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I recently received a few notifications containing responses to my article published on the online media platform titled “Why Is There Islamophobia in Western Culture?” which I posted a week ago. One of the comments came from a female writer who goes by the name “jasminsbreakfast.”
She shared her thoughts in the comment section under the article. I’ve copied and pasted her response below for your reference. Please note that the following article was written entirely by her, and we should, of course, show her the respect she deserves.
Why Is There Islamophobia in Western Culture
By Jasminsbreakfast
It is actually based on direct interactions with muslims and immigrant communities. Especially women have very negative experiences, sexual harrassement, belittlement, even group violence and rapes. Look at what happened in Sweden and Germany, since the gigantic influx from males from mostly muslim countries. Obviously, Islam itself does not teach cruelty and hate.
And yet, many of these super arrogent toxic men keep stating that they are superior beings and women must obey them like slave. They are the ones who keep saying that this is Islam. Germany and Europe in general also has a huge migrant community from other parts of the world - South America, Asia, but they do not have the reputation of extreme violence, especially against women.
I have many friends who tried to help migrants in the crisis of 2015. In fact over 20% of the German population was practically involved as unpaid volunteers at a time after Angela Merkel called on the population to help. They donated clothes, opened their homes to house migrants, offered them jobs in their businesses. But everyone I know and especially the women where horrified the way they were treated.
She shared her thoughts in the comment section under the article. I’ve copied and pasted her response below for your reference. Please note that the following article was written entirely by her, and we should, of course, show her the respect she deserves.
Why Is There Islamophobia in Western Culture
By Jasminsbreakfast
It is actually based on direct interactions with muslims and immigrant communities. Especially women have very negative experiences, sexual harrassement, belittlement, even group violence and rapes. Look at what happened in Sweden and Germany, since the gigantic influx from males from mostly muslim countries. Obviously, Islam itself does not teach cruelty and hate.
And yet, many of these super arrogent toxic men keep stating that they are superior beings and women must obey them like slave. They are the ones who keep saying that this is Islam. Germany and Europe in general also has a huge migrant community from other parts of the world - South America, Asia, but they do not have the reputation of extreme violence, especially against women.
I have many friends who tried to help migrants in the crisis of 2015. In fact over 20% of the German population was practically involved as unpaid volunteers at a time after Angela Merkel called on the population to help. They donated clothes, opened their homes to house migrants, offered them jobs in their businesses. But everyone I know and especially the women where horrified the way they were treated.
Apparently having lots of sex with German women was something the traffickers promised them. Germany has a huge several million strong muslim Turkish community. But we have never ever experienced this kind of harrassement ever before. Group rapes, even rapes in swimming pools of children were basically non existent.
Now German pools need security and many pools have been changed into private clubs, so families can feel safe again. The only people responsible for the reputation of a community, is the community itself.
Do you ever hear people being scared of Canadians? Or people from the Phillipines? Koreans? We live in an instant connection community and if Muslims want a better reputation they have to be very, very honest and deal with the issues in their communities, especially the lowly treatment of women.
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We do hear a lot of Muslim men's treatment of women and how bad it is. I know from a females standpoint that has a lot to do with it.
ReplyDeleteMany people abroad associate Islam with poor treatment of women, often based on media reports of abuse, forced marriages, or restrictions in some Muslim communities. While these issues are real in certain regions, they are often rooted more in cultural traditions and political systems than in Islamic teachings themselves.
DeleteThe Qur’an emphasizes equality between men and women, requires women’s consent for marriage, and supports education for both genders. However, in places like Afghanistan under the Taliban or Saudi Arabia's past guardianship laws, cultural conservatism overrides these principles. Such practices are not representative of all Muslim societies.
By contrast, countries like Tunisia and Indonesia show how Islam can be interpreted in more egalitarian ways. Tunisia bans polygamy and supports women's legal rights, while Indonesia has had female political leaders and strong women's participation in public life. In the West, many Muslim women choose to wear the hijab as an act of empowerment, not oppression.
The key issue isn’t Islam itself, but how certain men or power structures misuse religion to justify control. It's important to recognize that many Muslim women—and men—are actively challenging harmful norms and advocating for equality from within their faith.
I appreciate the clarification on that.
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