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She Said ‘This Is Not Islam’… Then THIS Happened

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A Muslim woman speaks out about the abuse, harassment, and dehumanization she is facing—not from outsiders, but from within her own community. Hatun respond to

A Muslim woman speaks out about the abuse, harassment, and dehumanization she is facing—not from outsiders, but from within her own community. Hatun respond to her story and address a deeper question: What does it mean when someone is attacked, silenced, and labeled simply for not falling in line? She says, “This is not Islam.”
But if this keeps happening—over and over again—then we have to ask honest questions.