I’m a child of the 80’s, raised by first generation immigrant parents, and have seen the very ugly (yep I used that word!) faces of racism and xenophobia first hand. It continues to thrive in our culture through the white saviour narrative which forms the backbone of the majority of Hollywood films. I could walk into any newsagent today and see racist rhetoric on the pages of almost all our newspapers, or visit a school and see textbooks that continue to whitewash our history.
Author: this_hybrid_reads
Hi I’m Mina, a librarian, a reader, an indoor plant enthusiast and now a blogger.
In the mood for Romance, but make it Halal.
What I wanted to read was a romance that spoke to me, as an older Muslim reader. So I was pleased when I was offered an opportunity to review a series of short Muslim Romances for a collection called Ramadan Nights. As a Muslim woman, I know that Romance and Muslim are not incompatible or contradictory, but I was curious how the authors would deliver on a more 15 rated version of a romance whilst also making it halal.
Where is Your Outrage?
As if young people throwing stones are somehow equivalent to the the world’s fourth strongest army, behind Russia, The United States and China. Consider the size of these countries compared to the tiny (and illegal) state of Israel. Yet somehow the Palestinians are demonised. They who have lost their land, live in refugee camps and whose every movement is dictated by the occupying force are painted as the terrorists? How have we allowed this to go on for over half a century?
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