Irena Akbar
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In my 15 years on Twitter, I’ve never been trolled as much as I’ve been in the last 30 hours! . Almost all the trolls are Indians, expressing their obviously fake outrage over my post about the Gaza-Israel war. Indians are more Zionist than Zionists themselves.
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Islam promotes modesty and decency. There is no space for animalistic nudity or obscenity in our religion. Alhamdulillah.
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Imagine someone walks into your home, pushes you out and declares your home as theirs. Will you not try to get your home back?.
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If BJP is re-elected because of EVM manipulation, then I would have lost faith in the institutions of this country. If BJP is re-elected because people actually voted for it, I would have lost faith in the people of this country. The latter is worse. Far, far worse.
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It’s shameful of some Muslims to share Irrfan Khan’s comments on BakrEid. Those comments were made a few years ago. Maybe, just maybe, he had changed his view on BakrEid. You have NO IDEA about someone’s level of imaan before their death. Only Allah knows & He is The Only Judge.
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But now, let’s ‘bycott' Qatar Airways. Aukaat toh dekho 👇🏻
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If you believe these two individuals are the same, then your vision and logic have been taken over by hate and stupidity.
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Once upon a time, there was Babri Masjid. Built in 1528, desecrated in 1949, demolished in 1992, but forever alive in our memories. #MosquesofIndia
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When nudity is celebrated as freedom, modesty is criminalised.
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AR Rahman was the ‘good Muslim’ because he sang Vande Matram. Now, he is the ‘bad Muslim’ because his daughter chooses to wear a niqab & he defends her right to wear it. Can others just mind their own business? And check their own cupboards?.
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Modi wasn’t elected DESPITE Gujarat 2002. He was elected BECAUSE OF Gujarat 2002.
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Jama Masjid, Nainital, built in 1882. Pic taken by me in 2017. Let’s celebrate Indo-Islamic heritage by sharing pics of mosques across India. Hashtag #MosquesofIndia
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Indian feminists celebrating an Iranian woman stripping publicly would dare not walk in a bikini on an Indian street. Because they are aware of the dangers of such ‘bravery’ in India.
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Did Muslims react violently after Haji Ali or Triple Talaq verdict? Who’s being violent after Sabrimala verdict? Who rallied in favor of Asifa’s rapists? Who burnt buses, tyres before Padmavati release or after arrest of GurmeetRamRahim? Yet Muslims r violent, Hindus r peaceful.
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Most Indians have no stake in the war on Gaza. The place has no religious or historical significance for them whatsoever. And yet they are celebrating the genocide of Palestinians, including children. The only reason for this is their vile, bloodthirsty hatred for Muslims.
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I see a cop stepping over the dying Kashmiri man. All those whose hearts were ‘bleeding’ for George Floyd, where are you?.
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Muslims don’t force others to eat halal food. It’s a rule they apply for themselves. We neither force nor stop anyone from eating halal food. Halal literally means ‘permissible’ so water and vegetables are also halal. Income earned ethically is called ‘halal’ income.
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We don’t need validation of our festivals from those who have built their careers on our blood.
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Dear BJP, kindly do not ‘empower’ us by removing Haj subsidy. Dear Congress, kindly recall that we never asked you to ‘appease’ us with Haj subsidy. Dear both, kindly leave us alone, and focus on development. Sincerely, Indian Muslim.
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The most shameless TV anchor is not Arnab Goswami or Deepak Chaurasia, but Rubika Liyaquat.
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Dear Hindu ‘liberal’.Why do you wear bindi?.Why do you wear saree?.Why do you wear shirt-pant?.Why do you wear underwear?. Offended by these questions?. Stop asking Muslims ‘why do you wear hijab’. Back off. Solve casteism & intolerance ailing your coreligionists. —.Indian Muslim.
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It’s not called ‘trolling’ but ‘trial’ or ‘test’. Allah tests His believers with different situations - sometimes with loss, fear and destruction; sometimes with wealth, family and joy. Those who manage their situations with patience and faith are victorious. The stronger a
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We in UP are too scared to protest because of what has happened in the last few days. But I am happy to know that protests are happening in other places in India. Please keep raising your voice. We are being silenced but we are glad you are able to speak up still. Thank you.
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If Corona or Hindutva doesn’t kill me & if I live long, I would narrate to grandkids in the house the scenes I saw from my balcony today. The live show of collective buffoonery. The work of the magic wand of an elected dictator. The death of common sense.I’ll tell them everything.
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Islam has reformed my soul. I am no longer what I used to be. My heart is certainly in a better place now, Alhamdulillah.
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Aurangzeb. Taimur. Tipu Sultan. Allauddin Khilji. Jinnah. Which dead Muslim man is next in line to be used as a diversion from the real, ‘alive’ issues of unemployment, slow economic growth and no development?.
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There’s no compulsion for non-Muslims to follow Islam. But when one chooses to become Muslim, one must follow Allah’s Word. We can’t use this quoted Verse to justify our disobedience to Allah. Otherwise people can even say there’s ‘no compulsion’ to fast in Ramzan or pray namaz.
There is no compulsion in religion - Surah Baqarah.
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He earned respect by bowling. He lost it by tweeting.
Bahot saare Padosiyon ke TV bach gaye aaj;).
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Poor, war-torn Yemen has more courage than rich, stable Saudi Arabia. While the Saudis are partying with Shakira, Salman Khan and Cristiano Ronaldo, Yemen declares war against Israel.
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Producer is Muslim. Actor is Muslim. Novel writer is Muslim. When the media,the ruling party & Hindutva goons bash the Muslims of India, here come the Muslim ‘stars’ offering their contribution to rampant Islsmophobia. Irresponsible. Selfish. Pathetic.
The trailer of our first @netflix series #BardOfBlood is here. A thrilling tale of espionage, vengeance, love and duty. Hope u enjoy it. @NetflixIndia @RedChilliesEnt @emraanhashmi @_GauravVerma @BilalS158 @ribhudasgupta
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Dear fellow Muslims of India, remember to pray to Allah to protect @zoo_bear from all forces of evil. We must remember him in our duas as much as we can.
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La Ilaha IllAllah.Muhammad-ur-RasoolAllah . Say it again. Say it always. It’s your faith, your right.
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Support for Israel is driven by animosity towards Arabs and Muslims. The text is ‘I stand for Israel’ but the subtext is ‘I stand against Islam’.
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Alhamdulillah. Finally, finally, we have risen. Darr ke aage jeet hai. Every emotion has an expiry date. Our fear died today. No looking back now. In sha Allah. #CABProtests.
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Why is BJP trending #SaafNiyatSahiVikas? .‘Niyat’, ‘Sahi’ & ‘Saaf’ are Urdu words derived from Arabic. Why not trend ‘Swach Ichcha Pavitra Vikas’? That’s pure Hindi. BJP promotes Hindi but uses Urdu for campaigns. Even ‘jumla’ is an Urdu word.
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I am offended by the Bhakt/GodiMedia suggestion that we turn up for biryani served in any corner. We COOK biryani at OUR HOME. The best biryanis you’ll find in Muslim homes. We rarely eat biryani outside. I make yumm biryani. My mom makes it better. And my bhabhi is biryani queen.
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Remember hafiz-e-Quran Junaid who was lynched to death in 2017? His brother Shakir was lynched too, but survived. He can barely work due to injuries in neck-chest-arm. His 1-yr-old daughter fell from roof in recent rains &broke her legs. Pls DM to help in her surgery. Pls RT too.
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The Shaheen Bagh protest, led by Muslim housewives, is the biggest slap in the face of the BJP’s fake, hypocritical & malafide ‘concern’ for Muslim women in its promotion & passing of Triple Talaq Bill. Muslim women never needed any saving. Go save your shameless face instead.
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Alhamdulillah, the Muslims of India have far more courage than all the leaders of Muslim-majority countries put together.
These Muslim shopkeepers in India are no longer stocking Israeli and US products in support of the people of Palestine, starting a movement amongst the local community ⤵️
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Indians who took out a rally in support of rapists of 8-year-old Asifa & garlanded the rapists of pregnant Bilkis Bano are condemning alleged Hamas militants taking the body of an Israeli woman on a vehicle. Show me a more hypocritical people.
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SRK does not represent 200 million Muslims, an overwhelming majority of whom abide by Islamic faith. Some of us are even facing persecution because we practise our faith. So do not judge on the basis of a celebrity’s tweet. Also do not judge given your nation’s own pathetic track.
Jinnah was right when he said "Muslims who want to stay in India, that they would have to prove their patriotism to India for the rest of their lives.
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Dear Muslims,. You owe no explanation to anyone asking why you say ‘Ramadan’, not ‘Ramzan’. Or why ‘Allah Hafiz’, not ‘Khuda Hafiz’. Say ‘Ramadan’, ‘Allah Hafiz’ unapologetically, defiantly. It’s your faith, your right, your choice of words. Ramadan Mubarak. Allah Hafiz.
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Meanwhile, in Gurgaon, Muslims are no longer allowed to peform namaz at 8 previously designated sites because of protests by local Hindus.
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For ‘shuddikaran’ of Hindi, remove these Urdu words: .Paani, dunia, baad, khabar, sabzi, kharaab, zimmedari, jumla, zindagi, chutny,halwa, dimaag, sharaab, safed, gulaab, hazaar, roz, phir, taaqat, saabun, himmat, subah, chehra, Hindi, Hindu .Endless list. Pls add more in replies.
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Hey @taslimanasreen.AR Rahman’s daughter has responded to your burqa-induced respiratory issues. Care to respond to her? 👇🏼👇🏼
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We will build a magnificent, grand Babri Masjid again. It shall be the most beautiful building in modern India, an example of Islamic architecture. It will be a slap in the face of those drunk with joy over its destruction. We can, we will. The world will watch. In sha Allah.
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Modi’s fake love for Bohras/Shias/Sufis is part of the larger anti-Muslim narrative. By isolating Sunnis, who are over 80% of Indian Muslims, he is effectively isolating Muslims as a whole. That’s the bigger picture. It’s NOT reaching out to Muslims BUT isolating them further.
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May Allah bless Rohit, Vaibhav, Ashish & Saheb, four young strangers, who donated blood for my mother at short notice. They risked their healths by visiting a hospital in times of Covid to give blood. They left work early & drove long distances to give blood. Humanity is alive.
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This cartoon is a LIE. Hindu students obeyed their teacher and hit the Muslim student. Nobody protested. Just as no Hindu student spoke up when a Muslim student was compared to Ajmal Kasab by his teacher.
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One cleric’s opinion of Nusrat Jahan shakes up Indian news TV. 8 million Kashmiris locked for 64 days has no effect on them. Soulless, spineless, full of filth. The gutter. That’s Indian news TV.
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Justice will be delivered on the Day of Judgement in the Court of Allah, the Most Just, the Most Wise, the Most Merciful.
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Of course, she is not Zaira Wasim. Zaira is NOT a foul-mouthed, hate-mongering graceless opportunist. She is a dignified young girl who spreads positivity and inspires many people including me. Babita could actually learn from her.
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Namaz in a train is criminalised. Garba in a train is glorified. I am not surprised.
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I’ve just learnt that the owner of a chain of gyms & beauty parlours in Lucknow commented on FB that all Muslims should be thrown out of India. Will verify & call for boycott. Easily 50% of his clients are Muslims including my family. Even if he says sorry, I refuse to accept it.
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Mohsin Sheikh, IT engineer, was killed by Hindutva goons in 2014. Sharjeel Imam, IIT & JNU scholar, is in jail for years. Hijabi girls in Karnataka missed an academic year as college gates were shut on them. At least be more clever in peddling state propaganda against Muslims.
Only 2.75 per cent of the total Muslim population in India is graduate or above this level of education. Muslims in India have the highest rate of illiteracy at 43 per cent. The most urgent revolution we need is education.
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If Azeem, a humble madarsa student, was Ajay, a student of an elite English-medium school, candle-light vigils would’ve been held, @ArvindKejriwal, @RahulGandhi & BJP topbrass would’ve met his family, TV anchors would’ve shouted all day & #JusticeForAzeem would’ve trended Twitter.
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So they trolled #ZairaWasim for quoting a verse about locusts from the Quran. They still can’t get over a successful Muslim girl quitting acting to focus on Islam. Their problem is Islam. Their bigger problem is a Muslim woman (whom they pretend to ‘save’) loving Islam publicly.
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‘Shaheed’ Jaleel, Mangalore. ‘Shaheed’ Nousheen, Mangalore. ‘Shaheed’ Vakeel, Lucknow. Innalillahi wa inna ilahi rajioon.To Him we belong, to Him we return.
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The last Imam of Babri Masjid died few days before the demolition. His 2 sons were hacked to death by karsevaks on the night of Dec 6, 1992. Their house & sawmill was burnt down. Chilling story:
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Our houses are illegal. Our protests are illegal. Our hijabs are illegal. Our mosques are illegal. Our existence is itself illegal. #MuslimsUnderAttackinIndia #MuslimsNotSafe_In_India #Islamophobia_in_india.
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She passed away at Fajr. But she could only be buried at Asr. There was a long wait for her turn at the graveyard. There were too many corpses to be buried before her. And too many after her.
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Thank you @RanaAyyub for calling a spade a spade. It is a pogrom of Muslims.
Violent communal clashes killed dozens in New Delhi during President Trump’s visit to India. “All this was happening at the same time as Trump was. telling the world that Modi has got everything in control,” Indian journalist @RanaAyyub says.
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2015: Akhlaq, a 52-yr-old in Dadri, lynched for allegedly eating beef. Huge uproar, intellectuals return awards. 2020: Akhlaq, a 28-yr-old barber, beaten in Panipat, his arm, inked with ‘786’, chopped. Silence. Between the 2 Akhlaqs, killing Muslims becomes acceptable in India.
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This Independence Day, I wish for freedom of my nation from such vultures.
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Twitter would not be Twitter without @SaketGokhale .More power to his voice & to his threads of truth!.
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Abba Jaan to the rescue of the UP govt after its ad fiasco. Humare bina kya hoga inka?.
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May Allah cleanse the heart burdened with hate & fill it with love & peace. Aameen. 2020.
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I am telling you, Shab-e-Barat could be next immediate target - to blame Muslims for CoronaVirus spread.
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#IAmAsadOwasi because I am unapologetic about who I am and what is wrong. May Allah protect @asadowaisi for being the voice of Muslims across India. We find strength in your voice. Owaisi’s best quote: ‘If Babri wasn’t demolished, what would have been the SC verdict?’. Think.
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The world must stop obsessing over Muslim women. You can scream decibels or cry an ocean of fake tears but that’s not going to waver our faith. Islam has honoured us. Alhamdulillah for being a Muslim.
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Kar lo surpass. Who cares?. Muslims don’t go to Makkah to compete with others. We go there because it is an act of worship. Only insecure, under-confident people like to compete with others in matters of faith.
Ayodhya's Spiritual Soar: Set to surpass Mecca and Vatican as a global pilgrimage hub
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@RayhaanTweets Why is the husband not protecting the wife from the perverts? Why is the wife smiling all along?.
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Zafaryab Jilani spent his life fighting for Babri Masjid. It’s NOT his or AIMPLB’s fault that SC verdict was not in favour of Muslims. They did NOT betray the ummah. If anyone’s betraying the ummah, it’s rich,powerful Arab states that support anti-Muslim tyranny in other states.
We'll reclaim and rebuild Babri Masjid exactly where the Muslim king Babur had built it IA . But let the Muslims of India know that AIMPLB and Zafaryab jilani seem to be hands in gloves in the demolition of the mosque by Hindutva terrorists. They failed the Ummah in SC. @OIC_OCI
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Many people wrote that Venkatesh Prasad deleted his post about a ‘corrupt, arrogant’ person in the ‘organisation’. But Prasad chose to only attack Zubair. Why? He needs to compensate for accidentally hinting at the truth. The easy way to do that is attack a Muslim fact-checker.
Haha. Says a serial hate- monger, who has put so many lives in danger for his agenda. You disguising as a fact-checker is like Terrorists talking about peace. Now post that you need money to survive and ask for donation for your website, no shame in living off by fooling
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The right-wing in India celebrates the deaths of 50 Muslims in NZ. The left-wing in India condemns the overwhelming support, especially the hijab-wearing solidarity, that NZ is extending towards Muslims. Fair to say India is the most anti-Muslim nation? . RT if you agree.
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They will target us anyway. Because that’s a balm for their soul. - My contribution for the trend #StopTargetingMuslim.
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Muslims aren’t hypocritical about their relationship with meat. They slaughter, cook, eat & feed meat unlike others who only like to eat meat but blame Muslims for killing animals. Hypocrites don’t do the dirty job - they only enjoy its fruits & blame those who do the hard work.
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Hating Muslims won’t fill your stomachs or pay your bills.
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The stink from India has reached all corners of the world.
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Islamophobia is oxygen for many Indians. They were breathless when Corona news paused the non-stop anti-Muslim politics of the ruling party. Now they are breathing with joy as they can associate Corona with a Muslim religious gathering.
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What is happening with Kukis in Manipur in 2023 happened with Muslims in Gujarat in 2002 (on a larger scale though). Except there was no social media then.
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Bhaiya, main toh ‘La Ilaha Illallah’ hi boloongi. Ab tumhein jo sochna hai socho, jo bolna hai bolo, jo likhna hai likho. Mainu koi faraq nahin painda.
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Yeh hain bhole-bhaale sharaabi.Yeh kahan phailaayenge bimaari.Yeh aakhir hain nahin Jamaati.Is liye toh khaamosh hain dalaali
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Taslima Nasreen tweeted ‘Boycott Islam’. Tell her to ‘boycott Islam’ first. She can’t. She won’t. Her entire career is built on talking about Islam. Chronic Islamophobes can never boycott Islam. Islam is the reason they exist.
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Muslims call a Dalit leader their ‘Imam’ (leader)!. That’s Equality. That’s Respect. That’s Inclusiveness. That’s Trust. That’s Honour.
Imam is back. !! .@BhimArmyChief.#WelcomeAzad.
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Bombing homes and families is NOT victory as he claims, but an act of cowardice.
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You spoke for Gargi. You spoke for JNU. You spoke for Pak Sikhs. But you haven’t spoken for Jamia. This, despite the fact that Muslims supported & voted for AAP. I did too, in the 2014 General Elections, when I was a resident of Delhi-NCR. I feel betrayed.
गार्गी कॉलेज में हमारी बेटियों के साथ बद्सलूकी बेहद दुखद और निराशाजनक है। इसे क़तई बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जा सकता। दोषियों को पकड़ कर सख्त से सख्त सजा मिलनी चाहिए। और ये सुनिश्चित हो कि हमारे कॉलेजों में पढ़ने वाले बच्चे सुरक्षित हों।.
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My nephew, who is about to turn 4, has learnt to say, ‘La ilaha illallah. Muhammad-ur-RasoolAllah’. He sounds so cute when he says it. He waits for us to clap & say ‘Masha Allah’ in approval. Then he jumps with joy & rolls on the carpet.
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I had never imagined I would pray for someone who demolished Babri Masjid. But Balbir Singh repented, became Muslim & went out of his way to make amends as he resolved to build a 100 masjids & preached his new faith. May Allah forgive Mohd Amir & reward him with a home in Jannah.
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My hijab is a symbol of my faith, my identity & my DEFIANCE of a regime that seeks to crush the people of my faith. You don’t want me to be ‘too Muslim’, to look ‘too Muslim’?.I shall only make you feel more uncomfortable with my hijab. Yes, IDENTIFY me. #WorldHijabDay2020.
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