10-22-2003, 08:17 PM
Salaam Alaikum
That's pretty unfortunate that he/she had to speak with such vulgarity. Such actions not only upset me but suprises me as well, since, we Americans always boast about how accepting we are to difference. I guess, as they say, "..it ain't necessarily so." Be that as it may, I sympathize with you on the point. It would do us considerably well to take note of what happened and use it for positive purposes. When events like that transpire, it should be a wake-up call to fellow Muslims that the slandering is still nigh and we shouldn't let down our guard. I'm quite aware of many cases where Muslims (Muslimah's particularly) received the brute of the 9/11 backlash. Given the enormity the barbarous and stupefying attacks that were laid upon Muslims, it's in our best duty to take this opportunity and unite. There's simply no need to perpetuate the situation. I believe that's the only way we can combat these social pornographers (what I call them).
Once again, my main point is Islamic unification. As long as we exploit our differences, and spend unnecessary time discussing our differences, we hand the ammunition to the Islam antagonizers.
I hope I made sense in these lines.
Take care, and Allah (swt) bless, Ameen
Ibn _kumuna (i.e. the convert)