Comments on: Where Do I Belong? The Dilemma of a Mixed-Race Muslim

By: Sadiq Abdallah

Sadiq Abdallah — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:29:53 +0000

i’ve just read your story and felt sorry about your encounter with prejudiced racists. but remember, Allah said when you believe in him, his messengers, his angels, his scriptures, the lastday, the hell, the paradise, then Allah will put you through trials and tribulations to test your faith (iman). don’t be discouraged Allah loves those who are patient. (INNALLAH MA’ASSABRIN QURAN). forget about your mixed race. with the feeling that you are a muslim is enough to overcome your sorrows and worries. let the Quran be your companion always, i assure you all your worries, fear and sorrow will disappear. keep on with your good work. may Allah help and unite the muslim ummah amen.

By: Kazzy.xx

Kazzy.xx — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:52:17 +0000

Hi, i read your article and i think it is good. There is no need 2 worry about being more than 1 race. Yes i think you should think yourself as muslim but remember, its good to be more than one race. I am two different races, between english and jamaican but i think i belong more to english because i only live with my mum and she is english so i feel more comfortable being british, i also have a half bro but he is a different colour to me and i got a lot of questions asked about me and him but i ignor them so overall i think you should stick to being muslim.xxx.

By: Somayya

Somayya — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:18:38 +0000

Kristy, of course it doesnt matter where you are from, but we live in a world where people MAKE ethnicity such an important thing, when it really doesnt matter where you are from. It doesnt make you superior, nor inferior to anyone else. I wrote this article because as a mixed-race person I have grown up with two cultures, two nationalities, two languages, that are all a part of me. Its not just something I like, or a lagnuage that I learnt, its actually all part of me. Unless you are mixed-race yourself, you cant really understand what its like. Its totally different to just being one race and appreciating another nationality’s cuisine or something. And people do try and get you to choose between your nationalities when mixed race, and take it seriously if you say your prefer one over the other….. I just say I am both and love both equally, but that answer doesnt satisfy some people lol. Some people just want to put you in a box, metaphorically, and they cant if you are mixed.

By: Kristy_S

Kristy_S — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:59:50 +0000

I am a reverted Muslima. I said Shahada in 2007. I am a white brunette.. But does it really matter what I am? I am just a Muslim, irrespective of my ethnicity. Allah made me, Allah made all of us, and that is all that counts. I love other cultures and all that.. but I don’t wish to get trapped up in the whole “Your’e white, so you must be Christian, or you have to be a certain way” deal. I am just me. That is it. Ma’Salaama.

By: Spoonfed

Spoonfed — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:52:23 +0000

This is a great article, I can’t wait for your next one. It is true that it can be difficult be mixed race when you’re young and finding it hard to fit in, but when you’re older it’s a real thrill to come from such a varied cultural background