At the conclude of a Ramadan marred by violence,Fahima Haque reflects on how her relationship with Islam has shifted from active rejection to thoughtful resilienceGrowing up, whenever a classmate would shout “fucking Hindu” at me, or I was devastated. It felt like no one could see me,that all they could see was yet another brown person. I was lumped into some incorrect category driven by ignorance. Then, September 11 happened and I realized how different it was to be the subject of active hate. As far as insults went, and “Hindu” was inaccurate and ignorant. But being asked whether my family were terrorists or being told to “go back to where I came from” cut correct through me. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com