Muslims' fundamental need
What is going on in the United States is very important in terms of all societies, but it is especially important for Muslims.
Against the Islamophobic attitudes of U.S. President Donald Trump, hundreds of thousands of Americans have stood by Muslims in squares and streets, declaring "We are also Muslims" in solidarity. The drawing shared on social media depicting the Statue of Liberty embracing a girl wearing a headscarf is particularly magnificent.
This is happening in the United States, a country that has been subjected to numerous terror acts in the name of Islam.
So just as there are some in the West who approach Muslims with hate, there are many others who sympathize with Muslims in terms of human rights.
The second aspect in Trump's controversial ban is the matter of the "rule of law," which does not exist in any Muslim countries today. In the U.S., a judge was able to suspend the president's executive order without being dismissed or relocated to another location.
Crowds are using their "freedom of assembly" to protest without any violence or attacks. Think of the contrast with the bloody sectarian fights and massacres going on today in the Middle East.
Without reaching a higher level of legal perception and awareness of freedoms, Muslim societies will never become truly developed countries in any field.
Yes, the U.S. still has racism issues and there are murders, outrages, lootings and destructions. Indeed, the U.S. is a kind of laboratory to see both the consequences of the law, freedom and equality and the lack of these things.
Of course, Muslims are brothers, but how are we going to be better brothers if "my sect, my cult, my community and my policies" are always seen as the only ...
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