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Who am I?
I was always expected to choose a sphere to fit in. I was taught and lured to fit in. I was confused but obliged to fit in. I learned how to fit in. I submitted to their sphere. The one that they have drafted and designed for themselves. As if humanity was presumed to fit in. I am who I am and I create my own sphere.
Women's history month
Each Berber has two oxen, a donkey and a rifle. In case of distress, he sells an ox. Struck by a second setback, he sells the other ox, then his donkey. But he never sells his rifle.
Berber proverb
NEW ERA
From the 20th century, we have been indoctrinated and blinded to believe the form and carelessly neglect the content of our reality. The Utopian vision of post-independence Arab nationalist leaders negated audaciously the marginalization and impoverishment of black communities. We have been silenced and censored on our own misery. We have been reminded ceaselessly that we are nothing but second-class citizens. Our history, past, traditions and customs have been eradicated. We have been forced to internalize a present that does not belong to us. They manufactured it in various shapes and forms to orchestrate us. They made us live in a Freudian state of denial.
Henceforth, we refute what have been preselected for us. Afro-Arab people accept what Afro-Arab people decide.
Some people may say:
“Black and Arab are not mutually exclusive”
I would say:
“Growing up as a Black-Arab, I never felt distinctly included”
'Black Muslims have been defending their blackness since the 13th century ' - Amir M Webb 11 08 16 #blackandmuslim #black #muslim #muslimhistory #racism #arabsupremacy #antiblackness #antiblackracism #blackhistoryisislamichistority #arab #racism #africanhistory #africanhistoryisislamichistory #afroarab
A Sudanese American Reflects on Racist Harassment
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I’m from Sudan. I’m muslim, arab, and black. I’m a woman. I’m also a scientist, a pediatrician, an oncologist, and still...
Posted by Zeena Salman on Wednesday, March 2, 2016
New Blog
This is my send blog. My first was made when I was around 14 and follows the theme of pop culture. However my send blog is more focused on my own unique culture which derived from me being of a mix of Afro-Arab whilst living in the UK my entire life.
