Anti-Blackness in Muslim American Spaces (racism, immigrants, and interracial marriage)

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[@uzqu2201]

The Arab video was good, not sure why you took it down. It was one of the only videos I saw on youtube where a Muslim talked about it.

[@patchworkpig89]

Agreed! Why’d you take it down Tasneem? We need to be ok with hard discussions

[@EatWaterForTheWin]

Maybe she received a lot of backlash

[@sab889]

Yess! I am arab myself but that video was spot on unfortunately

[@captainkaizo3824]

YT deleted it maybe

[@SM-gx3ho]

I'm guessing it caused her problems with her job/employer

[@fabdulle1]

This is so needed within the Muslim community. We need to have these conversations.

[@ee6lpzfzj023]

Hi sister, I watched the video but couldn't get much really. Not downplaying the message or the struggle, but I want to understand what's the real issue here. Could you help me by sharing some of the manifestations of this anti blackness sentiment?

[@Jj-jg6pw]

You should stay with your own. That means only supporting your own financially too.

[@bravanshin3194]

You need to leave the evil arab cult that you call religion

[@BlurryFace-zz2ro]

If you were real Muslim you wouldn't talk like that because Islam doesn't applaud racism.

[@ArabicQuran12]

What about racism to PAKISTANI people for example? It's only Black people who have been made target of racism? What about White people? STOP OVER INFLATING things that should not be.

[@johannaliceaga5936]

I didn’t watch the Arab video but I’m Mexican Muslim and live in an area where most Muslims I meet are of Arab dissent and heck yea I’ve experienced a lot of racism from them! Sorry I wish I was lying, super friendly and welcoming to your face but they don’t want you too close to them, alhamdulilah my faith is strong and I become Muslim strictly because I believe in the religion but if it wasn’t for that definitely I would have left islam because of those details, I’ve met many converts that have left Islam because of the racism and hate they face

[@purplelove3666]

"I have met many convert that have left islam because of the racism", are you serious?. I would not want to be the reason why someone stops worshiping Allah the way he wants to be worshipped. When people become reverts in islam, some of them lose their family, so you have become their family, and to also desert them really breaks them. I hope those converts and any converts return back to Islam. And I am sorry you went through that,

[@ausha8711]

So sorry to hear that, may Allah make everything easy for you and may you find genuine souls on your path❤️

[@res7825]

So true is like groups the mosque l attend is mostly Arab. It’s many times they don’t speak just look at you as if you don’t belong. I’m fully Black American. My son is also half Arab so they have no idea l know about Arab culture more than they think. Like at Eid l had that food plenty of times but in there head they thought it was a first for me.

[@ye23.]

You’re mexican. The mexican/latino community has a huge anti-blackness issue

[@deannahafsasalam5784]

Yep! And what makes it sad is most will not accept you marrying their son/daughter,that hurts my heart 😥 so sad

[@carwofat1901]

Some Arabs have this two-sided combination of superiority and inferiority complex which i have personally seen for myself on different occasions. There are times where some Arabs would feel good about themselves and superior when they are surrounded by south asains, africans etc. Some examples I saw were in Mosques, where I have seen Arabs yelling at Indians over taking chairs to sit on. On the other hand, unsurprisingly I have seen Arabs being very welcoming to white people, inviting them to Islamic sessions, hoping to change their so-called 'negative' opinions and media portrayals of them, being very patient while they are being degraded, and complaining about the racism, when they are doing the exact same thing. It's ironic really! Religion aside, there are also Arabs who try hard to portray themselves as 'normal', 'likeable', and display this sort of "Hey, I'm just like you" mentality to gain social acceptance from 'white' people. There were even lawsuits filed by lebanese/Syrian Arabs around 1952, where they literally fought to be racially classified as 'white' when they wanted to enter the United States and become citizens. Little do some of them know that if it wasn't for African-American Civil rights leaders fighting for all kinds of people to achieve equality in the past, they wouldn't have been able to immigrate to America!

[@riyadougla539]

Arabs are very complicated people. They try so hard to be accepted by whites and then treat south asians like less than human.

[@carwofat1901]

@AZ OZ Arabs have unpleasant smells times too. They are not perfect. They got bad odors just like other folks.

[@riyadougla539]

@AZ OZ What else? Arabs only respect white people.

[@Azoz-bu7ck]

​@@riyadougla539 To be 100% honest. Arabs stick with arabs.. ara you mad of that or what?

[@abdiqanihashi484]

​@@carwofat1901bruh fear allah

[@ssarwat2233]

It's so sad. Every black muslim I've met at the sweetest and kindest poeple I've ever come across.

[@TheNathanael315]

Irrelevant, they could have all been awful, no excuse for racism.

[@OmarOsman98]

Why not? People are entitled to have their beliefs. Why does it concern you if someone is racist?

[@checharles5224]

It’s because they are black not because of Islam

[@factsondeck1552]

Taught to be subservient

[@BlweLotus]

The amount of racism within the Pakistani-American community (speaking for myself here) is insane. This also includes my own family. I do believe though that the focus on BLM has helped us have the important conversations. May Allah (SWT) guide us towards what is best for our Ummah but may we, as members of the community, truly learn to love and accept each other.

[@raintree3383]

Hello...The Indian women at work seem to hate the White female co-workers ....any comments you would like to share thanks so much

[@amzyblues405]

include the uk

[@muhammedthegambian6170]

It's Everyone. Arabs Pakistani Indo Bangali Black African too Are against each other for status and show.. It's everyone .. But Jazaka'Allah

[@muhammedthegambian6170]

Whites are just what we know them to be and everyone tries Soo hard to be white 🤣 They don't really make up a large majority.. They may just be one day. Many l keep seem to be just wanting to understand. Still new. And Allahu knows best

[@LisaCutie409]

The Pakistani UK community literally fight skinheads for a living. I have never seen one Arab address racism in their communities

[@purplelove3666]

And thats how i see it. If I can't marry into your family because of my completion ,then our friendship is not real

[@misbahailia3345]

Break the friendship. We can't be friends w8th the opposite gender anyways. More importantly, who wants to be friends with a wimp, who can't speak up to injustice/racism? Complete waste of time frankly.

[@dm_1236]

The friend may not have any say in it tho and the people preventing the marriage may be their elders. I don’t think your friendship isn’t real, I just think your friends family is racist.

[@user-tk6lc8zv9c]

If people belong to one religion and meet under one roof to worship yet can't marry across the races then God is not there and should pray for their eyes to be opened.

[@ifrah.crystal]

This isn't talked about enough in Muslim spaces and needs to be. After the George Floyd tragedy that impacted the world, racism was put on the radar, as many mosques came out with calls for justice and action. However, we are still very behind in addressing these issues in our communities, so thank you for bringing this topic up, Tasneem.

[@purplelove3666]

I feel like some Muslim communities follow hot topics, so the hot topic was George floyd, and what color was he? Black. As a person i don't like George ,however what happened to him was unjust . but as muslims we are suppose to be the trend setters, we are the onces that are suppose to be on the full front when it comes to injustice towards anyone, WHY do we have to wait for another group of people to call out injustice before us when our religion LITERALY teaches us about the disdain for racism, which religion in this world tells their followers about how God dislikes racism, Yet we are behind.

[@ifrah.crystal]

@@purplelove3666 Yes, we should be at the forefront of these movements. Justice is one of the most important moral messages the Quran teaches us. Well said.

[@carwofat1901]

@@purplelove3666 Many Muslim nations were colonized or dealt with crusaders etc. Alot were reminded of how their identity was inferior/less than and the divide and conquer tactic used against them worked. So many of them believe that they're better than others because of how they look, behave, live etc, and still deal with inferiority complex. As a person who detestes racism, even in its most micro-agressive form, I gladly take all my time to make people uncomfortable by calling them out of their nonsense. Some would try so hard to twist the situation, but I see right through it.

[@MADNEWYORKER914]

​​@@purplelove3666 How can you dislike someone you don't even know, and when did you Muslims become "trend setters" and on the frontline fighting for injustice ??? The only Muslims I see on the frontline are black Muslims like the NOI.

[@brianmeen2158]

But there is not a single shred of evidence that the George Floyd event had anything to do with racism. It did cause a mass hysteria around perceived racism though

[@donwrrybouti]

thanks for using your platform to shine light on this issue and not shying away from uncomfortable but necessary conversations!

[@g.s.632]

"Some people think Islam is a country and muslim is a language, or something" 😂 Love you Tasneem!

[@hinnax.5489]

Please explain why the previous Video isn't available anymore. It dealt with such an important issue that unfortunately isn't being spoken of.

[@ssarwat2233]

I think KZbin won't allow it.

[@MsZahaa]

Great topic and interviews.. I resonate with a lot of it being a Muslim from South Africa. I feel like we have alot of the same issues here, despite most going through Apartheid together, the divides are still seen today, what a shame... But all we can do is continue to educate and speak out against derogatory terms/conversations!

[@cjplotter4281]

assalamualaykum! im also from south africa and converted last year in may

[@ausha8711]

Thank you so much for this video❤️❤️❤️ - a Somali muslimah

[@blessingchanne1866]

Hadii adh qoof an somali ahyn gursatoo your not Somali any more or you loose citizenship

[@farzaslasher422]

Love u abayo ❤️

[@mraheem9214]

I'm bangali most of the racism I've faced as child was at my local mosque from Pakistanis.

[@PHlophe]

where i live when i peek thru the windows of the local Gurdwara . all people with dark skin are seated at the back . its impossible to ignore. so its similar

[@mraheem9214]

@@PHlophe how is the seating allocated?by people.. .

[@pyrophoresist1497]

I'm Bangladeshi & the most racism I received as a child was from Arabs. The most snobbery & classism I received however, was from Pakistanis(consistently so). It's like a light switch flipped with them. And when white people ask "Where are you from?" & I respond, they always go quiet afterwards. Such is life. I'm sure there are people who've had it worse than me

[@mraheem9214]

@@pyrophoresist1497 at least you're a adult now & don't have to take any shit;

[@pyrophoresist1497]

@@mraheem9214 I am an adult & the visible disappointment on many foreigners' faces when they hear my nationality never ends. But that's life.

[@Ksahdia]

Growing up, my parents had this strange attitude, without realising it: we had black friends from Portugal and Cape Verde who were respected by my parents, at the same time when they saw other black people they'd call them ' shiddi' in a bad tone and say bad things about them. They also favoured people with a lighter skin and didn't realize that many of these ideas came from colonialism in desi culture. Our family members and desi social circles in the UK and France had similar attitudes. At the same time, all of them were angry when white people were discriminating them. I see this hypocrisy everywhere in people from different backgrounds and ethnicities. It's an important conversation to have. It's a pity the Arab video is off line, because we have to discuss these topics if we want a change. We have to look at ourselves first and start there to make a change, and then also bring other people into this discussion. Otherwise, nothing will change. I think the Arab video was handled with care and was well explained. Oh well.

[@harrisn3693]

If India and Pakistan got sanctioned, racism would be the least of their bigotry. They be divorcing their doctor husbands in a split second.

[@aymannoah4673]

Anti-blackness is huge issue with in our Muslim community. I remember I went to a friend of mine house and her nephew was there. He just came up to me and he brings his hand close to mine and pointed to my skin and he was like “you are black and I am white my skin is cleaner then yours” and at that time I was shocked to even hear 6 year old talking about skin tone. And that brings me to conclusion that is something that he hears from the family. We need to address anti-blackness within our community and embrace our difference.

[@beast9125]

What culture does your friend come from?

[@janendegwa5462]

How are you going to embrace blackness when it's in your texts that your should whiten yourself

[@eeshakhan1842]

@@beast9125 that doesn't matter. it's very rude and wrong to say or think that either way

[@MANAL83]

What did your friend say when she heard this?

[@Joseph-cf2wd]

@@beast9125 bet the culture is from the subcontinent. In Indian culture (and by its extension, in Pakistani, Srilankan, Bangladeshi etc), have extreme colorism, id say more colorism that South America (like for eg, Brazil) White skin is considered more fair, pretty, beautiful, clean etc..... This is especially true for women, as women are perceived to be more into "beauty". Like a man who is dark skinned might face some discrimination, but what a women who is dark skinned face is an entirely different game. Its no comparison. And the most cringy thing is that people who perpetuate these stuff, like even say this around kids openly etc is women themselves.

[@beast9125]

I’ve actually never seen Muslim interracial relationships in reality myself lol and I live in quite a diverse neighbourhood with various different ethnic Muslims (Arab, South Asian, South East Asian, East African, North African). I only see a few videos on social media, but never in person. Everybody here just sticks to their own

[@sab889]

Here in belgium i see many muslims mix, like a lot haha it is normal here, a few of my muslim friends: morrocan with nigerian, somali with turkish, half algerian half morrocan with egyptian, nigerian with tunesian...

[@blessedme8532]

@@sab889 exactly. In America there is general segregation in the country so Muslims live within that segments too Each community is concentrated in one area

[@riyadougla539]

@@blessedme8532 It's the same in the UK.

[@cleohettori8725]

In the anglosphere (England, Australia, USA & Canada) you see the segregation, (afterall they are all pretty much the same people originally, I guess, although Canadians have some french people) I live in London, England & I've never seen an interracial Muslim couple (the other day I saw one in my local ASDA - I wanted to go up to them * comment "your the first interracial muslim couple I've seen ever" but I was to scared) hopefully I see them again, I will mention my sentiments to them, in better words than I have used above

[@anaamarwa]

There is a lot. Depends where you live

[@yuyu2007]

Tasneem, I so appreciate you highlighting this issue. It’s exceptionally important and not discussed enough (if at all). As an Arab American, I try to bring attention to how my community benefits from Whiteness and white privilege, not recognizing the harm it does to the Black community. People will write all that off by talking about how Islam is for everyone without looking at how our behavior is discriminatory. Some things are so ingrained, we have to continue to bring it to our awareness and combat our own biases. It is our duty as Muslims.

[@purplelove3666]

I am sorry but how do arabs benefit from white privilage?. When they are clearly not white?.

[@yuyu2007]

@@purplelove3666 passing privilege. The privilege of fair skin.

[@howue1221]

All you are doing is putting leftist ideology into Islam. Islam already talks about race.

[@carwofat1901]

Some Arabs have this two-sided combination of superiority and inferiority complex which i have personally seen for myself on different occasions. There are times where some Arabs would feel good about themselves and superior when they are surrounded by south asains, africans etc. Some examples I saw were in mosques, where I have seen Arabs yelling at Indians over taking chairs to sit on. On the other hand, unsurprisingly I have seen Arabs being very welcoming to white people, inviting them to Islamic sessions, hoping to change their so-called 'negative' opinions and media portrayals of them, being very patient when they are being degraded, complaining about the racism, when they are doing the same thing. It's ironic really! So I believe that work needs to be done on both sides, not just one. Instead of some Arabs only caring about their own groups being discriminated against, they should look at what they're doing as well. It also applies to different situations, not just religion wise.

[@assyabel2048]

Salem, I’m from France and what you said it’s real here too unfortunately 😞. Lot of Arab essentially said : we love everybody, the black man is my brother (but not her brother in law ;)) But mentalities changes, el hamdoulillah 😊

[@matthewmann8969]

Arabs generally would not want a Desi brother in law either yeah.

[@harrisn3693]

@@matthewmann8969 even though they look desi themselves.

[@matthewmann8969]

​@@harrisn3693Only the mixed ones not usually the pure ones Meds as a whole of pure blood or close enough look alternate from Non North Western Desis usually Olive in skin tones yeah.

[@skyblue486]

American ex Muslim here. This is exactly why I don't follow any religion anymore.

[@ummaryam1]

Did you become a believer to please people or you felt it in your heart it was the truth? The problem is you were never sincere asking god for guidance in the first place. All humans have flaws wether Muslim or not. It’s important to do deep studying of the Islam and get to know Allah. When you gain knowledge. You will not care how Muslims act or what they do. Your goal is only to please Allah because humans will always disappoint you.

[@selcouthkalopsia775]

@@ummaryam1 some people leave the religion not due to people being crappy but rather they heavily don't agree and can't follow with the commands of the religion or they found another religion or science to be more accurate and truthful doesn't contain much contradictions like other ones

[@ummaryam1]

@@selcouthkalopsia775 you sound confused because Islam is the only true religion and it is perfect because Allah send it to mankind for mercy and peace. May Allah guide you!

[@aishas5690]

@@ummaryam1 You just dismissed them and didn’t even explain what makes Islam such a worthy Religion. Allah said to learn about him before worshiping him.

[@howue1221]

This isn’t an excuse to not follow the religion. There are racist individuals everywhere. Just say you didn’t want to practice the religion.

[@mkly9968]

The most important lesson I have learned is to go where you are liked and treated well. I do not spend inordinate amounts of time with historically racist communities, nor attend their majority schools, no join their majority programs, except for a short time or a specific purpose, and then move on. The opinion of Arabs, Desis, matters little to me because I know mine own and those of my community matters little to them. Black people, in my opinion, need to stop wanting to be in those, spaces, life is too short to spend all that time trying to be accepted by people whose behaviors indicate they still need to work on. Go where you are celebrated and most importantly, protect children at all costs, do not throw them into racist schools and groups, even if these label themselves Muslim. My opinions. Allahu Alim.

[@nadya9947]

Exactly!!! Thank you for this comment! I also believe in going to spaces you’re celebrated and avoid the ones that’s unsafe or obviously show hatred towards you. 💯

[@mkly9968]

Absolutely. If you have an objective that requires spending some time there, do so, make acquaintances or friends with the exceptions (and do not be surprised that they also harbor problematic views that will emerge now or then), and move on from that space back to a home base, a regular community of rest and refuge. Funny enough the same advice seems to apply to MUSLIMS: make hijrah from hostile lands and peoples to healthy and welcoming places and peoples. Allahu alim.

[@MANAL83]

Pardon my ignorance but are there strong Muslim African American communities in America? I've always wondered why the original Muslims of America didn't form communities like the Amish or the Mormon. All Muslim, all black living in an Islamic way completely separated from the current toxic elements of the non Muslim African American culture.

[@mkly9968]

In this situation I think we are discussing the toxic racist elements of the Muslim communities. I have no problem with living with African Americans who are generally not hostile to Muslims. Aside from that, a community does not have to be perfect. I have no desire to « completely separate » from other people who are not hostile just because of difference in way of life. Fitna is without and within us as well. Lastly, for some of your questions on the history of African Muslims in the americas, read the works of Sylviane Diouf, particularly, Servants of Allah: African Muslims enslaved in the Americas. Hope this helps. Wa alaykum as salaam.

[@MANAL83]

@@mkly9968 I'll read up on those books thanks and wa 3layk asalaam.

[@saedbinsaed]

I am a black African Muslim, for me, I can say there's extensive racism among Muslims, especially white Arab Muslims. I am saying this because I experienced it when I wanted to marry a white arab Muslim girl, this thing is really and they don't care that I am Muslim, they refuse to marry that girl because I am black. I will never forget this in my life. I have seen this in my fellow black Muslims when they wanted to marry an arab Muslim girl. Arabs are our fellow Muslims but trust me or not they are very racist to black Muslims. DO YOUR RESEARCH. InshaAllah ALLAH knows

[@matthewmann8969]

Arabs are not White not the actual ethnic ones the pure ones like other Med peoples are Olive skin tones yeah.

[@sajdahBhumble]

Arabs are literally last in line when it comes to cutting out racism. Very odd and quite embarassing honestly.

[@lrx001]

I've recently converted and have noticed this a lot in my local Muslim community. (for context I'm white af) It is so disheartening to see so much judgment in mosques and places of worship. There is also this pressure to be "Arabized" or "become more Arab" that you discussed in your last video and this video. That sort of idea is really toxic because Islam is so diverse. Great video and I hope you reupload the other one!

[@BroJo676]

Because Islam is a religion that is not welcoming to any ethnicity other than Arab.

[@checharles5224]

How is Islam diverse? Islam is a very specific set of beliefs with no room for interpretation. Lol

[@matthewmann8969]

White people may be pointed and picked on by Middle Easterners but they have it loads better and chiller then Desis, Black's, South East Asians, and other Non Middle Easterners do.

[@thedrasc1465]

I've always wondered why White converts tried to Arabize themselves whenever they converted. I never realized there was pressure into doing so. This really sheds light. Thanks for sharing. May Allah make it easy for you and any new convert out there, and may you find yourselves surrounded by a loving community of people who welcomes you in, inshaAllah ❤

[@virgolove4ever701]

Every racis dislike black people but it is up to us to love ourselves and each other and stick together...

[@ryumitsurugi2088]

This was so good!!! Thank you for sharing these great ideas and perspectives.

[@beast9125]

I would love if you did a video on the selective breeding even among ethnic communities in search for people who look like white people among their own.

[@carwofat1901]

So that their kids can appear 'white'. Thats most definitely a thing in areas where they've been mentally defeated by colonialism, rather than defend themselves from it.

[@gigismall7982]

My nephew's wife is Egyptian, my cousin's husband is Jordanian. My second cousin married a khleeji man. ALL of them are light skinned.Our family is Caribbean so we look like so many things. I myself lived in the middle East but I could whenever my dad would visit I could not stand the way he was treated. When moved back to the US we lived near Dearborn Michigan. the racism towards the local black people was outrageous. I was disgusted. I have a lot of Arab and Muslim Arab friends it hurts my soul when they treat black people with such disdain. My response to them is always I am Black, just like them!

[@idi.h5460]

Not wanting to marry another race isn’t racist I’m East African and I wouldn’t want to marry outside of my ethnicity let alone my race for cultural preservation, I don’t want to “blend” as long as people aren’t disrespecting each other or looking down on each other no one should be forced to find people who don’t look like them attractive nor should we have to marry outside our communities out of fear of being called “racist” telling people to prove they are accepting by marrying you sounds extremely manipulative and somewhat creepy tbh.

[@ANJANJ-pv9vf]

If you don't want to marry out of your group fine. Disowning someone who does is something different. I am mainly attracted to people in my group but I would marry someone from another group no problem if we were compatible. Unfortunately this is a problem in the Ummah at large.

[@incrediblehulk8031]

@@ANJANJ-pv9vf So what? Do not forget a wali is needed for a women to marry. Also when getting married you marry the whole family, family opinion matters a lot, also the prophet always asked his uncle for permission before getting married. I see no issue with disowning.

[@zixzizia1066]

@@incrediblehulk8031 do you understand what disowning means?

[@incrediblehulk8031]

@@zixzizia1066 LOOOL

[@badjinn4521]

@@incrediblehulk8031 Bruh you're not even alowed to disown your child EVEN if they convert out of islam it's HARAM so how is it halal to disown your child for marrying someone they dont want to marry? okay to you but not to Islam

[@tajjiintanzania6237]

People don't talk about the Islamic Slave Trade or what was said that Muhammad said about Africans in the hadiths or the emphasis made in certain hadiths that Muhammad was a white man.

[@akhlaqali1139]

The Prophet was neither white nor black he was of a brown shade which is significant and indicates that he came a messenger for every colour and race. And there is no such thing as an 'islamic slave trade'

[@matthewmann8969]

​@@akhlaqali1139No he was Olive skinned like the typical Mediterannean person not White, Black, Brown, Yellow, Red, or anything else yeah.

[@YunYun03]

Not islamid slave trade, I think you mean arab slave trade.

[@bootsmade4walking]

What an important conversation Tazzy! InshaAllah you continue to make content like this!

[@achayootto4221]

How can they care about anti blackness when they came from a country that is already anti black...I would believe the are applauding every misfortune. 🤔 Being African we are not ignorant of racism that surpasses what is in America that goes on in the Muslim community in the so called Arab countries, or Middle East. How many are promised a better life in Dubai and upon arrival their passports are stolen from them and are turned into house slaves...of please..thus topic was too washed down..if you speak truth..expose all and let the devil be put to shame.

[@tinakoernermashood6422]

I can only talk from my experiences being a white, non-American, married, revert woman, so please bare with me: as such I experienced more racism, more sexism, more tokism from minority groups that I have ever experienced before I reverted (and I reverted over 15 years ago, yet still to this day I am “the white revert sister that needs to be told how to pray”). The narrative of Otherness needs to stop to keep this Ummah strong. I married a beautiful soul and he happens to be Desi but Allah is my witness the cultural baggage and toxic behavior That I see among ethnic minorities in the US is extremely alarming.

[@iNikkah]

Both these women are so insightful mA, people who reject them for their skin colour are the ones loosing out

[@MedgarEndeavors]

I appreciate the effort in making the video but as a revert i can say i never experienced as much racism as i did since i became Muslim. I gave up on being around all muslims and just stay around black muslims and focus on islam and myself. Things have never been better

[@carloszolicoffer5679]

Who made these rules 6 billion people on and the only thing they agree on is hating black people

[@gerryburntwood9617]

When I mixed with asians from apartheid South Africa, they were more politically aware of racism, and as a collective in the anti apartheid movement, they had a common purpose, and we do see African married to asians in South Africa! However, you are right, racism is still an issue, and muslims need to lead by example, but in reality the racism shown by arabs towards muslims of color is appalling! I’m not even sure we can say it’s a colonial legacy.,

[@adamh5466]

You are very brave to put up this video and talk about this subject. Admitting and facing the problem is the first step in getting rid of it.

[@fareedkeshav2096]

Tazzy Phe ... Love ❤️ you my sister ... Muslim from South Africa ..❤

[@FallofAm]

This was great and our Muslim leaders Avoid this conversation. Thank you my Muslim Sister.

[@gravityclarity]

"Baggage claim disaster." Lol. I've wondered why black people want to identify with religions of which many of the followers are anti-black. No religion teaches hate. They teach love. But I find that many people do not practice what their religions teach them.

[@negativephantom9590]

We identify with the religion because we believe its the truth

[@desertboy1162]

There is sectarianism among Sunni Muslims as well, it’s not only racism

[@MrAbuYaz]

STILL not addressing the greatest prejudice of all, the belief of Islam that it is supreme, better than all other faiths and beliefs, the Dar el-Islam and Dar el-Harb. Dont worry TazzyFans, if your girl couldnt even keep up the Arab supremacy video, she will never address this much bigger, most important issue.

[@MICHAELJOHNSON-hv2bm]

Am black Muslim but am not happy with my Arab Muslim brothers because I know us black Muslim r not wanted

[@radiation8174]

Saudi Arabia and Qatar and other Arab Muslim countries have less or no investments in many key African countries, many Arabs are racists point Blank.☹️

[@farhiyaa4880]

Saudi and Qatar messed up Somalia, no thank you.

[@diazcastro7331]

Hehe yet many blacks tend to follow their religion like Mali heheh

[@myadabboucy1968]

So true about the marriage thing. We are all equal until it comes to whether or not we can actually be family. My Arab family would say having a mixed marriage will make it hard on the kids but if we truly believe that are we not just perpetrating the problem?

[@PHlophe]

Mya, they would not have that problem if the person they are creating a family with is a white person that's moslem convert . Ca passe creme ! this is racism

[@beast9125]

Most Arabs are already a mixed race people. Study your own history and find out

[@Amatullah.574]

It's called ignorance/jahilliya. Don't assume they know the deen. Many of them are ignorant of Islam.

[@ahmedzain8807]

Jahlia brotha is on the mind of the vast majority of you guys. You talk nonsense about equality and you don't actually believe in it. Many black people leave Islam because of that, you don't acknowledge them as a human why should they be in religion that can't make it's follower with a good manners?!! Even white people in comment section talking about leaving Islam too because of the racism arabs do to the blacks

[@gjad813]

The world is anti-black; I would love to know why in great detail. I’m confident that most of the reasons will be ridiculously stupid but I’m still very curious to know.

[@kevonedon6872]

Exactly the whole wide world

[@Nethanda]

It's just the way the world is. I'm African and I think black people should just keep to themselves.

[@gjad813]

How would we would keep to ourselves? We’re all pretty much the same from a scientific perspective. Plus historically “they’ve” never been able to leave us alone!

[@Nethanda]

@@gjad813 If we want to we will find a way. And we are not the same. We certainly aren't treated the same. So...

[@gjad813]

@@Nethanda Of course we’re all the same; we’re human beings. The issue has always been those human beings who choose to exercise some form of superiority via greed, hatred, anger etc.

[@arlosmith2784]

Although I am now a Reform Jew, I went on hajj 20 years ago. My experience was the same as Malcolm X: Muslims come in all races, nationalities, languages and colors. In contrast to some Christian denominations which historically had racially segregated congregations, go into any mosque - whether in Saudi or America - and one will find congregants of all colors. There are Muslims who practice racial discrimination, but there are far more Christians who do.

[@Elinal23567]

These conversations are much needed, good job ❤️

[@matthewmann8969]

Yeah one of the most prominent, out there, highly, and harsh kinds of isms yup

[@jannahumar336]

THANK you. This topic is always ignored!

[@QuixoticSara]

these women are heros paving the way for future generations.

[@ahlam3642]

MashaAllah my girl Khuloodi! Now let me resume the video ❤️

[@imamuslimpodcast]

As someone who grew up in Pakistan. The degradation of anyone who is black (Racially and subsequently, by comparison of local skin tone) is so deeply ingrained because of colonization. I moved to the U.S after marriage about 15 years ago and that prejudice I can still see in soo many desis. They have open suspicion against Non-Muslim Black people (buying into the media stereotypes of them being criminals) and will generally have an air of apathy towards Black Muslims. It's absolutely deplorable and I hate that we are this way! Thank you for highlighting this problem. And I wish I had not missed the Arab discussion because ... yeah, I've felt it first hand...

[@Joseph-cf2wd]

This is not just due to colonialism, white skin was preferred even before. Most of the predominantly higher castes are white and reverse true for vice versa. So even when people converted to muslim or christianity, that bias stayed. There was also a lot of intermixing of Arabic, Iranian, and Turkic genes into the Muslim genetic pool, which are all predominantly of white complexion. As they became rulers in the land, naturally people who looked like them where considered favorable. The idea that white skin is more beautiful precedes the era of colonialization, colonialization just reinforced it yet again.

[@LisaCutie409]

@@Joseph-cf2wd Turks are Mongols. Also Pakistan has 43 million Pashtuns and 29 million Baloch. This is before Islam

[@matthewmann8969]

​​@@Joseph-cf2wd Middle Easterners And North Africans as well as Southern Europeans are usually olive to caramel to light brown in skin tones not usually fair or pale skinned but they were still lighter then the original inhabitants of South Asia who were medium brown to dark brown skin hues initially Australoid Sub Races or close enough while the original people of Sub Saharan Africa were Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Black, And Sometimes Purple If you count The Nilotics And Yellowish if you consider the Khois And Sans Negroids or something like that yeah.

[@desertboy1162]

@@Joseph-cf2wd Arabs are not white but Iranians and Turkic’s indeed have much more fair skin than south Asians.

[@matthewmann8969]

​@@desertboy1162Most Arabs are lighter skinned then Desis on average though as are other Middle Easterners And North Africans that have little to no Desi or Sub Saharan African admixture but they are usually olive skinned tones like Western Mediterannean Europeans yeah.

[@aminuadamu2811]

And one of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of your languages and colours. Surely in this are signs for those of sound knowledge... Qur'an 30:22

[@AnonymousPerson-hr6qd]

Please put the arab superiority complex video up again.

[@deannahafsasalam5784]

The first video was 100% truth and facts! The truth always hurts.

[@PHlophe]

they were all in their feelings. she should not have privated the video.

[@howue1221]

No it was all feeling with no facts

[@aliceorsini8192]

The ("OTHERING") OF PEOPLE.

[@AlizAns]

Super wierd to come across the advertisement 'I found the Truth', regarding Christianity. Anyways, thank you for making a video on this topic.

[@tiffjak]

Thanks for speaking out on this but you guys have to understand that we can't be thought of like this and then also expected to care about what's going on in your countries...I put my cape down.

[@desertboy1162]

There is an Egyptian mosque, there is Lebanese/Pali mosque, the Indo-Pakistani mosque

[@gamalsankara1388]

Commenting for the algoooooo!!

[@lloyd4956]

So yes, Tazzy I'm glad your bringing these issues up. People need to talk about this. And it's stressful as a Black person to constantly say this stuff over and over again. Hate to admit it. But, you as a Desi woman, your voice has power here in the West. Same goes for Arab women in the West. Use it.

[@c.w6593]

I definitely remember Khulood from Clubhouse!!!!

[@chisel144]

There is three circumstances that you can be blatant bigot or a racist and the excuse for it is if you claim that it's your tradition your custom or your religion

[@belgianheskey]

Someone asked me before if I was black, asian or muslim 😂

[@QamarBradford]

The easiest barometer can also be in a person's Instagram posts. Those say a lot too.

[@Men_dont_ask4_respect]

Me personally I don’t care who doesn’t like me, just respect me

[@user-zu9xx2yx9k]

The Biggest Reason Arabic Men Keep Racism Alive Is They Know If They Dont Their Women Would Leave Them For Black Men In Mass Numbers Now Am I Lying???? I Love Being A Black King!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@sarhiar8166]

I’ve watched your videos for so long. Like og early 2010s? Idk what ever age I was in middle school (I’m 20 now!). I’ve been avoiding this video, I’m not sure why, I’m a black Muslim myself and maybe it’s because I was scared to hear your takes and having someone I enjoyed growing up watching be spoiled. But thank you, this was great and I appreciate you! Mashallah.

[@tarikmehmedika2754]

I am really surprised how much people are obsessed with race. I have cousins whose parents are from Nigeria and Chad, and is it not amazing just to enjoy the diversitiy, other cultures, stuff we do difderent, food. I love what all we can share. 😊

[@EM-tx3ly]

Would you guys rather have an Arab be hypocritical until it’s too late and get the damages or Get it on the start of the encounter so you can be more careful next time Allah humbles and no Arab can escape that

[@geraldhector2743]

Very good.

[@dhdowlad]

No community are kind to each other so why would they be kind to other communities?.. Let's stop this heigh expectation of each other and live like we are... There is nor Prophet Muhammad among us now..

[@tutu3909]

As an Arab, I loved your previous video and I can say that it's true the issues you mentioned do happen, so I think put it back up because we need to solve this issue. As Muslims we know that Allah made us equal and that's how we should live as Muslims.

[@ahmedzain8807]

It's true your religion failed to teach you the good manners

[@aysesultanguneroglu2618]

Baggage claim disaster !

[@shoeboots1514]

remember the freedom center est.1830 aka freedom party

[@ceetvjamaica5094]

Who did you take it down to please and protect?

[@jodown]

❤️

[@get_the_money_out-the_way]

The problem is nobody cares about racism or injustice until its their turn. Didnt Ibliss say im better than adam. I guarantee u ur enemies wont care if ur sunni shiite, ur school of thought or ur race. Then jus want u erased

[@plumpydayz]

I don't mean to be disrespectful, I like your content and I hope you continue to speak out on issues such as this. However, I can't suger coat anything when it comes to religion. I'm an ex Muslim, I am also a woman. So I have own reservations about about Islam and what Muhammed has said about women and their place in Islam. But the reason why Muslims are particularly awful to women and black people is in the Quran and Hadith itself. I implore anyone who is Muslim to really look at what is in your books, the more I read, the more I realised that Islam is not for me.

[@XMAN78601]

... but, if these Pakistani and Persian "Muslim" guys don't want to marry you - then just move on! You want to force them to marry you or something? Where's your dignity and self respect? Throwing yourselves (sexually) at these guys just shows your own lack of self confidence and self esteem ...

[@MrHello-nx4xs]

The people that immigrated to the US should thank and pay homage to the formerly enslaved people. If the enslaved people did not build the wealth and save this democracy several times, who would have wanted migrated here? Respect and thank black folk for your life in this country.

[@yushaq2434]

I have found the Arabs in Oman to be the most down-to-earth and culturally kind to all ethnic groups. I’m not sure why this is. Decent people.

[@mobidick6064]

15:33 قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن صَلْصَـٰلٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered! - Pickthall This is what shaitaan said to Allah about our Father Ahdam pbuh

[@noco7243]

Damn. I knew there was the "Black Church" but the "Black Mosque"? Damn. Well at least the Nation Of Islam didn't sell out.

[@neoreign]

We have somali mosques only, never seen any non somali in our mosque.

[@yousefshammary6329]

Never heard of it lies

[@TheManHomey]

Facts!!!

[@donsmith4833]

I got to watch your video on why Asian Muslims will use a lot of skin whitening cream.

[@aysesultanguneroglu2618]

Muslims are people too, people are flawed. Unfortunately people tend to act and think in the ways that they have been exposed to previously. People are flawed so they can strive to get better. Islam shows us the right way to think and behave. You would think we had enough time to get over these human tendencies as an ummah. But I guess the struggle is individual so we are still here. I love learning about cultures, but these parts just make me sad and angry.

[@purplelove3666]

You are struggling to see someone as a deserving human but you complain when a group of people have the same feelings towards you.you are not struggling then because at that point you are just being arrogant and maybe a narc too.not you but I am saying in general

[@PHlophe]

Merhaba, living in Germany i have witnessed first hand anti blackness from Truks and its severely entrenched in the mentalities. so its now just "flawed" and lack of exposure since they tend to live in large multicultural cities like Koeln, Cologne, Hamburg, Muenchen , Stuttgart. its just there . Having partially grown up in 2 rough neighborhoods . Hasenbergl. The name alone makes people not want to talk to me . i promise you i have seen turkish sweep their doors after a black electrician or plumber has exited the space . those attitudes are just there and its no random flaw.

[@aysesultanguneroglu2618]

@@PHlophe unfortunately, I believe you. What an awful way to behave. Not random, huge flaw. Ignorance, arrogance etc. I meant people tend to emulate what they have witnessed from birth in their family homes or in the people they look up to. Living in a city does not make you exempt unless you do extra work and seek out better role models. Minorities in cities tend to stick together when they can to survive better.

[@diazcastro7331]

Hehe spoken like a true Muslim . Descrimination is normal in otherwords

[@checharles5224]

Do you think that it’s possible Islam and it’s prophet are flawed as well?

[@shainazion4073]

You seem to take things head on, I like that. Have you ever done anything on the Muslims and their teachings and feelings about Jews.

[@hxyzazolchak]

Have the jews ever done anything on their feeling about muslims?

[@shainazion4073]

@@hxyzazolchak The Jewish books dont mention Muslims as the creation of the Muslim religion had not happend until many thousands of years after Judaism began. None of the Jewish laws teaches to hate any other person or belief. Where Islam teaches that Jews were awful, didn't obey god and should be killed or converted.

[@hxyzazolchak]

@@shainazion4073 no Islam doesn't teach any of that. The Bible on the other hand says jews should be exiled and become slaves because they disobeyed God and God destroyed the temple twice because jews rejected his prophets twice. If there is any religion that is antisemitic according to your own logic, it is your Bible.

[@shainazion4073]

@@hxyzazolchak No, the Bible does not say that they should be slaves, it tells of the times that the Jews were exiled not that they should be slaves. Apparently you've never read the Bible. You were talking about the way Jews think of, or speak of Muslims. And, the Qurans and hadiths say many negative things about Jews. Not to trust them. To kill them. To force them from the lands, that they dissobey God, smd other negatives.

[@Ash_Queen16]

@@hxyzazolchak Oooo chile why are you lying 💀💀💀

[@YaAllahswt]

While I agree that that racism is a huge problem in this ummah as a black person myself I can’t help but find myself thinking about this. One of the main reasons a lot of black people say Arabs/desis are racist is because they won’t marry them. I feel like any normal and self-respecting person wouldn’t cry and beg for a group of people outside their race to choose them as a partner and would just marry their own. However you tell a black person this and they’ll cry and say it’s their right to marry outside their race as well and bring up that ayat that Allah created us in different tribes. Why is it that this topic is never an issue amongst non black Muslims? They all prefer their own, want to be around their own, and would very much rather marry their own. It’s only black Muslims that feel everyone should marry them. Is it internalized racism amongst other black Muslims themselves and now they’re projecting or what? I don’t care to be accepted or even want to be in non-black spaces. I don’t care who likes me or who doesn’t. It’s not hard to stick with your own. It’s only hard if you’re suffering from self-hatred and want to mix your blood out of existence. The self-hatred and prejudice in terms of skin tone, facial features to hair texture is so prevalent in many black communities. I’ve seen so many black Muslim men fawn over Arab/White or least black looking African women and choose them over west African or darker skinned sisters. If we can’t even respect and love ourselves how can we expect for others to respect and love us?

[@mochilover7053]

You have a point about self-respect, but if a religion or ideology invests much and effort in emphasizing universal humanity; then the onus is on them to actually in that manner instead of gaslighting people about racial discriminiation shen it comes to marriage. Many Arabs seem to be invested in the policing of multiculuralism up until it's time to infuse gene pools.

[@registeredmental]

Why don't you do this in Muslim and in your country of Islam?

[@BlurryFace-zz2ro]

Hey Tazzy F, it's good work youre doing here. Still many jackasses in the comments who still dont think it is wrong to be disrespectful to darker skinned people but at least you are starting these conversations and everyone has to start somewhere.

[@abuhijjra]

If you want to know if an Arab or South Asian is racist, ask to marry into their family.

[@masterakbarrelyeshuaxxi7452]

They are Superior when it comes to Afghan Heroin.

[@ozone9599]

Religion is the mother of racism: think about the phrases like chosen people, unbelievers and racial supremacy etc.

[@headpump]

"birds of a feather flock together".. There are Mongolian, Asian, Indonesian, Caucasian, Balkan, Arab, Indian, etc Muslims all around the world. Besides Sunni or Shia, there are so many other denominations.. Blessings on you all.

[@zaheedakhatun6794]

You are so sweet

[@kahlilasson2407]

As a black man in Islam not being acknowledged in the masjid after giving salaams to Arab brothers (Indian asian etc) definitely will push you in the wrong direction on constant basis.

[@AyanAli-py7ci]

In the UK, they're some Arabs who can be racist towards Pakistanis but generally there are way more Pakistanis and they're generally much bigger and masculine in size than Arabs. They also don't mind serving prison time. This is why Arabs are not direct racist with Pakistanis here but they do have subtle racism.

[@fizzy3766]

That’s why Arabs in the U.K. are moving to more white majority cities like Liverpool. They hate not being the majority. They’re intimated by big cities where lots of Pakistanis are 🇵🇰

[@davism3800]

Paks... masculine... lol