Selam aleykum, after reading this article, I’m wondering how you see traditional Islam (ASWJ) applied to help bridge the divide between different groups or beliefs within the Muslim communities of America.
Very well said. I like the way you think and write, mashallah. Anyhow, In this case this brother went all those miles a way to basically marry a white woman. And I don't say that ignorantly. I've been in Algeria, and there are definitely white people there, not kinda white, but white, along with black, browns, and all shades in between. And here just being black man who is heterosexual and not incarcerated with a high school diploma can get you a hell of a lot in terms of black women. The problem of course is that black women often have opinions, and express them.
The brother I'm thinking of married a domestic servant. There's poverty and there's poverty. And I think even though he was working class he wasn't prepared for the socio cultural reality of marriage to someone from that social class. According to him. I didn't know them then, but from my observation sometimes social class is very important. You can have many differences, be from a different country, be of a different race/ethnicity, language group, but social class seems important. For instance I might have more in common with an Asian American from my same social class than an African American from a different class, despite the fact that I'm African American.
Seems like there were many African American Muslim brothers who found wives in Morocco who turned out to be more than they'd bargained for. Some of these sisters took their hijabs off and stepped out on these brothers.
Salaam and thank you for the interesting post. If Rachid’s family has a GoFundMe page please post it here.
I live in DC (proper) and have for 20 years.
You accurately described the gentrification. Florida Ave and U Street (once almost named “little Ethiopia”) has largely been stripped of its character. No more Go Go blasting from storefronts, no more street vendors selling everything from African oils and incense to bootleg DVD’s. Interestingly you can find shades of the old “Chocolate City” by wandering into the alleys. Graffiti is still up from the 80’s and 90’s with the faded work of classic writers and taggers still on display.
Wa alaikum salaam. Thanks for asking. They had a Gofundme and it raised over $13,000, but it has now been disabled.
Selam aleykum, after reading this article, I’m wondering how you see traditional Islam (ASWJ) applied to help bridge the divide between different groups or beliefs within the Muslim communities of America.
Fatima Mernissi has written a lot that I'm going to dig up now that you put Morocco on my mind. Inshallah
Very well said. I like the way you think and write, mashallah. Anyhow, In this case this brother went all those miles a way to basically marry a white woman. And I don't say that ignorantly. I've been in Algeria, and there are definitely white people there, not kinda white, but white, along with black, browns, and all shades in between. And here just being black man who is heterosexual and not incarcerated with a high school diploma can get you a hell of a lot in terms of black women. The problem of course is that black women often have opinions, and express them.
The brother I'm thinking of married a domestic servant. There's poverty and there's poverty. And I think even though he was working class he wasn't prepared for the socio cultural reality of marriage to someone from that social class. According to him. I didn't know them then, but from my observation sometimes social class is very important. You can have many differences, be from a different country, be of a different race/ethnicity, language group, but social class seems important. For instance I might have more in common with an Asian American from my same social class than an African American from a different class, despite the fact that I'm African American.
Seems like there were many African American Muslim brothers who found wives in Morocco who turned out to be more than they'd bargained for. Some of these sisters took their hijabs off and stepped out on these brothers.
Salaam and thank you for the interesting post. If Rachid’s family has a GoFundMe page please post it here.
I live in DC (proper) and have for 20 years.
You accurately described the gentrification. Florida Ave and U Street (once almost named “little Ethiopia”) has largely been stripped of its character. No more Go Go blasting from storefronts, no more street vendors selling everything from African oils and incense to bootleg DVD’s. Interestingly you can find shades of the old “Chocolate City” by wandering into the alleys. Graffiti is still up from the 80’s and 90’s with the faded work of classic writers and taggers still on display.