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Anyone else fed up with some of the blatant anti-muslim hatred on mumsnet?

343 replies

Parkingt111 · 08/08/2024 13:52

I don't know if i should even bother trying to address it anymore.
Anyone else fed up?

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headstone · 23/11/2024 20:13

I’ve seen that thread, its absolutely horrible. I have to remind myself that only a minority of people think like this. They don’t know any Muslims and just read the content of the daily mail whilst getting more and more outraged.

TakeMe2Insanity · 23/11/2024 20:15

14 pages of phobia/hate/people know more about Islam than muslims! Unbelievable that its there.

TakeMe2Insanity · 23/11/2024 20:16

headstone · 23/11/2024 20:13

I’ve seen that thread, its absolutely horrible. I have to remind myself that only a minority of people think like this. They don’t know any Muslims and just read the content of the daily mail whilst getting more and more outraged.

The problem is they incite themselves with their own fears and then cause real harm.

Parkingt111 · 23/11/2024 20:21

I have just had a peek, did someone really say the rise in people turning to Islam is because of brainwashing! 😮
I come from a background that would be considered conservative and I have never in my life had a conversation with anyone or heard a conversation amongst friends or family, with regards to establishing Shariah law in the UK.
That thread is bonkers.

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TakeMe2Insanity · 23/11/2024 20:24

Agreed!

Some classic anti muslim “specialists” on the thread.

Scirocco · 23/11/2024 20:27

Can you imagine how the site would respond if such a thread had been started about any other minority group?

TakeMe2Insanity · 23/11/2024 20:31

Ha ha they’d be screaming anti-whatever before anyone would say boo!

Mumsnet fails again!

Parkingt111 · 23/11/2024 20:35

How do they think we would go about doing that anyway even if we did want to?
We can't even all agree which day Eid is on 😂

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Batmanisaplaceinturkey · 23/11/2024 21:48

Parkingt111 · 23/11/2024 20:21

I have just had a peek, did someone really say the rise in people turning to Islam is because of brainwashing! 😮
I come from a background that would be considered conservative and I have never in my life had a conversation with anyone or heard a conversation amongst friends or family, with regards to establishing Shariah law in the UK.
That thread is bonkers.

Yep. This.

Ithappenedtome1 · 24/11/2024 07:10

It is disgusting. And it's the Faux Superiority that really gets me.

I went to visit the local mosque, as they had an open day, and I put a comment under their page about my wonderful experience.

I mentioned how insightful my experience had been, coupled with how patient everyone had been to take the time out to explain (not that I expected anything less).
The amount of backlash I received was ridiculous, but not suprising!
Comments moaning about 'too many mosques' even though , when questioned, Joe Bloggs did not attend a church.

Moans about halal meat and how inhumane the practice is. Joe: there is no humane way to kill an innocent animal!

The hypocrisy is breathtaking! And, as I mentioned before, it is the Faux Superiority that winds me up: Joe Bloggs wants to moan about other religions but has never owned a bible, only went to church on his wedding day, and does not adhere to the 10 commandments, less actually knowing what any of them are. It would be laughable if it wasn't so tragic!

LaLaflower · 24/11/2024 08:27

I feel Muslims are an easy target, easy to blame for a whole host of issues.

Mumsnet has always been like this with threads related to Muslims, I have been here for years and nothing has changed.

I feel sorry for posters who spread hate. The world has so much to give and all they are consumed by is hate and fear. What a sad way to live.

Batmanisaplaceinturkey · 24/11/2024 15:14

LaLaflower · 24/11/2024 08:27

I feel Muslims are an easy target, easy to blame for a whole host of issues.

Mumsnet has always been like this with threads related to Muslims, I have been here for years and nothing has changed.

I feel sorry for posters who spread hate. The world has so much to give and all they are consumed by is hate and fear. What a sad way to live.

Same. So much enmity and bitterness within them. Can't be a good way to live that.

mumstheword223 · 28/11/2024 18:13

Another thread about blasphemy laws and there's ample Islamophobic posts on there! Even people defending the 'right' to burn the Quran

Auvergne63 · 28/11/2024 18:16

mumstheword223 · 28/11/2024 18:13

Another thread about blasphemy laws and there's ample Islamophobic posts on there! Even people defending the 'right' to burn the Quran

How this thread is allowed to stand is beyond belief.

mumstheword223 · 28/11/2024 20:03

I wonder what topic they'll choose next week!

Batmanisaplaceinturkey · 03/12/2024 21:46

mumstheword223 · 28/11/2024 20:03

I wonder what topic they'll choose next week!

Just today in active i notuced an anti halal thread and one about how we apparently want anti blasphemy laws. The anti Muslim stuff just doesn't stop.

MagentaRocks · 04/12/2024 19:26

Batmanisaplaceinturkey · 03/12/2024 21:46

Just today in active i notuced an anti halal thread and one about how we apparently want anti blasphemy laws. The anti Muslim stuff just doesn't stop.

And it’s always with faux innocence too.

AliasGrace47 · 06/12/2024 20:47

I'm Christian, I just wanted to post in solidarity. The problem w FWR is it can get really close-minded & that has escalated v unpleasantly recently.
People there seem to think ordinary moderate Muslims don't do anything to combat radicalisation in the young. I don't know much about the Islamic community here, but surely that isn't true?
Moreover, surely individual community members will step in if they are aware of a young person being radicalised? These MNers seem to think Muslims don't care or are apathetic, but where they get that impression, I don't know. They seem to speak from media impressions, a lot of the time. The tabloids have a lot to answer for.
I wish these MNers would promote things like interfaith or intercommunity organising rather than becoming so offensive & jumping to these conclusions. People who have just arrived do need to be integrated ofc but stirring up prejudice is not going to help w that.
They also seem to think that Muslims need to march against the events in Afghanistan & Saudi Arabia. I would hazard most, if not all, the posters on here unequivocally condemn all these human rights violations. I'm Polish Catholic- should this mean I have to condemn the extreme right wing gov they had until last year, otherwise I'm supporting it?
I disagree with halal slaughter without stunning beforehand as this is against most animal welfare guidance. I agree some MNers may be opposing it out of bigotry. It is possible to legitimately discuss but unfortunately a lot of MNers are not respectful. If mods were better on racism, maybe they'd be put off. If they wanted a genuine discussion, AIBU, though it creates traffic, isn't really an ideal place of respect, esp of minorities...

AliasGrace47 · 06/12/2024 20:48

On the blasphemy issue, Tariq Ali, a Labour MP, was trying to get blasphemy against the Abrahamif religions banned. But how representative is this one MP of the Muslim community as a whole? They're jumping to conclusions again..

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TwigletsAndRadishes · 15/12/2024 15:32

YourAmplePlumPoster · 22/11/2024 18:41

Are there any atheists in Muslim countries? And are they tolerated? Just asking out of curiosity.

I doubt they'd be tolerated if they spoke out loud about being atheist, no. I used to live in an Islamic country, an Arab state where Islam touched every aspect of daily life. There was one 'religious complex' in the country and it catered to every religion that was not Islam. This was held up as some sort of huge act of tolerance and generosity on the part of the country and its government. It was stuck in the middle of nowhere so Muslims would not have to see it, or to accidentally have to hear any hymn singing or preaching. All non-Muslims had to share the space and take turns to host their group worship. This did not extend to Jews and anyone unlucky enough to be Jewish and living and working in that country would be best to never speak of it. The building was not permitted to display crucifixes or any other religious non-Islamic iconography.

In contrast, on Fridays, loud hailers would blast out Islamic preaching from the mosques for most of the day. Not just the call to prayer, but broadcasting the actual preaching, very loudly so wherever you lived you would hear it.

RE was not taught in any school as a general subject. Only the Quran and Arabic, which was obligatory for every pupil whether they were Arab or Muslim or not. It was literally illegal to mention the existence of other religions in schools. It was illegal to have any books in schools or public libraries that mentioned Christanity or any religion other than Islam. It was illegal to own more than one bible for your own use in case you were thought to be distributing it in an effort to convert Muslims. You could be (in theory at least) arrested for carrying your bible outside of your home, unless you could show that you were on your way to a private bible group or church service. Any sort of mention of Christianity or any other religion in public outside of a private prayer group was also illegal.

They loved the idea of 'the holidays' and the shops were full of Christmas Trees and decorations, but it was never spoken of as Christmas. Just 'the holidays' Even in the international schools you could not openly hold a carol service in case it caused offence to any Muslim pupils.

If we needed to enter any sort of government building for example to extend our visa, or whatever, we were expected to have our arms and legs covered to below the knee and the elbow. This was for men as well as women. It was often the same in shopping malls as well, although in latter years they became a bit more lax. You could have to police called on you for a peck on the lips on public, or for embracing someone of the opposite sex.

As you can imagine, I do roll my eyes and tut when Muslims in the UK complain about racism, Islamophia and a lack of tolerance in this country.

AliasGrace47 · 15/12/2024 16:53

Twiglets- could you say which country this was? Saudi Arabia?

TwigletsAndRadishes · 15/12/2024 17:07

I don't wish to say specifically, but a gulf state.

TwigletsAndRadishes · 15/12/2024 17:17

And to be fair I could be describing almost all of them, as well as many other countries that are not Gulf states but which are run along strictly Islamic lines, so it's irrelevant really. The point I am making is that when Muslims moan about a lack of tolerance and respect shown to them in the UK or other European countries they don't seem to realise how good they have it in comparison to non-Muslim people in predominantly Muslim countries.

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