u/Aleeshyrajput

Everyone probably saw that post on X where a woman shared her experience comparing Muslim and non-Muslim men, saying she found non-Muslims more respectful. After that, many Muslim men jumped in and started bashing her, criticizing non-Muslim men instead of understanding her point.

I’ve been freelancing for 4–5 years, working with both Muslim and non-Muslim clients, and honestly, I haven’t had bad professional experiences with either. But generally, I’ve noticed many non-Muslims (men and women) assume Muslim women are oppressed. I don’t always think their intention is bad sometimes it’s concern. I even had a client I still talk to who once told me I shouldn’t marry a Muslim man because she didn’t want me to get hurt and suggested I marry a Christian instead. I laughed at the time, but it made me realize how negative the perception has become.

And a lot of that comes from what they see groups like Taliban/ISIS, forced hijab , and certain loud online voices ( dawah bros) . In the West, many people genuinely believe Muslim women are forced into hijab and to be fair, in some cases, that does happen.

On the other side, I’ve also seen some non-Muslim men fetishizing Muslim women, which is honestly scary. btw we also have these kind of guy in muslim community...

but muslim brothers have the worst PR because of their actions, and we women end up facing the consequences of that. But I think omaris are one of the biggest reasons behind this online Muslim women–hating narrative. I’ve seen some Shias doing it too, but that usually comes from ignorance or cultural influence ( they used sunni source of knowledge to do that ) but my concern is Why are we Shias failing to change this negative image created by Sunnis?

Personally, I wish the whole world could start separating us from these omaris ( saqeefai version of islam). I wish we could clearly tell them that we don’t believe in what they preach about women, non-Muslims, or aggressive wars. They see us the same, but we’re not and if that difference was understood, maybe we could present a better image of Islam at least....

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Everyone probably saw that post on X where a woman shared her experience comparing Muslim and non-Muslim men, saying she found non-Muslims more respectful. After that, many Muslim men jumped in and started bashing her, criticizing non-Muslim men instead of understanding her point.

I’ve been freelancing for 4–5 years, working with both Muslim and non-Muslim clients, and honestly, I haven’t had bad professional experiences with either. But generally, I’ve noticed many non-Muslims (men and women) assume Muslim women are oppressed. I don’t always think their intention is bad sometimes it’s concern. I even had a client I still talk to who once told me I shouldn’t marry a Muslim man because she didn’t want me to get hurt and suggested I marry a Christian instead. I laughed at the time, but it made me realize how negative the perception has become.

And a lot of that comes from what they see groups like Taliban/ISIS, forced hijab , and certain loud online voices ( dawah bros) . In the West, many people genuinely believe Muslim women are forced into hijab and to be fair, in some cases, that does happen.

On the other side, I’ve also seen some non-Muslim men fetishizing Muslim women, which is honestly scary. btw we also have these kind of guy in muslim community...

but muslim brothers have the worst PR because of their actions, and we women end up facing the consequences of that. But I think omaris are one of the biggest reasons behind this online Muslim women–hating narrative. I’ve seen some Shias doing it too, but that usually comes from ignorance or cultural influence ( they used sunni source of knowledge to do that ) but my concern is Why are we Shias failing to change this negative image created by Sunnis?

Personally, I wish the whole world could start separating us from these omaris ( saqeefai version of islam). I wish we could clearly tell them that we don’t believe in what they preach about women, non-Muslims, or aggressive wars. They see us the same, but we’re not and if that difference was understood, maybe we could present a better image of Islam at least....