I'm not sure.

I was called a terrorist because I said I didn't want to go to the pub for yet another mindless piss-up.

Lol 

Depends what you mean by racism. I mean people intepret racist gestures/comments in different ways? Maybe that's just me, but I've voted 'No' because I can't ever remember being a victim of racism. I guess I'm not one to take notice of such things anyway if it does/doesn't occur.

To the high % of people who have experienced racism....

Don't sit back and take it.

Especially when there is someone willing to make your voice heard and make sure something is done about it.

Tell MAMA.....

http://tellmamauk.org/

I voted 'No' too, because i don't think i ever have.

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There was this one time, when we stopped at the service station, and you know how you can enter a car park space and then there's a possibility that there's another car space infront of that one too. Yeah, well we had one of those situations, so my dad decided to take the space that was infront. As soon as he turned the car off, an elderly man was looking for space, so my dad switched the car back on and reversed into the space behind. 

Once he'd parked, he came along to my dad's window, in the heavy rain with his colourful umbrella and said 'Thanks sir, I wouldn't have done the same thing for you'. I don't know if this was something to do with 'being considerate about fellow drivers at a service station', 'not being bothered' or he wouldn't have done the same thing because my dad was clearly a Muslim and had a different ethnicity as opposed to 'White'. (I don't know if you can class this as being 'racist' though, 'cause he didn't use any racist terms AT all).

I will suggest that every person of every race has suffered racism.

A better internal question IMO is "have I ever been racist?" and then confront that as inshallah the answer will make us all better people.

You wrote:

I will suggest that every person of every race has suffered racism.

A better internal question IMO is "have I ever been racist?" and then confront that as inshallah the answer will make us all better people.

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have i ever been racist? not in a serious way. but is it even ok in a jokey way?

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I asked this question after finding out that two of the Prophet milk mothers were African. I already knew about Umm Ayman (rA) but thus refreshed my memory. The second was Thuwayba (rA) - she's also *that* slave of Abu Lahab who gave the news of the birth of the prophet an he freed her right there and then. But she stayed close to the family and nursed the prophet and later did accept Islam. She was also the nurse mother of Hamza (rA) the uncle of the Prophet

Most people that come on here are probably Asian and may have felt racism by others. But Asians can be racist to others too, and have some sort of superiority complex. The most mind-boggling one is Indians, pakistanis and Bangalis being racist to each other. I cam understand being proud and happy of your background and wanting to not be mistaken for someone else, but some people take it too far!

I think there are certain beliefs people grow up with, certain things people around them say and the more it'd repeated, it's accepted. So not everyone may be overtly racist and discriminate, but I think there are more people who hold prejudices, tbh I have done. But I'm not so close minded that I will always hold the same opinion of a person regardless of how they appear to be. And I know there are a lot of stereotypes of people and I wouldn't be racist, it's just some things are "built" into your head and take time to take out completely. (I sound bad? )

If we all learn and remind ourselves of Islamic teachings and the real life examples of Islam then I'm sure we can be better people! In this case, the milk mothers of the Prophet were African - this is despite the fact that the Arabs were so proud of being Arab and the Quraish being of the best Arabs etc. This was the divine decree - an example for makind that Blacks are not superior or inferior to White. And if an African woman can have the privilege of being called "mother" (as the prophet called Umm Ayman) then who is anyone else to say anything! SubhanAllah.

“Abu Dharr, the leader of the tribe of Ghifar, and one who accepted Islam in its early days, narrates:

Once I was conversing with Bilal. Our conversation gave way to a dispute. Angry with him, the following insult burst from my mouth: ‘You cannot comprehend this, O son of a black woman!’

As Islam expressly forbade all kinds of racial, tribal and color discrimination, Bilal was both upset and greatly angered.

Some time later, a man came and told me that the Messenger of God, upon him be peace and blessings, summoned me. I went to him immediately. Hesaid to me:

‘I have been informed that you addressed Bilal as the son of a black woman.’

I was deeply ashamed and could say nothing. God’s Messenger continued his reprimand: ‘This means you still retain the standards and judgements of the pre-Islamic days of ignorance. Islam has eradicated all those false standards or measures judging people by blood, fame, color or wealth. It has established that the best and most honorable of men is he who is the most pious and upright in conduct. Is it right to defame a believer just because he is black?’

Abu Dharr felt profound remorse. He went straight to Bilal’s house and, putting his head on the threshold, said: ‘This head will not rise from here until the blessed feet of Bilal tread on the face of foolish, impolite Abu Dharr.’

Bilal responded: ‘That face deserves to be kissed, not trodden upon,’ and forgave Abu Dharr.”

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