We say things like, “In Islam, a woman is respected and honored, but in the west, she is disrespected and oppressed.” Why “in ISLAM. This becomes most apparent in the discourse of women’s treatment. It seems as though we Muslims use "Islam" and "the West" in a way that indicates that the two are opposites, as if both are religions or then both are localities. Islam and the West? Why not Islam and Christianity or the East and the West? ** Pre-post: A very informal post, but I had to let it out desperately. In the ashes of each blast aimed at my people I am being pushed into the abyss of nonexistence My people are being plucked from their landĪnd I live to collect the limbs of my peopleįor the demoralizing silence of my people’s screams And I live to find solace in my own oppression
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