patriotic Muslim

patriotic Muslim

It is the Forth of July! Time for picnics, friends & family, and of course fireworks. Now to the real meaning of July 4.... Independence from the Brits all those years ago, The problem I have with commemorating this holiday it that... While 'America' was free from their 'oppressors' they in turn became oppressors ie. slavery, occupation, imprisonment, reservations..... and so on.
BUT
I have traveled abroad and aside from France, there is no other country I would rather live, I enjoy my job, educating children from all over the world, I love my small Muslim community that allows us to connect and band together as a unique bunch. I like driving and going off for my alone time in a coffee shop. I like going to the movies with my hubby and eating together in a restaurant (things we could not do in his country without disapproving stares) I love my family and having my own home away from them. I am so happy that there are services for abused women and children, when I saw a child during my student teaching who had to be removed from her home because of the constant bruises she came to school.

All in all I am an American Muslim, and proud to be one! lets hear it for the red, white, and blue.. hooray for France:D

Obama in Egypt

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Since this has been big in the news I thought I would do a quickie post about what I thought about President Obama's Address to the Muslim world.

First off, I like President Obama and it is really not about the politics. I mean I expect a U.S. President to be just that... a U.S. President...enough said. But It is great to have him address the issues that effect the Muslim world, backing up some of the things he talked about by referencing the Q'uran, no other president has done that from what I know of. It is great that he is reaching out to our people. Something else that I have to commend is Obama taking about Women's rights, a subject that is near and dear to me as a Muslim woman. I think he handled the topic very well by stating the important role of women in the home and outside the home... I mean If we ere not to go out side there wouldn't be no need for hijab, our religion wants us to be productive members with in our communities and our Ummah.

P.S. Women should be allowed to drive or at least have the choice to wherever there are cars... just my opinion... feel free to disagree :D

Peace