Black women, Black people can’t seem to escape anti-Blackness where ever they land on society’s spectrum. Existing causes a problem. I would have thought within the Muslim community, as it appears to be so protective of its women and children, that bias wouldn’t be an issue. I forgot that Muslims are not only Black but middle eastern, as well, and could create a conflict of culture. Reading your stories have humanized Muslim culture in a way I did not realize I needed. Your women characters are so strong and vulnerable and sensitive to the unnecessary bias for simply being Black. It’s not their character that determines their reception, but something as simple as skin color. Ignorant. You captured this bias perfectly in Mansur’s mother. Her faced told her truth, but Mansur glimpsed it and knows he is to be vigilant and protective of his wife and child. Sad.
I need for you to keep writing these stories. I’ve fallen in love with all of the women and even the men. The men understand the value of the women, the Black women they love.
Black women, Black people can’t seem to escape anti-Blackness where ever they land on society’s spectrum. Existing causes a problem. I would have thought within the Muslim community, as it appears to be so protective of its women and children, that bias wouldn’t be an issue. I forgot that Muslims are not only Black but middle eastern, as well, and could create a conflict of culture. Reading your stories have humanized Muslim culture in a way I did not realize I needed. Your women characters are so strong and vulnerable and sensitive to the unnecessary bias for simply being Black. It’s not their character that determines their reception, but something as simple as skin color. Ignorant. You captured this bias perfectly in Mansur’s mother. Her faced told her truth, but Mansur glimpsed it and knows he is to be vigilant and protective of his wife and child. Sad.
I need for you to keep writing these stories. I’ve fallen in love with all of the women and even the men. The men understand the value of the women, the Black women they love.
Still, being “prepared” is tiring.