THE RIGHT RESPONSE

I have a brother in year seven, he got bullied last week. People were telling him, ‘Your religion is killing people.’ This is something I have to go through every day. People link us to terrorism, but we are not terrorists. They have hijacked our religion and used it against us. I was in Tesco’s just last week. I walked in, the guy goes, ‘These are the people we want out of our country. These are the people you don’t want around.’ So imagine if that was you. Coming into my country and I’m treating you this way. How would you feel? So what can we do about it? We can learn about each other’s religions and cultures. We can stop making assumptions. We can be fair to one another. And remember, when you tell somebody you’re a terrorist because of your religion—it’s a hate crime. And you have to report it once you’ve viewed it. My name is Isra Mohammed, I am a Muslim and I am not a terrorist. o Our vernacular websites: www.peaceandspiritualityinkannada.com www.peaceandspiritualityinmarathi.com www.peaceandspiritualityinmalayalam.com www.peaceandspiritualityintamil.com