Saman Aamer | SabrangIndia https://sabrangindia.in/content-author/saman-aamer-19882/ News Related to Human Rights Sat, 21 Jul 2018 07:03:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://sabrangindia.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Favicon_0.png Saman Aamer | SabrangIndia https://sabrangindia.in/content-author/saman-aamer-19882/ 32 32 How Some of the Muslims at My Masjid Almost Turned Me Away From Islam https://sabrangindia.in/how-some-muslims-my-masjid-almost-turned-me-away-islam/ Sat, 21 Jul 2018 07:03:38 +0000 http://localhost/sabrangv4/2018/07/21/how-some-muslims-my-masjid-almost-turned-me-away-islam/ Attending Sunday school at my local masjid (mosque) was a prominent part of my childhood. My family is not particularly religious, so my Islamic foundation depended on Sunday school. I also met some of my closest friends there. Image Courtesy: http://muslimgirl.com However, the masjid introduced me to many judgmental adults that I hoped would inspire […]

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]]> Attending Sunday school at my local masjid (mosque) was a prominent part of my childhood. My family is not particularly religious, so my Islamic foundation depended on Sunday school. I also met some of my closest friends there.

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However, the masjid introduced me to many judgmental adults that I hoped would inspire others rather than degrade them. Ultimately, this behavior turned people away from Islam. Even as a five year old, I felt anxious around people at the masjid because I never knew if I was doing something wrong. My friends decided to give a name to Muslims who gossip about and shame other Muslims: The Haram Police.

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