials of Islam: mercy,
compassion, respect for all irrespective
of their race or religion, patience, good
manners, etc.”
Who is ISIS really?
10 years ago, when someone said ISIS, you
would have thought it was an Ancient
Greek or Egyptian religion.
But where did ISIS originate? It seems that
their information was the result of the US
led invasion of Iraq in Middle East. But no
one appointed them into speaking for the
rest of us (Muslims).
The 99% of normal Muslims, such as
myself, go about our daily lives, as we work, educate our children and make a positive contribution to our communities. We don’t want these merciless, heartless people representing us in any way or form.
They are misinterpreting everything in the
Islamic religion. They are using verses out
of the Quran to brainwash young adults
(note: ISIS doesn’t recruit people over 30).
It’s already crazy that many non-Muslims
take a verse out of context to justify their
hatred for Islams and Muslims.
Anything read, such as the holy book, can
be open to interpretation.
Religion really has very little to do with the
actions of their people, it's their culture
they come out of. Every religion has some
form of violence linked to it from
Christianity to Judaism to Islam. However
and most importantly every faith is rooted
in the soil in which it is planted.
If you are already a misogynist, the verses
will speak to that part of you. If you are a
power hungry maniac, you will take the
verse in mold it into you taking over the
world, and you will use the verse to justify
it. I could read the very same verse, the
power part could be speaking to my inner
strength, the power to change by exuding
positivity. The ones who commit these
heinous crimes are reading the very same
verses through the blinkers of their own
cultural, ethnic, and power perspectives.
I am born Muslim, I read the very same
verses and you don’t see me putting on a
vest or one day picking up a weapon to
convert every non-believer to my faith.
When I read the Quran, it helps me fight
my own Jihad, which is not a holy war, but
my own internal battles.
Paradise is not promised to me or these
groups who think they are the chosen
ones. And how can killing innocent people
justify your ticket to paradise? You have to
be totally insane to believe this.
The blood of the innocent is on the hands
of those who helped and those who have
helped give birth to these mad men.
ISIS wants to take over the world.
Muslims are also under threat, but we are
also targets.
Statistics show they are mass killing
Muslims, because they refuse to
acknowledge ISIS or join their group, if you
do not imbibe and accept their philosophies, you will be killed. This alone
should tell some bigoted people who slap
stereotypes on everything that even I am
under threat.
Why are Muslims frustrated?
We are all painted with the same ‘terrorism’ brush. We are monitored at airports with suspicion, railway platforms are death traps and on social media platforms we are ALL labelled terrorists.
Women are targeted for wearing hijab and
women are killed by ISIS for not wearing
hijab. Many peace-loving Muslims pay the
price for these 1% nutters.
Do you think majority of the Muslims want
this sort of life for their children and
grandchildren or themselves? The entire
world needs to rediscover our humanity.
We all need to join together to fight any
form of terrorism, oppression, and
injustice, so that we can live peacefully and respectfully on this planet. I don’t expect that I can cure everyone of their ignorance.
All I say is stop drawing parallels between
these nutters and the rest of the Muslim.
It’s about time that people understand the
difference between religion and culture.
Credit: Saffiya Ismail.

Too long but i get ur point

God save us all.