Everyday Islamophobia
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Qazi Firas
Shoaib, Constable 28 Shoaib, a newly appointed beat constable in South Delhi prepares a list of lonely senior citizens of the vicinity and makes it a point to visit them on a daily bases. This way he not only monitors their social security but also helps them in solving their day to day personal problems. Today in accordance to his routine when he visits Goyal Sahab (one of the senior citizens) and knocks at his door, to his surprise, for the first time a female voice emerges from inside, “Kaun hai?”. “Ji main Delhi police ka beat constable” replies Shoaib, the door is pushed open in his direction, and a middle-aged female in appears along with Goyal sahib.
Viw DetailsJan 2021
Muslim activist (woman):
[In a TV debate]:
Fellow panelist: Why are you criticizing the government? If you don’t like your life here, you can go to Pakistan!
[In a public space]:
Another man: If you were in Iran or Saudi Arabia, you wouldn’t even be allowed to go out of your home. You can speak here because this is India.
Another woman: How can you say that you are secular? You wear these religious markers- like your hijab.
[Speaker on a stage]
Man: Ms X wants to bring Sharia law into this country and turn this country into an Islamic state. That is her agenda!
EVERYDAY ISLAMOPHOBIA
EVERYDAY ISLAMOPHOBIA
1. School student- Girl (hijabi)
[Classroom]
Teacher: “Go sit in the back. Your hijab is blocking everyone’s view”.
[Outside in the corridor]
Students taunt her: “Mulli! Mulli!”
[During the morning assembly]
Principal: “You cannot go on stage like this. You will have to remove your scarf”.
[Girl’s father, with a beard and a cap, comes to pick her up]
Other students: “Haha, Osama’s daughter!”
Islamophobia
Islamophobia
Assignment - Quill Foundation
Everyday Islamophobia
Below are few tales on how Islamophobia is perpetuated in the everyday life of individuals. These recurring incidences enables to form a collective consciousness about the Muslim community. This further advances the otherization process in the society.