Ignorance

Today is a day where I'm SO TIRED of people's ignorance and fear of Islam and muslims!!! It's so weird when strangers walk up to you and all of a sudden ask you very personal questions - and often not in a friendly tone! I just don't understand what makes them do that?!

It's NOT the first time this has happened to me, but today I felt like sharing my experience:

A man in the supermarket today placed himself right next to me in the queue, asking me things about my hijab and muslims and Islam and saying many stupid things (PLUS talking SO loud that everybody's attention was on us...). I didn't just ignore him, I kept calm and answered a few times on the things he said. I'm a person who smiles a lot and have a hard time being unfriendly, - so I was not... And I'm not sure it would have stopped him anyway...

The first thing he said was: "Oh my, why are you wearing that (= hijab)?! You're a pure Danish girl!". I answered, with an ironic tone to turn the situation into something lighter or funnier (although it wasn't funny of course. Plus: irony is a very normal way of talking here in DK): "Yeah it's quite amazing that even Danish looking people can wear that, isn't it?!". He: "You haven't convertet or something, have you?! Oh my!!".......

Then he loudly asked me, if I thought men would get an erection(!) by seeing my hair.
I got quite sad then (without showing it though)... I really didn't like where he took the subject and he was being so stupid - but sadly I live in a country where Islam and muslims are quite hated :*( and people see it as their right to treat muslims - or people who look differently than the majority - as they want...

I know I shouldn't complain - and actually I'm not ;) I just needed to share this with understanding sisters 'cause it happened to affect me today... Muslims who are immigrants too get stupid reactions from Danish non-muslims and when they see us (pale reverts...) it's like they feel we have done something against them and against the whole "Danish-ness"! It's terrible. Insha'Allah I can move to a country some day, where muslims are the majority and I'll feel comfortable when I walk around the streets with my wonderful hijab on.

Allah (swt) truly knows best!!

Dear sisters, feel free to share your stories here - if you also feel like getting something off your chest. And if you have any tricks or some things you always tell people that make them shut up immediately (or almost immediately), then please share your wisdom ;)

We have to stand together :) and support each other. And first of all have trust in Allah (swt) and obey Him!