Assalaamualaikum wr wb,
This question that has been running through my head the past few hours since I’ve found out about the Chapel Hill shootings. Okay, I don’t understand how it’s February 17 now and this happened on February 11 and I didn’t know! What?! Usually I don’t really pay attention to the news so maybe that’s why? But I still skim over it every morning and yet I saw nothing! Instead I see ISIS and Boko Haram and Kim Kardashian! I would be infuriatingly angry but I am trying my best to be just ‘angry’ and no more.
The media has failed. The media has failed to show the world the injustices that are occurring within USA. How can three beautiful people be slain and not be mentioned? Yes there has been posts on them on some news channels but this is nothing compared to other things that are over-emphasized on media. This is something huge and yet no one seems to really care.
Not just that but no one even spoke about this where I live. None of my classmates or teachers or neighbors or anyone. Yet I’m sure all of us aren’t underneath a cave. Not everyone in my neighborhood ignores the news like me. So why is it that no one mentioned this? It’s like Muslims are second class citizens. Just because three of us have been killed, it’s alright. What I also can’t believe is that there is still hate. The news channels that did report this had comments like “Oh we should just eliminate them all blah blah”. What?!
But for those who have shown their love, for those who have supported our three winners, I thank you. I thank you for standing up to injustices and spreading peace and love. 🙂
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