WATCH What Happens To This BLINDFOLDED Muslim Man On A Toronto Street
Last night, we shared the grief and horror after three young Muslims were executed in their home in North Carolina.
We know that if they had been white and Christian and the shooter Muslim, reactions would have been much different. Especially in the media. The fact is, in America, it’s generally looked upon as okay to talk trash about Muslims.
It’s fine to blame every Muslim for something Muslims thousands of miles away have done. It’s dandy to call them names, attack their religion, burn their mosques and books and just be hateful. That’s our America, try as we might to change it.
Canada is somewhat different. One Canadian filmmaker,
Assma Galuta, wanted to test whether or not her fellow Canadians were swallowing the media insanity about Muslims. What she and her crew found was inspiring. Working with the Time Vision company, Galuta set up an experiment. Asking her friend Mustafa Mawla to participate, she blindfolded him and stood him in the busy Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto (full disclosure — I’ve been to Toronto once and instantly fell in love with it). Signs near Mawla said,
“I am a Muslim. I am labelled as a terrorist,” and “I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug.” The crew set up their cameras and waited.
That last guy…. he actually parked his car on Younge — arguably the busiest street in Toronto — got out, waited a few seconds for another man to finish hugging Mawla, gave his hug and then made his way back to his car. That is simply amazing.
There were no shouts of “Terrorist!” or “Go home!” I shudder to think what would happen to Mawla here in America.
Galuta writes about her video:
“Islam means Peace. In response to recent hate crime and bullying against Muslims due to Islamophobia, we walked the streets of downtown Toronto to see the reactions of Canadians on how Muslims are made to feel because of false media.
The response was touching and inspiring.
We wish to break down barriers and spread awareness about Islamophobia, encourage Muslims to behave as the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught us in kindness and good manners, to teach both extremist muslims and non muslims that violence and terrorism is NOT Islam, and we urge non-Muslims to learn about the true Islam.”
With so many trying so hard to find things to hate about Muslims, wouldn’t it be great to just stop and actually learn something about them? We hear verses from the Quran, cherry-picked and interpreted through the eyes of people who fear and hate Muslims.
These same people cherry-pick their own book to support their biases. How can we possibly trust them with someone else’s book?
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