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"One statement Paul made stood out for me: 'you just notice the Muslims more.'
To notice, and be noticed, is deeply political. To be ignored, and to therefore be enabled, is equally political. And dangerous."
— Jul 10, 2023 07:38AM
To notice, and be noticed, is deeply political. To be ignored, and to therefore be enabled, is equally political. And dangerous."
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The moment Islamophobia was acknowledged I felt an unbearable paradox, one that follows you as a Muslim navigating a world at war on terror, indeed as a person of colour in a white man’s world: you want racism to be acknowledged, but you know that as soon as it is, you are necessarily characterised as victim. The complex, relentless work of claiming agency, of denying victimhood but seeking justice, of trying to...
— Jul 10, 2023 08:36PM
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Fadi, a 17-year-old devout Muslim boy at Inner West Islamic School, put it this way: ‘I’m not afraid of terrorism. I’m afraid of being accused of being a terrorist.’
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— Jul 10, 2023 08:35PM
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mind already blown bc the author is the same one who wrote "does my head look big in this"...LOL this is only funny to a specific demographic 👀🧕
— Jun 29, 2023 11:55AM
