While logged into my facebook account, I decided to check my “Other” inbox. It was the usual messages: random perverts saying “Hi, u lk v cute in ur dp. What’s ur name?” (Hint: It’s at the top of the message that you’re sending me. Also, what do you have against vowels?)
I saw this message:
hello Mariya! i am sorry to say but your blog has highly disgusted me. by using social media platform so strongly u are not only demeaning our religion but also our beloved moula .. this can cause u serious problem. i sincerely request you to please stop writing such blogs .
Here was my response:
Hi, I’m sorry you feel that way, but I am just expressing my opinion, which I am fully within my right to do. If it has offended you then I do apologise for offending you, but I stand by my viewpoint and my right to speak my mind and have a voice. As you can see from my blog, I’m not really concerned with the “serious problems” that this can cause, as it is just my opinion and I am not afraid of voicing it. There is no personal attack on maula at all, so I think perhaps you are being slightly oversensitive. I think it would be good for you to be a little bit more tolerant of the beliefs of others, as you are quick to ask me to do that of you. There is nothing I write that demeans our religion, that is your interpretation. I hear your request to stop writing my blogs, but I kindly turn down your offer. I hope that you enjoy any future posts with a more open mind.
Ironic that I wrote a blog post the other day about not intending to offend anyone, I guess that post wasn’t read 🙂 I’m assuming that this message was in response to my (very emotional) post on FGM and my views on it. So just to clarify – I wasn’t taking issue with the religion at all, I was simply expressing my viewpoint that is formed by my own and many others’ experiences. I do however take issue with the fact that a petition has been signed to stop this and it has been openly ignored and rebuked in a very nonchalant way, even though this issue has affected so many innocent girls in such a negative way. I would like to point out though that this is in no way an attack on Islam (I clearly pointed out in my blog post that Islam does not mandate this practice), nor is it a personal attack on any one person. It is in fact not an attack at all, it is simply me pointing out that I disagree and am disappointed at the apathy that is shown to such an important issue. If that “disgusts” you, well, then, I’m really sorry. Not sorry.
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