Tariq Ramadan – Ramadan Chronicles #19 Racism
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Among the phenomenon that we see everywhere
within our societies in the West
or in the Global South, in Muslim majority
countries, there is one thing which is everywhere.
We see it again
every time, and it's in fact and per
se unacceptable.
It has to do with racism.
And while we read the Quran, we understand
that from the very beginning, what was said
to humanity is that you are all equal,
you have the same origin,
and,
you need to understand that the
hierarchy between you
has to do with the the the the
quality of your faith, not your color, not
your origin, and even not your religion per
se. When it is said
in the Quran,
Oh, you people, we have created you from
a male and a female, and you have
made you nations and tribes in order for
you to know each other. And the best
among you is the one who has the
deeper
the the the the the the best,
reverential
love towards God. Reverential
love towards God means this piety that we
are talking about. It has to do with
your heart. It doesn't have to do with
your with your color and your your origin.
At the same time, what we have in
the Quran,
So among his science is that, the creation
of the the the the the heaven and
the earth
and the diversity
of your language
languages and diversity of your colors, meaning that
this is part of this diversity within the
unity of humanity that we have to acknowledge
and we have to respect this. And when
we speak about racism, it's not when we
are criticizing
the behavior or we may disagree with some
principles within the religion. This is not racist.
Racism
by the way, racism has nothing with scientific
knowledge. There is no racist now. We are
just using this term,
translating the idea that we are rejecting somebody
because
for he or, she or he is
and for the very be be, being
and not when it comes to,
the behavior or when it comes to the
the the the the the statements.
So when we are targeting
somebody
for he or she is and not,
when it comes to the behavior and the
principles, this is why we are starting to
talk about races. So any type of racism
is unacceptable
against the black people,
against the Asian people, against the white people,
against the the the when it comes to
the color, for example,
the black and the wrong or
or or or, even when it comes to
religion, anything which has to do with antisemitism,
which was by the way it's anti Islamic.
When it comes to, Christiano
Christianophobia,
it's unacceptable. And Islamophobia, it's unacceptable.
We, from where we are, we have to
be quite clear that we are resisting
racism and among races. We are
rejecting all of them the same way. It
has to do with us within our societies.
It also has to do with what is
happening within our community as Muslims. Yes. Islam
is against racist, but too many Muslims are
racist in the way they deal with their
brothers and sisters in Islam when it comes
to colors, when it comes to origin, and
when it comes to culture. And at the
same time, the way we are dealing at
the international level with people who are coming
as migrants,
the
us to get it right is to reform
our way of looking at ourselves and looking
at humanity.
Remember to tell the people you love that
you love them, and
live what we get. Life is fragile.