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John Howard
October 10, 2014 at 6:54 AM
With respect if western society is so offensive please don’t live among us. We are what we are It is our society and we are in the main happy with our lot. You do not have to like it but you best accept it as we like it and we won’t be changing. You can sneer at our standards but as honest muslims have said before look at your own faults before you pass judgement on us
Asiyah
October 11, 2014 at 8:30 PM
He is not talking about western society, but society as a whole. This self-image problem and pornography affects everyone in the world.
John Howard
October 11, 2014 at 9:14 PM
No ? I would suggest that it is a direct attack on western values It also implies that muslims should isolate themselves from these “western values” The only way that can be done in my belief is to withdraw into a ghetto type enclave That cannot be good for muslims or the perceptions of them by non muslims. you want acceptance of your beliefs and presence here in the west but at the same time you are showing intolerance to our values and freedoms. Red tick me as much as you like but you are doing yourselves great disservice by attacking our values. Western values that have given you as well as us the right to live and enjoy a freedom that is rarely seen in the muslim world
Abu Asiyah
November 20, 2014 at 3:15 PM
You’re making this into a zero sum game, as if Western culture is one big package – you either take all of it or none of it. That notion is faulty and unhelpful. You find non-Muslims (feminists, for example) in the West commenting on the same issues this song is commenting on. Would you consider feminists to be in danger of forming ghettos? Would you tell them to live somewhere else?
I am an American convert and America throughout its history thrived on members of its society challenging the problematic aspects of its culture. That’s how it made progress. Why can’t American Muslims be part of this society while challenging the aspects of American culture that are highly problematic? Many commentators, not just Muslims, have condemned the American (and Western) over-sexualization and commodification of human beings, especially women.
America has always been a nation of changing norms and ideals. You say “we won’t be changing”, but that’s not supported by history: just 50 years ago, American culture was entirely different. American society evolves through the input of its members, so why is it when Muslims make that input you tell them to go live somewhere else?
Asma
October 12, 2014 at 6:51 AM
brilliant, mirrors my thoughts exactly
Modupe
October 30, 2016 at 10:28 AM
Ma sha Allah. I love that there is no musical instrument used in this inspiring video…