stand up for yourself (lgbtq, feminism and religion)

The Hippiearab Podcast --- S1 E9
Every single human being has a belief, some hold a belief so strong they're willing to die for it. It is what shapes our identity and the way we interact with the world. But what happens when your belief conflicts with the mainstream belief? Worse yet, what happens if you don't have one to begin with? In a world where the left and right are constantly clashing, what is the one thing we can all agree on?

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[ichikadey]

"if you are willing to die for something then you could argue at the same time that it is what's keeping you alive" this quote is really deep and memorable

[joojosxoxo]

I'm a proud muslim and feminist. I don't take anything from feminism that is against my religion because feminism is not a religion, it's a movement that was very helpful to me to get out of my misogynistic society. Yes, we have all of these rights in Islam but the movement gave mr the language and set of actions to communicate it.

[amirahx]

never be pressured into supporting something against your beliefs.

[ReligionOfTruth]

“If you were to obey most of those on earth, they would lead you away from Allah’s Way. They follow nothing but assumptions and do nothing but lie.” (Quran 6, 116)

[nugaze]

Personally when people ask why I'm a feminist I just say because I support the liberation of working class women and women of color around the world from inhumane working conditions in sweatshops, sexual slavery, femicide, FGM, domestic abuse, gender violence, or being killed in the name of 'honor killings.' Idk what certain people think of when someone says "women's rights, " maybe they just see it as simply an issue with wage gap or clothes women ought to wear, yet it's so much more than that. I've seen a number of muslim women who declare themselves feminist and understand the difference between radical feminism, white first world feminism, and the real feminism which supports underprivileged women across the world. And I think it's a genuine cause that anybody could stand up for and fight for until they die.

[Muslim_samih]

This video made me read the Qur'an again after a month of struggling with faith, barak allah

[thefruitloopsman]

I have been exclusively attracted to the same sex for as long as I can remember. After a lifetime of trying to date girls but only ever being attracted to guys, I can say with near certainty that I cannot change this about myself.

Recently I reverted to Islam after researching the religion for a few months. I've spent all of my time since then praying, reading the Qur'an, and studying different scholars' interpretations of queerness through the Qur'an and veritable Hadiths. I wanted to know if this lifelong identity of mine is truly incompatible with Allah SWT's will and I wondered why He made me this way, forced to live a life without love, if it truly is a sin to be gay.

With so many conflicting viewpoints and rulings, I eventually settled with the realization that even if homosexuality truly is sinful, what I do is between myself and Allah SWT alone. He is Al-Rahman, Al-Rahim: the most compassionate, the eternally merciful. To turn away from Him over this one simple issue would be a grave mistake; instead, I choose to continue living as a Muslim, doing my best to do right in the world and please Him as anyone else would.

Nobody in this life can tell me whether or not I displease Him by the way I live my life; only on the Qiyamah will any of us know if our sins in life are outweighed by our good deeds inshallah. No Muslim in this world can claim to be wholly without sin. The best any of us can do is repent and strive to do good.

[Vl]

I was born and raised as a Muslim. But two years ago I left my religion and declared myself as it's my enemy. Also became an agnostic after denying the God existence. I'm reverted now and learn more about religion also leaving some beliefs I used to cling such as feminism. And Alhamdulillah I learn from this channel too❤️

Edit: I almost dropped a tear😭🙏🏻thank you so much for the support my dear Muslim sisters❤️ may Allah bless you too❤️

[TonyTones]

Not Muslim, just a Orthodox Christian guy but I had to leave a comment after I found your channel. You seem like such a wonderful soul! Like a genuinely good sweet person…so God bless you!

[Tengoundelincuentenmiabitacion]

You did the most great thing by not editing and including the “boring” parts. This is pretty much the opposite of what toxic social media does

[mellib]

Hi, I was raised by two moms in America, in 6th grade I became good friends with a girl whose family had immigrated here as Syrian refugees. I would say neither my family nor her family had a great understanding for the others at first but approached everything with an open mind and compassion. Through this, our parents actually became good friends and we loved getting together as families. My parents didn't become Muslim and her parents didn't become a part of the lgbtq movement there was never an expectation of that on either side. There is a huge difference between disagreeing with someone and showing hatred towards them. We need to allow others the agency to disagree no doubt; to do so is not an act of hatred or violence.

[Rainjojo]

Feminism isn’t anti-islam and i wish more people in the community understood this

[yesindeed]

I am a 15 year old girl who hasnt prayed most of her life. I started praying a few days ago and informed myself more about the muslim way of thinking, what the quran says, how to "repray”for the sins ive made etc... . Its not that i grew up in a non muslim family, my mother is an amazing muslim alhamdulilah and we went to mosques and classes for islam when i was little and all of the other things. I even knew how to (kinda) write in arabic when i was little. But then somehow everything stopped when i was in about 2-3rd grade i think . I have forgotten a lot of things since then but i know the most important surahs alhamdulilah. I now try to re-learn writing arabic and reading it because of the Quran and beacuse i love the language.

But before ive started, i fell into deep depression about 2 years ago. I was treating the people around me horribly. Not only that, but i treated myself bad aswell. That was the time where i was "brainwashed" with the tik tok logic etc.. . I just felt so uncomfortable everyday and hated my life.

After a long while, i decided to get my life together. I realized how much social media has affected me. I used to agree with everything i saw online. Now i barely agree with something said on the internet. I have started praying but sadly stopped again. But im convinced that i will now consistantly pray and inform myself more about the Deen.

My goal is to read the german translation of the Quran while learning reading and writing in arabic. I have done sins that are horrible in the past and i hope to be forgiven by Allah.

Thank you for making these videos.

[cooked_barbarian]

Hi, catholic Italian girl over here :) honestly I think I could replace the word 'muslim' with the word 'christian' in the majority of your sentences and I would still resonate 100% with everything that you said. We are more alike than most of us like to think! Thank you for your words and your honesty!! ❤

[doiknowyou]

I am not a muslim nor christian. I am gay, but I find your opinions very interesting and despite not agreeing with you on everything, I respect your honesty and openess to other people's ideas. I think that is what's missing greatly in this generation and society.
Keep making these videos, they are greatly appreciated by more than a few.

[hello-jyhf]

I reverted in 2021 after a long wrestling with atheism, agnosticism, my birth religion of Catholicism and nondenominational, and - biggest of all - as a queer. For a long time my "first identity" was a pagan queer, even after I reverted because I didn't have a big community of Muslims and slowly fell away. Alhamdullillah I picked up my Quran again a few months ago and came back to Islam. I'm even trying to veil now!

[Muslim_Student]

"If you are willing to die for something, then you could argue at the same time that is what is keeping you alive."
- Farah

Edit: Considering people haven't noticed, I was transcribing what farah said in the video, and it is clear that what i wrote isn't from Sun tzu. If it is from Sun tzu the Art of War, could you provide the exact quote?

[MA_]

I’m a teenage arab Muslim, who was born into Islam and, this video was so insightful and helpful. I’m sorta going through this dilemma about not feeling Muslim enough and, feeling like I didn’t even understand my own religion. I’ve been going on and off of listening to music (despite the people around be listening to it like it’s nothing), and feeling really hurt, when I see that my friends had been memorizing the Quran during Ramadan, when I was having trouble praying on time. I feel this constant struggle around my identity that my friends and family don’t seem to have, this constant feeling that I’m not a good Muslim, that I could be better and if I’m not being better I’m just hopeless (I wear the hijab and don’t show a single stand of hair, I exclusively wear abayas and, I don’t swear. I try not to judge people and I’m trying to cut down on talking about people behind their backs (which is hard considering school gossip) I usually have trouble praying on time, but almost always pray everything before I go to bed, even if I have to pray my five prayers at once) and I STILL feel this constant feeling that just has me in a chokehold, and it’s worse because of all the outside influence of different beliefs constantly clouding my judgement. This video made me realize I have to be willing to die for my religion and be proud of it, instead of listening to music or gossiping just to feel involved.

SORRY I RANTED A BIT 😭😭

[random.ng.human.being.]

just because islam has woman rights doesnt mean that muslim men and men in general acknowledge them. feminism is fighting these people who dont follow what Allah and the prophet told us about womans rights. for example, just because were not poor doesnt mean we should ignore the poverty issue around the world. its not a “trend” as much as it is people realizing that men discriminate women. and sadly it happens even within the muslim community. that’s undeniable. thats how i see feminism.

[sallyhansen]

My older sister says why claim feminism, I am a Muslim, period. That is enough to encompass my ideals.