Bowfinger on Nostr: Nice to know. I'm Muslim since some years but I'm still scared of some words due to ...
Nice to know.
I'm Muslim since some years but I'm still scared of some words due to constant misrepresentation of them.
I remember some years ago when I was not Muslim I was in a train and many Palestinians went inside and I was so scared. Then I heard them saying "jihad" and I thought they would bomb the train. I was so scared
Later I learned that jihad might be just a name, or might mean "effort".
It's like hearing the word Führer, and this can mean "manager", or driver (as in driving license). Not necessarily fuhrer like in "my Führer/Hitler".
I remember when I saw Arabic writings and I always thought it was saying something like "cut everybody's head". NowI know it might be a poem, or just the name of a store or a joke.
How stupid does this costant imagery linking Arabic stuff to terrorism, and how efficient it is.
Most important is there later I met nice Arabic people who made me laugh alot and also very kind people, so slowly most of the propaganda melted away from my head.
I'm Muslim since some years but I'm still scared of some words due to constant misrepresentation of them.
I remember some years ago when I was not Muslim I was in a train and many Palestinians went inside and I was so scared. Then I heard them saying "jihad" and I thought they would bomb the train. I was so scared
Later I learned that jihad might be just a name, or might mean "effort".
It's like hearing the word Führer, and this can mean "manager", or driver (as in driving license). Not necessarily fuhrer like in "my Führer/Hitler".
I remember when I saw Arabic writings and I always thought it was saying something like "cut everybody's head". NowI know it might be a poem, or just the name of a store or a joke.
How stupid does this costant imagery linking Arabic stuff to terrorism, and how efficient it is.
Most important is there later I met nice Arabic people who made me laugh alot and also very kind people, so slowly most of the propaganda melted away from my head.