City of Residence:
Burnsville, MN
Occupation:
Small Business Owners
Excerpt:
Enes:
“It doesn’t matter what color you are, where you are from, what religion you are; it’s bringing the community together, we’re all here so we’re all “something” American, so, I think it’s important to bring the community like that, not just say, “I’m this”, and pull to your corner and just chat with your own group. I think it’s more important to bring the whole community together as “something” Americans.”
Naima:“This is something that is, it hurts my heart a little bit to be honest because in Islam there is so much about peace and justice and not fighting against others. If somebody were to attack you, you have the right to defend yourself but, to start a fight or start a war is never a good thing and if you were to kill an innocent person, it’s as if you have killed the whole of humanity that ever existed or ever will exist. So, when you look at Islam saying things like this and the Prophet Muhammad saying things are almost identical to the things Jesus had said. You can see that Islam is so different than it’s portrayed in the media. That’s my main goal is to show people Islam and what it truly is versus what people say it is. Because even people of our own religion sometimes have taken things out of context for either their own benefit or unfortunately if they are corrupt individuals, to corrupt others. So, main goal and a lot of Muslims’ goals at this point is to try to dispel those misconceptions, to try to make sure that people understand what Islam really is versus what it has been portrayed as.”
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