This Muslim Woman Took A Smiling Stand Against Anti-Muslim Protesters And Went Viral
This Sunday Shaymaa Ismaa’eel – a 24-year-old behavioral therapist for children with autism woke up to a pleasant surprise as one of her tweets, or picture to be exact, went viral. The day before Shaymaa went to the Islamic Circle of North America convention she encountered a group of men with protest signs standing outside the venue. One of the signs read “Islam is a religion of blood and murder! The blood from Jesus is given as a ransom for all mankind” and another one read that “Jesus is the only begotten son of God.” In that instant, Shaymaa decided to fight bigotry in her own way.
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This 24-year-old went to the Islamic Circle of North America convention and was met with a group of men protesting outside
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Shaymaa later revealed to the media that people attending the convention felt uncomfortable and were visibly getting upset. She also mentioned that, while walking by, her friends were told by the protesters that they were going to hell.
Shaymaa decided to combat the hatred with kindness
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So, she asked her friend Jamilah to snap a picture of her in front of the hateful protesters. Shaymaa walked up while the men continued yelling and asked a police officer whether she could stand on the curb in front of the men. The officer declared ‘no’ blatantly and this incited a rebellious feeling inside Shaymaa. She later recalled to one media outlet: “I smiled so hard in the picture and the man [started] directing his speech toward me. Silly things like ‘your face should be covered.’”
The woman posted the picture to her Instagram and later to Twitter and both of the posts soon went viral
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“On April 21st I smiled in the face of bigotry and walked away feeling the greatest form of accomplishment,” Shaymaa’s caption on Twitter read. She was soon flooded with responses and support from hundreds of people.
She later tweeted that she wasn’t ‘expecting this AT ALL!’
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“The positivity from this is very uplifting and it’s making me happy to know that the youth can see someone being unapologetic in the face of people who hate their religion,” Shaymaa said to the media.
Shaymaa thanked everyone to the overwhelming amount of support she received over the weekend
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And clarified that the photos were not Photoshopped or altered in any way
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Other people who went to the convention also shared their experiences
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And some were even inspired to recreate Shaymaa’s picture
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People were impressed and some called Shaymaa’s move ‘bold’
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Share on FacebookAnyone else notice one of the protestors had a T-shirt that said “women belong in the kitchen”?
No surprise there at all. To them, anyone who is not a straight white man, is not a real human being.
Load More Replies..."Islam is a religion of blood and murder" - This man apparently doesn't know much about how self-proclaimed Christians have behaved over the years or maybe he just enjoys being a hypocrite. This behavior is not Christian nor is this how Christianity should be shared.
As a Christian myself, what I love about this is watching the protesters using the "blood of Christ" as an argument, and saying muslims are killers and ignorant animals and etc., and quite conveniently forgetting that most of the bloodiest, deadliest actions in human history have been executed precisely for this "blood of Christ"... Do they really thing Christ, or any other deity from any other religion, would look with good eyes all the BS we've done in their name?? They're all supposed to preach love and we interpret "love" as f#ck everyone who doesn't believe what I believe. As a christian myself, I'm increasingly convinced that what we all need is atheism...
What is far more interesting, is that they have no clue what so ever, on the fact that muslims believe in Jesus to.
Load More Replies...firstly sorry my English grammer. As a Muslim i'd like to say something about it . i'm Muslim but i'm living in a Christian country. I've never felt like i'm not belong here and those people are different ? they never disturb me any way and I never disturb them any way . when u ask me are u religious I say yes but if u ask this to my neighbor he'd say is she Muslim ? Being religious is not about other people its about you and God. I can pray on my bed I can pray at my home I don't have to show my religion to other people. but most of them (muslims) feel like they have to show to people how religious they are.. Because they don't know actually what they believe. What God's wants from us and what you should be a person like. most of them Muslim because their mother and father was. They never open and read their book. That's why it is really hard to find real believer. people are ignorant. when someone is ignorant it is very easy to use this people when u talk about religion.
whatevers you are so cute judging her for something you cant change while you sit on your couch doing nothing
Load More Replies...In the UK this really doesn't mean peace, it's the equivalent of the middle finger in America
It's a sign of strength in hip hop communities. The way she's posed is very much a grand stance. If she was glaring and poking two fingers up, that could be considered rude in some cultures. All I see is a strong woman flexing.
Load More Replies...As a catholic I applaud this woman! This is not the way to get people to come to christianity. I grew up being taught that though other people have different beliefs, we shouldn't condemn them.
I think most people (i.e the blind billions) forget what Christianity did to pagans and other religions when it was taking over the world.
And what they still do: homophobia, sexism, racism, shootings in USA, terrorism, wars (like Irak)....
Load More Replies...I'm confused. If "The blood from Jesus is given as a ransom for all mankind” then wouldn't that include Muslims?
yes, so basiclly before Jesus, the Jewish Israelites were God's chosen people. after a couple hundred years the Virgin Mary had Jesus, and he taught the sinners and roasted the Pharisees. But Jesus had given his divine place in Heaven to save those sinners and bring them to Heaven. The world is still not as He intended because Adam and Eve sinned. Anyways, Jesus was crucified, where 'His Blood spilled for all mankind', he rose from the dead, and when he asended back to heaven, he told his disciples to share His word and make churches. so yes, the blood of Christ is for everyone, and anyone can go to heaven as long as they believe that Jesus is the Son of God and he died to take our sins. please read the Bible for a better reference, as this is a brief summery. thanks!
Load More Replies...These men take religion too far. How do they believe God likes this? Or are they just using it as an excuse to be racist?
Well, part of the point of religion (note, I mean RELIGION, not FAITH) is to exert social control and norms on a given society. basically, making sure that everybody whose like everybody else gets rewarded and people who aren't get driven out. Even today, there's fanatics that take that social control way to far and start hating people who're not like them. This has nothing to do with god. It has everything to do with the fact that these men are threatened by the 'otherness' represented by muslims.
Load More Replies...Anyone else notice one of the protestors had a T-shirt that said “women belong in the kitchen”?
No surprise there at all. To them, anyone who is not a straight white man, is not a real human being.
Load More Replies..."Islam is a religion of blood and murder" - This man apparently doesn't know much about how self-proclaimed Christians have behaved over the years or maybe he just enjoys being a hypocrite. This behavior is not Christian nor is this how Christianity should be shared.
As a Christian myself, what I love about this is watching the protesters using the "blood of Christ" as an argument, and saying muslims are killers and ignorant animals and etc., and quite conveniently forgetting that most of the bloodiest, deadliest actions in human history have been executed precisely for this "blood of Christ"... Do they really thing Christ, or any other deity from any other religion, would look with good eyes all the BS we've done in their name?? They're all supposed to preach love and we interpret "love" as f#ck everyone who doesn't believe what I believe. As a christian myself, I'm increasingly convinced that what we all need is atheism...
What is far more interesting, is that they have no clue what so ever, on the fact that muslims believe in Jesus to.
Load More Replies...firstly sorry my English grammer. As a Muslim i'd like to say something about it . i'm Muslim but i'm living in a Christian country. I've never felt like i'm not belong here and those people are different ? they never disturb me any way and I never disturb them any way . when u ask me are u religious I say yes but if u ask this to my neighbor he'd say is she Muslim ? Being religious is not about other people its about you and God. I can pray on my bed I can pray at my home I don't have to show my religion to other people. but most of them (muslims) feel like they have to show to people how religious they are.. Because they don't know actually what they believe. What God's wants from us and what you should be a person like. most of them Muslim because their mother and father was. They never open and read their book. That's why it is really hard to find real believer. people are ignorant. when someone is ignorant it is very easy to use this people when u talk about religion.
whatevers you are so cute judging her for something you cant change while you sit on your couch doing nothing
Load More Replies...In the UK this really doesn't mean peace, it's the equivalent of the middle finger in America
It's a sign of strength in hip hop communities. The way she's posed is very much a grand stance. If she was glaring and poking two fingers up, that could be considered rude in some cultures. All I see is a strong woman flexing.
Load More Replies...As a catholic I applaud this woman! This is not the way to get people to come to christianity. I grew up being taught that though other people have different beliefs, we shouldn't condemn them.
I think most people (i.e the blind billions) forget what Christianity did to pagans and other religions when it was taking over the world.
And what they still do: homophobia, sexism, racism, shootings in USA, terrorism, wars (like Irak)....
Load More Replies...I'm confused. If "The blood from Jesus is given as a ransom for all mankind” then wouldn't that include Muslims?
yes, so basiclly before Jesus, the Jewish Israelites were God's chosen people. after a couple hundred years the Virgin Mary had Jesus, and he taught the sinners and roasted the Pharisees. But Jesus had given his divine place in Heaven to save those sinners and bring them to Heaven. The world is still not as He intended because Adam and Eve sinned. Anyways, Jesus was crucified, where 'His Blood spilled for all mankind', he rose from the dead, and when he asended back to heaven, he told his disciples to share His word and make churches. so yes, the blood of Christ is for everyone, and anyone can go to heaven as long as they believe that Jesus is the Son of God and he died to take our sins. please read the Bible for a better reference, as this is a brief summery. thanks!
Load More Replies...These men take religion too far. How do they believe God likes this? Or are they just using it as an excuse to be racist?
Well, part of the point of religion (note, I mean RELIGION, not FAITH) is to exert social control and norms on a given society. basically, making sure that everybody whose like everybody else gets rewarded and people who aren't get driven out. Even today, there's fanatics that take that social control way to far and start hating people who're not like them. This has nothing to do with god. It has everything to do with the fact that these men are threatened by the 'otherness' represented by muslims.
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