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being hated on for wearing a hijab as a muslim

i feel judged all the time when i go to class or i am in public people keep staring at me and in class mainly make mean comments about me
i don't know what to do about this
as i love my deen and don't want to change my religion

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Reply 1
Original post by mistaken-spacer
i feel judged all the time when i go to class or i am in public people keep staring at me and in class mainly make mean comments about me
i don't know what to do about this
as i love my deen and don't want to change my religion

this is rlly sad to hear, may i ask what city u live in, as some are more diverse than others. i live in london, brent (one of the most diverse places in the uk/world). good to hear that ur deen is strong :thumbsup: insha'allah this gets resolved!
Original post by User_09
this is rlly sad to hear, may i ask what city u live in, as some are more diverse than others. i live in london, brent (one of the most diverse places in the uk/world). good to hear that ur deen is strong :thumbsup: insha'allah this gets resolved!
i am in UK also i got removed from the course but i got bullied alot
Reply 3
Original post by mistaken-spacer
i am in UK also i got removed from the course but i got bullied alot

r u one of the only hijabis at ur skl?
Original post by User_09
r u one of the only hijabis at ur skl?
nope there was also another girl with hijab girl in my class but they made me leave and can't come back until January
it is strange because i got yelled at a lot and half of the class were mean to me, i try to stand up for myself but a girl won and a few girls laughed at me
but the other hijab girl is nice and the girls who were mean to me are nice to her but not to me
most of the students are white/black/brown which i am happy about but it is like everyone wants me to go away but i don't want to leave and i was told i cause problems in class but the girls are mean
I'm really sorry to hear that, in school and in my uni there are a ton of girls who wear their hijabs comfortably and many of my friends feel safe to wear them. It's so unfortunate that you feel that way, love and support from a hindu, I hope you can feel safe to wear your hijab around places- honestly sometimes I like to look at hijabis cause they're soo pretty 🥰
Original post by coffee alert
I'm really sorry to hear that, in school and in my uni there are a ton of girls who wear their hijabs comfortably and many of my friends feel safe to wear them. It's so unfortunate that you feel that way, love and support from a hindu, I hope you can feel safe to wear your hijab around places- honestly sometimes I like to look at hijabis cause they're soo pretty 🥰
thank you so much, yes i love wearing hijab
idk why i guess people think i deserve to be hated for some reason
but other hijabi girls are respected which is good
it makes me feel unwelcome or i can never fit in
That's really is upsetting considering how diverse where i'm from, i'm glad you have your faith that keeps you strong. As a suggestion perhaps consult with your community, they might be able to give some advice? I myself have had to deal with racism and remarks about my religion. Recently the increase of islamophobia makes me worry, but pls don't lose too much hope on us all, I promise the majority of us welcome your faith and identity. I currently go to the uni of kent and I'm from east london, both of which are really diverse in culture and religion, if you ever want to visit or study here
I'm surprised that you haven't asked TSR to take this thread down, as you have done with almost all the other threads you've posted under your new username. Oh wait, people in this thread are being nice to you rather than asking you perfectly reasonable but searching questions.
Reply 9
Original post by mistaken-spacer
thank you so much, yes i love wearing hijab
idk why i guess people think i deserve to be hated for some reason
but other hijabi girls are respected which is good
it makes me feel unwelcome or i can never fit in

be urself. dont think abt it too much. forget all those girls. forget what people think. ull prolly never see these people again after skl/college. my best advice would prolly be to have a 'so what' attitude - if someone makes a comment, js think "so what", if someone is mean "so what", tell urself this and eventually ull come to realise that what others think abt u doesn't matter. ofc its horrible that this is happening to u, but consider it a test, as long as ur faith remains strong u will pass 😄
Original post by coffee alert
That's really is upsetting considering how diverse where i'm from, i'm glad you have your faith that keeps you strong. As a suggestion perhaps consult with your community, they might be able to give some advice? I myself have had to deal with racism and remarks about my religion. Recently the increase of islamophobia makes me worry, but pls don't lose too much hope on us all, I promise the majority of us welcome your faith and identity. I currently go to the uni of kent and I'm from east london, both of which are really diverse in culture and religion, if you ever want to visit or study here
thank you, i tried to tell staff members but their reactions didn't help at all, i thought it would but it made it worse i think maybe non-Muslims have this bad assumptions about me and need to make it know about it
another thing is the non-Muslim staff members just let the students continue which made me feel i have no strength to stop this as i went to a teacher and she acted as if she had enough of me speaking about it and didn't want to hear it at all
which makes me feel like why do i bother? when i am being targeted i get into trouble
i love all human beings and don't hate them but i just wish they knew the pain they caused
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Original post by ageshallnot
I'm surprised that you haven't asked TSR to take this thread down, as you have done with almost all the other threads you've posted under your new username. Oh wait, people in this thread are being nice to you rather than asking you perfectly reasonable but searching questions.
hey please stop this hurts me to think you would say this i need help for something that i have been struggling with for many years
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Honestly, you can go to the police, end of the day, this is islamophobia and discrimination, you have tried to bring it up to attention and have been ignored. I understand if you wouldn't want to bring it up to that degree but sometimes you have to threaten to take serious action before they do anything, especially considering they already forced a student out because of the bullying
Original post by User_09
be urself. dont think abt it too much. forget all those girls. forget what people think. ull prolly never see these people again after skl/college. my best advice would prolly be to have a 'so what' attitude - if someone makes a comment, js think "so what", if someone is mean "so what", tell urself this and eventually ull come to realise that what others think abt u doesn't matter. ofc its horrible that this is happening to u, but consider it a test, as long as ur faith remains strong u will pass 😄
this is so helpful, thank you so much!
Original post by ageshallnot
I'm surprised that you haven't asked TSR to take this thread down, as you have done with almost all the other threads you've posted under your new username. Oh wait, people in this thread are being nice to you rather than asking you perfectly reasonable but searching questions.

this is so backhanded. if ur not gonna help then dont text
Reply 15
Original post by mistaken-spacer
i feel judged all the time when i go to class or i am in public people keep staring at me and in class mainly make mean comments about me
i don't know what to do about this
as i love my deen and don't want to change my religion

i know how you feel as a hijabi myself but if there's anything i've learnt, always remember that you're here to please the Creator not creation. Its easier said than done but try to ignore those people because if you dwell on it too much, it'll seriously affect you and if anything you won't see those people again after however many years you've got left in school so try to see it in that way.
i thought teachers would be more supportive of stopping the bullying but they let it continue and it got worse and it makes me feel like i deserve it
and i feel like they are being treated better which they deserve but why teachers encouraging them?
Reply 17
Original post by mistaken-spacer
i thought teachers would be more supportive of stopping the bullying but they let it continue and it got worse and it makes me feel like i deserve it
and i feel like they are being treated better which they deserve but why teachers encouraging them?

i think that if the teachers aren't supporting you, you should take it to your head of year or even headteacher because they have more authority so they can hopefully do more to address the issue
Original post by rxnia
i think that if the teachers aren't supporting you, you should take it to your head of year or even headteacher because they have more authority so they can hopefully do more to address the issue
yeah i tried once to the but i got told it is gossip and that i am the problem in the class that is why i deserve to be removed from the course, so i gave up as i got told the only bullying that is cared about is when i am being threatened
honestly, i feel it doesn't help at all as they just see me as a Muslim and don't think one student's issues are cared about
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Original post by mistaken-spacer
yeah i tried once to the but i got told it is gossip and that i am the problem in the class that is why i deserve to be removed from the course, so i gave up as i got told the only bullying that is cared about is when i am being threatened
honestly, i feel it doesn't help at all as they just see me as a Muslim and don't think one student's issues are cared about

wth? so they dont even care about emotional bullying at all? ur skl sounds sooo frustrating and soo bad. i would like write to the council or sm, saying that ur skl is ignoring ur problems cos this is crazy! 😤 i would also prolly move skls or sm

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