2021… what a year.

 It has been years

Since I wrote a new blog post.

Okay.. where to start.

So much emotional turmoil - 

As a Muslim woman, it was very heartbreaking to see my country become so much more divided due to hate.

The education is truly lacking when it comes to other religions, I believe. 

“But it’s a Christian nation” — that’s where you are wrong folks. In fact, isn’t that why America was set up in the first place?

Let me back up. I am aware 100% that America was not peacefully set up. 

Colonizers took over. Stole the land from native Americans. And then, they killed Native Americans over a feast that was supposedly called “Thanksgiving”

Hello, fellow reader if you are still with me… This is not for the weak to read. Period. 

White people have something called WHITE PRIVILEGE. 

History has been white washed to make the federal holidays seem less of a sham.

History has been glossed over to hide the struggles of the indigenous, and multiracial people. 

AMERICA IS NOT FOR US!!!!! 

Let me explain why….

Growing up as an American Muslim, my family and I have not suffered much bigotry. Things were great or so I thought.

Maybe they weren’t but our parents hid the truth because we were kids.

Anyway. September 11th happened, and THAT is when I saw the horrible division in this country. I was still young so at the time it was something I couldn’t fathom. At all. How the hell can America be THAT bad of a country??? Over the years from 2001- NOW I have seen so many bigoted people, so many racist people, that I am unfortunately no longer surprised. 

As a young 5th grader, I was sad- still naive though…

I watched my uncles get put on the no fly list, I watched my cousins slowly decide to stop wearing the hijab. I watched very religious Muslim women removing the religious garb because suddenly… we were not safe. 

Let me back up a moment — I take this moment to acknowledge that compared to my Muslim brothers and sisters, I AM privileged. The police are not going to take a second look at ME, and go “F***** terrorist, put your hands in the air” but I can not say the same for a lot of my family members and for that I am fully aware and I own up to that. 

Things were always bad for Muslims and BIPOC in general— however they heightened after Obama became president. So many true colors of people came into the spotlight. So much… hate… so much anger. From 2008-2016, so much bullshit has happened.

There is a LOT of police brutality going on. 

There is a LOT of racism still experienced today and the same goes for bigotry.

Unfortunately when 2016 hit, people voted for a President who they claimed spoke “the truth” 

What is the truth?? That you are a racist? That you were okay with the president of the United States actually being a pedophile yet so many of you brushed that under the rug and kept screaming “But Obama” “but Biden” … but but but NOTHING.

How do you expect me, a WOC, to view you a person who voted Trump, not to be racist? Now let me be clear. If you are reading this and you KNOW YOU ARE NOT who i am taking about, take a breath and try to understand this. You may not have actively voted for him but unfortunately you the white person, indirectly made it okay for Trump to have a platform of hate. 

Trump screamed “Build that wall” because he didn’t believe in illegal immigrants. After that happened SO MANY PEOPLE in my religious community including me got harassed endlessly “Yrump is your president now” “go back to your country” <— which I’m gonna point out, is the dumbest insult ever considering I AM a natural born citizen from the United States.

People think black people are playing the race card

People assume we Muslims are playing the bigotry card

People assume that we Muslims do not belong.

All of that became worst during the Trump presidency. You can deny that all you want. But if you look around you — and ask your friends who ARE NOT CHRISTIAN by the way… 

They will tell you the same thing I did.

Back to my main point. America was NOT intended to be a solely Christian country because first of all, people escaped England to get away from the church. The founding fathers were Christians yes but that still doesn’t make this country a Christian only country.

If you look up the real history behind so many holidays you will see that so many of them are FEDERAL.

Halloween? It’s a pagan holiday. 

Christmas? Is NOT about the birth of Christ. Fun fact - Christmas was created by the government years ago with Santa Claus and the presents and etc.

Thanksgiving? It was a feast before killing the native Americans. 

July 4th? Is FUCKING BULLSHIT BECAUSE WE DID NOT “become free” on this day, we TOOK OVER. There’s a difference.

And other American holidays were funded for MONEY. 

Like it or not. This is the real truth. Ok I am wrapping things up here. Hope you enjoy my rambling. If you disagree, not my problem. Ignore my blog if you disagree. Im not here for the comments, nor am I up for discussing the what if’s, of this post. Have a good night!