#MuslimApologies tackles pressure to say 'not in our name'

Rasa - Muslims on Twitter are pushing back against what some say (link is external) is constant pressure on the community to reject the actions of armed groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

News ID: 1226

Date: 25 September 2014 - 11:03

RNA - There is nothing funny about Islamophobia -- but there may just be a way to use humor to combat it.

According to HuffPost, in the wake of the Islamic State, Muslims around the world have found themselves in the spotlight for the offenses of a violent minority they want nothing to do with.

Many officials and activists have taken a stand against the religious profiling that has increased since ISIS became part of public discourse. But others have taken a more viral approach to spread awareness about Islam with tongue-in-cheek humor, spawning the hashtag #MuslimApologies.

Many of the tweets express weariness about having to apologize for the actions of extremists who claim to represent Islam.

They say their message is that All Muslims should not have to apologize for the actions of a few. And there is a lot more to Islam than the rampant stereotypes.

Here are some of the hashtag's best tweets:

I am sorry that I don't know how to use an AK-47. #MuslimApologies
— cyra orees (@cyraorees) September 25, 2014

Sorry for saying "may peace be upon u" everytime we greet someone #muslimapologies
— Afnan (@Afnan_Tweets) September 24, 2014

I'm sorry the founder of the world's oldest university was a Muslim women in 859 (Fez, Morocco): Fatima al-Fihri #MuslimApologies
— Wiam (@UncolonisedMind) September 24, 2014

I'm sorry for not introducing you to Quran, the guidance of life. #MuslimApologies
— Hadi Sabila (@HadiSabila) September 25, 2014

Sorry for the Atomic Bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. #MuslimApologies
— muhammad golden (@muhammadgolden) September 25, 2014

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