The Muslims You Cannot See | Sahar Habib Ghazi | TEDxStanford

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • As an American Muslim journalist, Sahar often finds herself being "othered" because she doesn't fit into popular perception of what Muslims are, or, what she calls, the "Muslim box" built by Hollywood, the news industry and politicians. In this talk, she explains what being Muslim means to her and how the world's 1.7 billion Muslims are "so vast, varied, and intersectional that they cannot possibly fit into a box." Sahar also warns that powerful privileged people use this box to build structural Islamophobia. As the mother of a 4-year-old daughter and a former Stanford Knight Fellow, Ghazi says it is time to change the conversation about what it means to be Muslim today.
    Sahar Habib Ghazi is the managing editor at Global Voices, a trusted international community of 1400 editors, writers, and translators who report on untold stories in more than 167 countries. Ghazi has lived half her life in the U.S. and half in Pakistan, reporting for The New York Times, DawnNews TV and Geo News TV. In 2009, she produced The Disposable Ally, the first documentary series on U.S. and Pakistan relations. Ghazi was a Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University in 2011. As a multi-media journalist, editor and podcaster, Ghazi aims to disrupt unjust dominant narratives about marginalized communities.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @petitwhite6366
    @petitwhite6366 Před 7 lety +25

    Many of my coworkers usually talks bad about Muslims and are usually shocked when I tell them that I am a Muslim. Then they would usually say when they learn that I am a Muslim,"but you are different because you are so nice."

  • @anisdaudjudge
    @anisdaudjudge Před 4 lety +13

    I am a indonesian muslim father
    with 4 beautiful well educated daughters without hijab
    but alhamdulillah , praying and quran reading ist common thing in the family .

  • @webescapades5063
    @webescapades5063 Před 6 lety +27

    The other thing about women in politics, in Islamic countries is that, these countries are not democratic in any sense. Therefore, certain families hold much of the emotional appeal, hence they rule. You won’t have a Benazir Bhutto as the prime minister of Pakistan if she was not the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was the military dictator of Pakistan in the 1970’s. She was elected in a pseudo democratic system which was backed by the army. These things are an eyewash for the world media. Women have next to nothing rights in Islamic countries.

    • @FadieFink
      @FadieFink Před 4 lety

      Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was NOT a military dictator. educate yourself please.

    • @SinghSaab62456
      @SinghSaab62456 Před 4 lety +3

      @@FadieFink Zulfikar was foreign and prime minister of pakistan, Web is right, in all 3 Indian nation woman get elected because they come from family of ex PM or supreme leader. also you saying educate our self, people who believe in only one book, telling who believe in million book. world scholar are right, muslim never change stay way from them.

    • @kimyanoor8631
      @kimyanoor8631 Před 4 lety +4

      @@SinghSaab62456 not all muslims are same.....the countries who force womens are definately not following Islam as Islam always speaks about humanity and to help them no matter of what religion they .Zulfikar ali bhutto cant be called a muslim ...he was brutal ...he betrayed the rights of Bngladeshi people and the tortures they did to Bangladeshis is beyond description...he called be called a muslim.

    • @kimyanoor8631
      @kimyanoor8631 Před 4 lety +1

      @@linearCompound48 chill bruh,soon going to happen ....

  • @omrltf
    @omrltf Před 7 lety +467

    Alhamdulliah! Great discussion! I took Shahada in February (at 43) and love learning as much as I can! Thank you so much!!

    • @omrltf
      @omrltf Před 7 lety +2

      My name is Omar Myers

    • @omrltf
      @omrltf Před 7 lety +1

      USA

    • @omrltf
      @omrltf Před 7 lety

      USA

    • @adamcaan5706
      @adamcaan5706 Před 7 lety +1

      omrtf, which sect of Islam you converted to? if you dont mind me asking winch religion you converted from?

    • @omrltf
      @omrltf Před 7 lety +2

      Sunni

  • @user-qw3it6xw6s
    @user-qw3it6xw6s Před 7 lety +48

    Masha'Allah, great and courageous speech.

    • @user-qw3it6xw6s
      @user-qw3it6xw6s Před 3 lety

      @@mayanksharma3905 what's your problem with Muslims exactly? Aren't you the ones fighting Muslims in India and causing them hardships? They should be fearing you not the other way around. You can't hit someone and then start crying.

    • @roshnik5137
      @roshnik5137 Před 3 lety +1

      @@user-qw3it6xw6s the whole world is afraid of your people

    • @user-qw3it6xw6s
      @user-qw3it6xw6s Před 3 lety

      @@roshnik5137 that's due to constant brainwashing by media. Unfortunately some ignorants believe everything on tv without questioning it's legitimacy or true goal behind such propaganda. It shouldn't be a secret that big powers are after the geopolitical advantage that Muslim countries have due to their location as well as the resources in these countries and so they will use all their powers to take control of it including military power and media propaganda. Some people fall for such propaganda understandably though as they are good at it and most people readily believe news when the news describe "others" and if it is convinient for them to believe and therefore get a sense of belonging with surrounding society. It shouldn't be hard to realize though which countries did the most destruction in the last century including the destruction of many Muslim countries but you are affraid to admit it and stand up to the real problem.

    • @danishasif3820
      @danishasif3820 Před 3 lety +1

      @@user-qw3it6xw6s not only because of media also because of teaching also my islamiat teacher teaches that muslim can never be a frnd with non muslim only jihad

  • @omaranis
    @omaranis Před 7 lety +54

    interfaith harmony doesn't mean corrupting your values. It means respecting each other.

    • @bumpkin7171
      @bumpkin7171 Před 3 lety +3

      Well said

    • @bumpkin7171
      @bumpkin7171 Před 3 lety +3

      @Amandeep Wahi Of course DON'T want pagan shrines after the enlightenment of Islam . wd be a major setback and ingratitude to God the Almighty .

    • @apurvashyam620
      @apurvashyam620 Před 3 lety +1

      @@bumpkin7171 lol

  • @mhhaali4322
    @mhhaali4322 Před 6 lety +54

    the problem with social media is that every single person declares itself to be the wise person to decide between wrong and right without having some knowledge of anything, please educate yourself first, all these commentators over here.

    • @SurviFoxGaming
      @SurviFoxGaming Před 4 lety +7

      what make you think they were not educated? what knowledge did you poses to judge? was that confirmed by fact or just your opinion? or is that you just get offended over fact? your statement was so ambiguous sir, get yourself some knowledge first.

  • @MissShootingStar5
    @MissShootingStar5 Před 7 lety +193

    From one Pakistani Muslim woman to another, well done and well said!

    • @MissShootingStar5
      @MissShootingStar5 Před 7 lety +5

      What an absolutely creative response!!!

    • @aerosiddiqi
      @aerosiddiqi Před 7 lety +4

      Awesome Dude.......what you just referred to as "Jihad" is not the same to Muslims......and who you just referred to as "brothers" are not the same to Muslims......so your argument is invalid. but here is something for you to ponder......No one calls you or other white English men "barbarics" because of the atrocities they have carried out all over the world (including present day India/Pakistan) during the colonial era...........because it would simply be ignorant of me to paint you with the same colour. No one calls you their brothers. So why don't you take a step back, rethink, maybe talk to an actual Muslim about Islamic matters and then come back with a more informed comment.

    • @LyncSoftConsulting
      @LyncSoftConsulting Před 7 lety +5

      Awesome Dude ....Terrorrist dont have any religion ...only western world tried to associated terrorrism with Islam ...Islam is the only true religion in the entire universe !

    • @codejunkes4607
      @codejunkes4607 Před 7 lety +8

      She is Kashmiri not Pakistani. She is overall an human being. She clearly said that she was against the partition of India by British. She believes in equal right of all human being irrespective of they are any religion or no religion or LGBT ( Gay ) people. In Pakistan Gay are not allowed to marry and punished by law. So her ideology does not go with Pakistani constitution, where you can not be president if you don't belong to certain religion. Where minority are not allowed to marry by law and will be punished if they try to do so.

    • @user-zn6yp3md6k
      @user-zn6yp3md6k Před 7 lety

      Awesome Dude wrong

  • @salaaradil164
    @salaaradil164 Před 7 lety +20

    everything was said so beautifully ..

  • @rocr62
    @rocr62 Před 5 lety +7

    Why is it that no matter where you go muslims are in violent conflict with their neighbours, hosts, and themselves?

    • @fakhrussalhin3149
      @fakhrussalhin3149 Před 4 lety

      India has like 5-6 neighbors but have conflicts with Pakistan, China, Nepal and Bangladesh already so what's your point?

  • @rahulrai8869
    @rahulrai8869 Před 7 lety +11

    She herself is doing exactly what she is accusing others of doing. Boxing, Painting, Erasing History. She is a Kashmiri, not once ever has she talked about of Kashmiri Pandits who were killed because they had chosen to identify themselves as 'the others'.
    Beware of such apologists who erase history while accusing others of erasing history.

    • @user-qw3it6xw6s
      @user-qw3it6xw6s Před 3 lety

      How did she do that exactly? The subject of this video was the discrimination against Muslims in the west and how they are perceived etc. It was not about Hindus in Kashmir. Both problems are wrong and unacceptable of course but you can't invalidate one problem because the other was not "talked" about. Smarten up.

    • @rakshitbhoj9987
      @rakshitbhoj9987 Před 3 lety

      bro that's called al taqiyaah they follow it

  • @sumairankhan6563
    @sumairankhan6563 Před 7 lety +6

    Courage is what she showed..! Salute! Mashallah

  • @farzanakosar735
    @farzanakosar735 Před 4 lety +9

    Why do people that give speeches on this channel have the most soothing voices??!😂😂

  • @noreenshalash4601
    @noreenshalash4601 Před 7 lety +21

    An excellent example of an intellectual Muslim woman. You inspired me with your talk.

  • @practice11111
    @practice11111 Před 4 lety +3

    Yes it does fit in a box. Show me any country where the Majority rule of Muslims treats the non Muslims equally and with respect. - there is none.

  • @hcinfotechservices3102
    @hcinfotechservices3102 Před 7 lety +1

    Islam is the peaceful religion I request every follow Islam for better life...

  • @debopriyodey837
    @debopriyodey837 Před 4 lety +31

    2:11
    Turkish invader Bhaktiyar khilji in 1193 destroy Nalanda University it was one of the most prominent university at that time

  • @kanwaljammu
    @kanwaljammu Před 7 lety +22

    when Islam invaded India they completely destroyed indus civilization around Sind river and destroyed Taxila university,
    Remember as you sow so shall you reap

    • @xenubsalam9157
      @xenubsalam9157 Před 4 lety

      Please update your information about indian history.........FYI The Indus Civilization was destroyed by the Aryans who are considered the earliest Hindus came to India in about 1500BC which was way before the Holy Prophet(PBUH) started to spread the message of Islam in 7th centuryCE and the Muslims came to India in the 12th centuryCE and by this time the indus valley civilization was ancient history. Thus, proving that your point that muslims destroyed the Indus Valley Civilization was wrong as it is almost impossible.

  • @truthseeker000000
    @truthseeker000000 Před 7 lety +11

    I like this talk and I can see her point of view, BUT the 'Us vs Them' separation was initially perpetuated by Muslims. It still is perpetuated by Muslims in many Muslim nations, including so-called 'moderate' Muslim majority Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, etc etc. Religious minorities are often treated as 2nd class citizens in Muslim majority countries like Egypt and Malaysia. Christians and other religious minorities are often not allowed to build or have so much restrictions on building churches and temples. So when anti-Muslim protesters call for the banning of mosques and Islamic institutions, they have to realise that these non-Muslim protesters are simply reflecting back to them the same restrictions Muslims in another part of the world imposes on their non-Muslim citizens. It's a push back and a way of saying you can't have your cake and eat it. Also, I have witnessed the shifting conservatism in Muslims around the world, particularly in South East Asia where many Muslims will not want to sit next to a non-Muslim in a public space and have their respective meals. They perpetuate this 'Us vs Them', we are 'clean' they are 'unclean', we are believers they are the unbelievers identity separation. Muslims are the ones initiating this. Maybe it's a superiority complex they feel. Though that 'superiority complex' they have has ZERO basis.
    When Muslims try to shift the blame and say they are the 'victims', they have to be very careful because very often it is Muslims who subject religious minorities in their Muslim-majority countries to persecution and discrimination. Because Muslims are also the perpetrators of discrimination, non-Muslims see the double standards and resist the narrative that Muslims are sometimes victims too. The ball is in the Muslim court for them to speak out against the unfair discrimination by fellow Muslims (around the world) against non-Muslim religious minorities, women and sexual minorities (LGBTI communities). Only then will Muslims likely to see any form of discrimination against them diminish.

    • @sergiofernandez4566
      @sergiofernandez4566 Před 4 lety +2

      Spot on; you can say it louder (I mean in capitals : ) but not more clear.

    • @gomaze3082
      @gomaze3082 Před 4 lety +2

      What your proposing makes sense but it will never happen. These people have an agenda. They want and expect to rule the world. A live and let live mentality is not part of what they believe. Their plan is implemented simply by over populating the coutries where they are to become the majority. Then they infiltrate the government and take over the country without firing a shot. This is called fata.

    • @mr.twilight319
      @mr.twilight319 Před 3 lety

      What about Israel and India where they treat Muslims as a second-class citizens.

    • @gomaze3082
      @gomaze3082 Před 3 lety +2

      The real problem with discrimination by muslims is they couldn't care less. If you want to know the story about the US and Muslim nation's first conflict google Thomas Jefferson vs Islam. That conflict and how it played out is why the US has what is known as the Marine Corps today. Read about it and you will begin to understand the kind of conflict that had to take place to force the Muslims to back down. Complete anialation is the only thing these people understand when it comes to stopping thier aggressive ways.

    • @caro2233
      @caro2233 Před 3 lety

      @@mr.twilight319 there are a few christians palestinians who keep being forgotten

  • @Free_Palestine02
    @Free_Palestine02 Před 7 lety +5

    Masha-Allah Sahar wat an amazing talk, u nailed it! We need more educated Muslims like urself, may Allah swt protect u and ur family, Ameen

  • @yellowNred
    @yellowNred Před 4 lety +10

    You touched a variety of topics. However, when you invoke Kashmir pay the same respects to the Kashmiri pundits too. Try not to be biased. Else, you and I are no different.

    • @LonelyLioness20
      @LonelyLioness20 Před 4 lety +1

      i would like to educate myself on what you said...would you be so kind as to elaborate a bit though?

    • @mandya6697
      @mandya6697 Před 3 lety +3

      @@LonelyLioness20 He was talking about the old Hindu élites of Kasmir, the ruling elites, who for centuries were at the top in socio-economic ladder that fled Kaélites. Until they fled, they were exploiting the rest. I personally am happy that they are gone.

  • @anuragkumarvig8714
    @anuragkumarvig8714 Před 4 lety +7

    Ma'am,if a man marries four women ,if this just or fair,don't u think there is need to rewrite Koran in multiple marriages ban ,as this is nothing but a way to grow population in any country where ever they go

    • @mohammadobaidullah2396
      @mohammadobaidullah2396 Před 4 lety +1

      Marrying more than one woman is allowed , only when a man has to save the orphan children and give them fatherly love.

    • @anuragkumarvig8714
      @anuragkumarvig8714 Před 4 lety

      @@mohammadobaidullah2396 madam two goats were sold to get a woman in saudi pl read Hadid u will know who did that the fate of goats ,eaten up halal and woman traumatic life in harem,fate of a goat and woman is same in Islam,hslal

    • @mohammadobaidullah2396
      @mohammadobaidullah2396 Před 4 lety

      Hadith is un islamic.

  • @milindpadki4057
    @milindpadki4057 Před 7 lety +26

    A little over-simplified. First r example, the incidence of female genital mutilation is 96 percent in the Egyptian countryside. That is what people talk about, not a few westernized Muslim women living in the West.

    • @NadaAhmed-mt3rb
      @NadaAhmed-mt3rb Před 4 lety +3

      Yeah you are right bro, i am from Egypt and this happens

  • @theeagletrainer
    @theeagletrainer Před 7 lety +72

    I don't often listen to CZcams vids, but very well structured and presented. Keep up the great work.

  • @noorsaadeh
    @noorsaadeh Před 7 lety +10

    Marvelous! Should be mandatory viewing - somehow! As to talking softly...this is our deen! Not all the screaming we all too often hear from mimbars/pulpits.

  • @vizeet
    @vizeet Před 7 lety +1

    When talking about Kashmiri Muslims she didn't talk about Kashmiri Pandits. People who were thrown out of Kashmir by Kashmiri Muslims. Under the skin she wants Muslim world the way they made it Muslim Kashmir.
    I have nothing against Muslims. I have quite a few Muslim Friends and I appreciate them.

  • @TheVitzy
    @TheVitzy Před 7 lety +154

    Kashmir

    • @TheVitzy
      @TheVitzy Před 7 lety +4

      yeh. its all Kashmir. unfortunately politics got in the way

    • @codejunkes4607
      @codejunkes4607 Před 7 lety +6

      Concept of Nation is flawed, we are all human being and we ( all humans ) should unite in the umbrella of humanity and human rights. This will stop countries fighting between each other, will spread love and happiness.

    • @anandrmnn
      @anandrmnn Před 7 lety +19

      Historically Kashmir used to be a center for learning until the Islam came and destroyed the culture and made it into a hub of jihad. But this story is not unique to Kashmir.

    • @TheVitzy
      @TheVitzy Před 7 lety +7

      +andrmn Please take your hate somewhere else.

    • @anandrmnn
      @anandrmnn Před 7 lety +13

      Vitasta Raina: I just stated a historical fact that anyone can verify. Why are you getting so worked up?
      Perhaps you should take your intolerance somewhere else :)

  • @deeXaeed
    @deeXaeed Před 7 lety +212

    Loved the talk. Don't know why she talks so softly though.

    • @bismillahali2550
      @bismillahali2550 Před 7 lety +14

      deeXaeed I agree. Muslims are supposed to act humbly. Sahar is being modest but put her case forward very well.

    • @otaku2928
      @otaku2928 Před 7 lety +1

      Agreed. Not a great speaker.

    • @bismillahali2550
      @bismillahali2550 Před 7 lety +18

      Silly Point she is a great speaker though

    • @otaku2928
      @otaku2928 Před 7 lety +7

      Yup. That's true John Doe. Yet morons think that Muslims aren't victims but oppressors.

    • @Rifle672
      @Rifle672 Před 7 lety +25

      She is extremely eloquent , her soothing voice allows the viewer to be attentive

  • @donnastella7657
    @donnastella7657 Před 4 lety +13

    NO MY DEAR THE MUSLIM BOX I HAVE WAS CREATED BY THE MUSLIM i WAS MARRIED TOO FOR 8 YEARS, i HAD A MUCH DIFFERENT OPINION OF MUSLIMS UNTIL i HAD THAT EXPERIENCE.

    • @Z.Nuriii
      @Z.Nuriii Před 4 lety +4

      THAT INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT REPRESENT EVERY MUSLIM.

  • @thetruth7721
    @thetruth7721 Před 7 lety +1

    Pakistani talking about Human rights is as good as Crows singing like nightingale. Taaqia at Ted .

  • @mikemichael8280
    @mikemichael8280 Před 7 lety +7

    Islam Mrs Ghazi is talking about exist only in the imagination of muslims who do simply not follow or are ashamed to follow islam as it was intended, founded and practiced by Mouhammad and his followers
    If you want to know what is islam, how it is thought, practiced and preached in real life by faithful and authentic imams, you need to listen and read the preaches and debates from the Middle East and not what Mrs Ghazi or Mrs Sarssour are trying to promote

  • @webescapades5063
    @webescapades5063 Před 6 lety +2

    She is eloquent in defining Muslims in a different light but that is not enough. Of the 1.7 billion Muslims only a few have education or enlightenment. Most think of non Muslims as Kufars, if America become a Muslim majority country in the future, her own children or grandchildren will take away our rights. This is the reason why she can’t be what she is in America, in any Muslim country or for that matter in Pakistan, as she mentions it.

  • @dandiaz19934
    @dandiaz19934 Před 7 lety +14

    RE: Some of the comments on here about Rumi.
    The average educated person may *know* that Rumi was Muslim, but she's saying that this aspect of his identity is very often de-emphasized in the literature industry and in the American conceptions of Rumi.

    • @rairadio7119
      @rairadio7119 Před 4 lety +1

      Why does it have to be emphasised at all?

    • @caro2233
      @caro2233 Před 3 lety

      @@rairadio7119 that struck me as well

  • @lorenzoepling242
    @lorenzoepling242 Před 7 lety +1

    a story directly from the Quran. Once Upon a Time Muhammad was upset that dinner guests would come early and leave late. So Muhammad came out and announced Monday that Allah told him dinner guests should only come at the time appointed and leave immediately after dinner. This is his so-called joke of a prophet of Muhammad in ism

  • @-juju3026
    @-juju3026 Před 6 lety +19

    Something I have been wanting someone to talk about from a long, long time. Thankyou :)

  • @NidaMaria05
    @NidaMaria05 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm A Muslim Girl; And I'd Wear A Literal Bikini, *Stop Stereotyping Us*

  • @antitomuri
    @antitomuri Před 5 lety +55

    You're living a fairytale ma'm. You must ask european people what's happening in their countries right now.

    • @macrostheblack2486
      @macrostheblack2486 Před 4 lety +1

      @EnteBoi Islam and politics are intricately connected, it is not the full truth to say Muslim countries don't equal to Islam. Countries living under Sharia law do equal Islam, they can be no more Islamic.
      To me it seems some do not like the quality of life offered in these countries and the quality of life this type of governance can provide (and many do like it), and some unsatisfied move to Western countries for the material and lifestyle differences. Many integrate well, but some only want to change the new country to what they're familiar with (which does bring many good qualities with it, but some changes are more difficult for established populations).
      From what it seems to me, (I'm still learning and am not fixed in my ideas), it seems that peace lasts until the voting numbers change. With over 4 children on average in Muslim families, and 2 in other Western families, it only takes a few generations to be able to change political representation. Then laws change, and the probability of conflict increases (think Kosovo, Rohingya/Burma, Central African Republic, etc). Add to this the number of Muslim countries that are 95% Muslim or more, with conflict against minorities is unnerving for those that don't follow the Islamic religion (it looks like low tolerance from the outside). Also that Islam has continuing conflicts with Christians (Africa, former Yugoslavia), Isreal (Lebanon, Iran, Palestine), Hindus (India/Kashmir), and Buddhists (Burma). No other religions are at conflict with each other, Islam is fighting them all.
      I hope I have not put the correct picture into place, and will watch Europe with it's rapidly increasing Muslim population closely. When voting majorities change, will the Muslims there try to change their host countries? Time will tell. The stakes couldn't be higher.

  • @MuhammadFarooq-ox6uq
    @MuhammadFarooq-ox6uq Před 6 lety

    Islam is a religious of peace, Love and compassion. and all other things which are attached with Muslims like hatred, terrorism and satanism, are incorrect and false conclusion. Being a Muslim I welcome all the religions to become united to face terrorism and hatred-ism.
    I felt very happy to saw that Lioness of Islam Sahar Habib Ghazi for showing the true image of Islam. I really appreciate her effort.

  • @maazshaikh4230
    @maazshaikh4230 Před 7 lety +9

    great talk Masha Allah

  • @sadafrehman4095
    @sadafrehman4095 Před 7 lety +2

    Masha Allah.. She has explained the wider facts in such a simple way.

  • @WowYaska
    @WowYaska Před 7 lety +8

    The problem of americans is not that they don't have a woman commander and chief. Both women and men can be awful rulers. Americans need to learn who are the good guys that don't get corrupt by power and wealth. And maybe after that elect people who are somewhat decent. And not people who don't believe in climate change. Heck I'm not even sure if he knows the difference between sunni and shia muslims.

    • @bismillahali2550
      @bismillahali2550 Před 7 lety +1

      The Muslim Dude there is no difference...it is just politics. I don't care one bit about who should have inherited the leadership role over the Muslim world hundreds of years ago. Such divisions only serve the war industry and people searching for others to pick on and (falsely) blame for their suffering/problems.

    • @codejunkes4607
      @codejunkes4607 Před 7 lety +1

      What about Ahmadiyya Muslims why they are not given equal rights of Muslim in many country and in many country they are punished for being Ahmadiyya Muslims.

    • @WowYaska
      @WowYaska Před 7 lety

      +Code Junkes As far as I know Ahmadis believe in innovative beliefs in Islam. They say there is another prophet coming after Muhammad peace be upon him, and even though we believe that Isa (Jesus) is coming we don't say that he is coming with any new message to his arrival. When you enter into Islam you do it by saying the shahada. Thats the declaration faith which is "There is only one God and Muhammad is His slave and final messenger" . Ahmadis have an issue with this by not embracing the fundamentals of Islam. The same like as if I call myself Christian but don't believe in the fundamentals of Christianity. With that said I'm not saying they need to be punished or anything, heck no. Its just problematic to call them Muslims thats all.

    • @codejunkes4607
      @codejunkes4607 Před 7 lety +1

      They want to call them Muslims and it is their choice, you can not take it away form them that. Now ISIS may not think you are a true Muslims because you reject slavery and sex slavery which they think as a integral part of their version of the religion. They have their scriptural evidence for that. And according to you ISIS are not true Muslim for the same reason.
      This is a endless debate so believe in Humanity and Human Rights, it is their human right to call themselves whatever they want. If each human human being respects others human right and give them equal right according human rights they the world will be a great place to leave without any war or violence.
      I will encourage you to study about Human Rights.

    • @dabirahmad7259
      @dabirahmad7259 Před 7 lety

      The Muslim Dude
      Ahmadiyyat = True Islam.

  • @rockthepunchx9547
    @rockthepunchx9547 Před 7 lety +2

    is there a ted talk about ex Muslims. it's like the narrative is only given about reasons for Islam and not reasons why some leave and the repurcussion in regards to leaving.

  • @hn1405
    @hn1405 Před 7 lety +9

    I love this! very well spoken

  • @MarcovonAntoni-jb6bh
    @MarcovonAntoni-jb6bh Před 4 lety

    Nobody talks on the discrimination of Roman Catholics, disdainfully defined as Christian fundamentalists because their religion is internally coherent, without contradictions nor compromises.

  • @hitachi9193
    @hitachi9193 Před 7 lety +3

    Omg She talked so politely that her words left behind , just printed in my heart.

  • @klansix
    @klansix Před 7 lety +8

    another muslim blaming others.

  • @amolsheshbhare5069
    @amolsheshbhare5069 Před 4 lety +4

    Saudi and Qatar not accept immigrants Muslim explain why

  • @haseeb6308
    @haseeb6308 Před 3 lety

    It was the voice of 1.7 billion Muslims

  • @gwaaldada1015
    @gwaaldada1015 Před 7 lety +12

    Sahar Habib Ghazi, Allah Bless you, You are The Brave , realistic, person I ever seen in my short life.

  • @0x0x00
    @0x0x00 Před 7 lety

    religion to me is very personal spiritual thing in heart , not brought to public.
    Although I am not religious, but was grown in Buddhist family. I was happy to see my parents have their Buddha to mumbling to giving them a good feelings of hopes.
    Buddhists believe Buddha always stays 3" above your head, monitoring your behaviors.
    Doing each good thing, Buddah will accumulate your lucks to yourself, family and future generations.
    It is hard for me to see the believe of a religion turn into the violence and negative impact. If so, what is sense to have religion?

  • @100ferose
    @100ferose Před 7 lety +18

    Very good informative talk, thank you :)

  • @danielhehir1
    @danielhehir1 Před 6 lety +1

    Hearing her statement at 11.53 saying, quote "Being an American muslim is calling Malcolm X an American hero" makes me want to listen to absolutely nothing more of what she has to say. She is a joke. ... no, she is a JOKE !

  • @shizueleighhicks6174
    @shizueleighhicks6174 Před 4 lety +4

    Being a Eurasian (Half White and Half Asian) I have never realized that being a Muslim is such a burden.
    I’m half Lutheran and half Buddhist. Not sure why anyone should feel insecure in the United States about their religion. I grew up in San Francisco (1953 to 1965) my first twelve years and never had to “explain” anything to anybody about who I was and why I looked “different.”
    I give my Mother most of the credit for that. She taught me to respect people. She taught me that I was special but no more special than anybody else.
    And to ALWAYS be aware of the feelings of others.
    Shouldn’t this be the Universal Credo by which we conduct ourselves? Isn’t cross-cultural “getting-along” a two-way street?
    I’m 68 years old. Grew up in an Italian/Jewish/WASP neighbourhood in San Francisco. I don’t lack for exposure to different cultures, etc, but my complaint with Muslims: Why do so many Muslims DEMAND special treatment?
    Just wondering 🤫

    • @sabafaisal4988
      @sabafaisal4988 Před 3 lety +1

      Well, Muslims just want to be as others.. We aren't allowed to wear hijabs because people see it as something weird.. Is it right?

    • @Dani-lr5wr
      @Dani-lr5wr Před 2 lety

      Did u not get a single word of what she said ?

    • @Dani-lr5wr
      @Dani-lr5wr Před 2 lety

      Muslims don’t want special treatment they want to be treated normally and without a negative view like other people.

  • @DonHolborne22
    @DonHolborne22 Před 7 lety +1

    The point everyone trying to make is . You want worship a ideology from seventh century, do it over there. Cover yourself over there, treat your women like they are your gods do it over there
    Don't come here and ask for understanding . Our society been going forward long before you had any . And will keep on developing. Don't you like it go home.

  • @zelahn8741
    @zelahn8741 Před 7 lety +7

    she's trying to say what? I don't get her point? all I got out of it was even though she doesn't know what the Arabic verses mean, nor wears the hijab as she should, she still follows the qoran and doesnt eat pork. and even though she doesn't follow the koran or recite it like her grandma or aunt did, she is still somewhat a practicing muslim behind closed doors - mainly because she was born into a muslim family not by choice. got it good for you 🖒

    • @noorirshad6104
      @noorirshad6104 Před 6 lety

      She's trying to say that the way people today see Muslims is completely wrong, and it makes everyday Muslims feel like they are "other." They are not represented correctly, and that hardly affects their day-to-day lives.

    • @noorirshad6104
      @noorirshad6104 Před 6 lety

      She's talking about how a series of microaggressions build up to events that harm Muslim lives time and time again.

  • @DonHolborne22
    @DonHolborne22 Před 7 lety +1

    Did you know :You don't find the word snow in Quran ! Nothing about other countries but those close ones ! Muhammad himself was present in more than 30 wars ,most of not being attacked , his uncle Abdolah who raised him never accepted islam, almost nothing about him until age of 40 documented? ...

  • @indianskeptic3451
    @indianskeptic3451 Před 7 lety +9

    What is her view on the 2 nation theory which states that infidels and Muslims cannot live together in the same country? It is Pakistan's national ideology. And, does she consider Ahmadi Muslims as Muslims? Does she condemn their excommunication and massacre in Pakistan? And she also supports the so called Jihad in Afghanistan and Kashmir that Pakistan's establishment finances? She is a two faced liar.

  • @tecomaman
    @tecomaman Před 7 lety +2

    If the muslim religion is good why is there not muslim country worth immigrating to ???

  • @MsDTurk-iv4lp
    @MsDTurk-iv4lp Před 7 lety +13

    Bravo! Such an eloquently voiced piece. The tempo was so Much better than the majority of Ted Talks I've seen, where the speaker sounds rushed, anxious, or just desperately needs to switch to DECAF.
    Well-done.l

  • @raj210775
    @raj210775 Před 7 lety +2

    Why doesn't the speaker think deep about the below realities of Islam before claiming victim hood and not telling adequate stories
    1. Top 20 countries with low human rights are almost all Muslim countries
    2. Polygamy is legal in Islam
    3. Divorce is one sided in Islam, reserved for men
    4. Islamic countries doesn't provide equal citizenship for people of other religions
    5. There are 1.6 billion diverse Muslim people at the outset... But they all say "Allahu Akbar" and unite. They are much united than any other religious group on fundamentals. Islam is the least pluralistic of all religions. In almost every Islamic country barring places like Turkey and few others, 40% or more want Sharia law. Even in Russia and UK, Muslims want Sharia law to rule their country. This lady living in western land talks about a land she hailed from four generations back as her own land as if she lives there today.
    It is time the speaker looks deep within before commenting on what others do to them..

  • @fzb6038
    @fzb6038 Před 7 lety +4

    Impressive talk👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
    Well done!

  • @user-pz8sl4mg9p
    @user-pz8sl4mg9p Před 2 lety

    Don't afraid to your children, from the holy Quran" وَلْيَخْشَ الَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَافًا خَافُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْيَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا﴾"[ النساء: 9]
    By English And let those (executors and guardians) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own, if they had left weak offspring behind. So let them fear Allah and speak right words" that means if you afraid to him you must say the right .

  • @satyameternal4931
    @satyameternal4931 Před 7 lety +3

    beautiful soothing powerful n logical talks.

  • @Themobong
    @Themobong Před 4 lety +2

    Why muslims are so moderate outside their Islamic countries

  • @MrCocktapuss
    @MrCocktapuss Před 7 lety +52

    There is not ONE single muslim ted-talk that doesn't use victim mentality to sell its message ....and its just sad !

    • @hutshutrules123
      @hutshutrules123 Před 7 lety +33

      lol its because today, muslims are victims dumbshit.

    • @c6rbonbased120
      @c6rbonbased120 Před 7 lety +21

      amsol cocktapuss when u grow up in a sheltter nd hearing bombs before u learn to speak you will understand.

    • @snshusat161
      @snshusat161 Před 7 lety +5

      when it's a proven strategy to sell their religious believes then why should they use anything different?
      Not just muslims, but almost all minorities, be it religious minority or racial or ethic minority, in all countries use the same tactic.

    • @snshusat161
      @snshusat161 Před 7 lety +5

      khawaja1951 first of all, India has a federal structure and because of which Kashmir is ruled not by India's Hindus (though there is no Hindu and Muslims in Indian politics because all political parties have people from all religions) but by the elected government of Jammu and Kashmir and as far as I remember that there has been always a Muslim Chief Minister (who is the head of the state). So your accusations against India is totally nonsense.
      Second of all, the world knows that how mass genocide of Kashmiri Hindus took place and all Hindus were forced to flee Kashmir and were forced to live a life of refugees in their own country. Still Kashmiri Hindus are living in refugee camps outside Kashmiri whereas Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar are getting refuge in Kashmir.
      Third of all, only a tiny but highly populated valley has muslim majority. A bigger Jammu has hindu majority and Laddakh has Buddhist majority and both Hindus and Buddhists are loyal to India and love India. But as always discrimination was done against Hindus and Buddhists that inspite of having a bigger area under Hindu and Buddhists control the more number of representatives come from Kashmir and so always the head of state (which comprises Kashmir, Jammu and Laddakh) is a Kashmiri. So the oppression is not against Muslims. The oppression is against Hindus and Buddhists.

    • @anandrmnn
      @anandrmnn Před 7 lety +5

      Shub: Very well said. This story is not unique to Kashmir - the story is same wherever Islam (and to be fair, Christianity) reached. Historically there is no example where Islam has peacefully co-existed with any other culture - so no point blaming Israel, US or India.
      Islam has destroyed the rich tradition and culture from the middle eastern countries and replaced it with backward medieval cult - same is the story in Pakistan, Bangladesh or even far flung places like Malaysia, Indonesia etc.
      Using their petrodollar and clout in the media and politics, Muslims always get away posing as victims even though they commit far more atrocities against the Non-muslims.

  • @AumBeedassy
    @AumBeedassy Před 7 lety +1

    (10:46 - 10:57) contradicts (1:16 - 1:30) & (7:28 - 7:35) & (12:21 - 12:35)
    you are either separate or in the same tribe. If you are both separate and yet in the same tribe, then you share pros and cons of the overall tribe.

  • @ghaliblakar
    @ghaliblakar Před 7 lety +11

    Really amazed by the way Sahar presented the whole topic

  • @AtamMardes
    @AtamMardes Před rokem

    If Saudi Arabia, which is the birthplace of Islam, forbids woman to drive & punishes apostates by death, then you can't complain why Islamophobia exists.

  • @mikeharries5242
    @mikeharries5242 Před 6 lety +8

    Taqiyya at it's best.

  • @brunorhagalcus6132
    @brunorhagalcus6132 Před 7 lety

    Sahar exacerbates the problem. She’s trying to counter the extremism in the West, by reciprocating a grandiose extremist position of Muslim innocence. She's utilizing her own propaganda against Western propaganda. If moderate Muslims would be honest about the flaws in their religion and its political system instead of incessantly playing the victim card, extremists wouldn't be filling that vacuum with their extremism. It requires compromise.

  • @adamkunzun
    @adamkunzun Před 7 lety +24

    THIS AMERICAN INDIAN KASHMIRI GIRL SO AWERE OF HISTORY AND COLONIAL RULE OF SOUTH ASIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA BY BRUTAL WESTERN BIGOTS I GOT IMPRESSED BY HER EMANCIPATION SOCIALLY AND POLITICALLY..her speach has opened my eyes even if i am not a muslim.

    • @hmu05366
      @hmu05366 Před 7 lety

      Layla - what is something you don't like about Islam? Name at least one thing please

    • @hellraiser6623
      @hellraiser6623 Před 7 lety +1

      Rustel Dus
      Bhagavat Gita itself promotes violence and caste. Thats why Ambedkar burnt it in 1926. And where are the buddhists and jains of india? India was once a buddhist country btw.
      They were all ethnically clensed from india once upon a time by ur fundamentslist Hindus themselves.
      Even today ur RSS and its ghar wapsy programmes of conversion are part of the same agenda.
      Go teach ur countrymen about the mellenia hinduism have spent in carving castes and untouchables before blaming other religions

    • @hellraiser6623
      @hellraiser6623 Před 7 lety

      Rahul Verma When u accept that ur karma is from the creator then why not accept heaven or hell.
      There is no moksha there however.

    • @ramananvengandurgandhi8863
      @ramananvengandurgandhi8863 Před 7 lety

      +Hell Raiser heaven and hell are outta of your sensory experience.....cannot be proves but ķarma is instant..your abrahamic religion is hoax

    • @ramananvengandurgandhi8863
      @ramananvengandurgandhi8863 Před 7 lety

      +Hell Raiser now bagavad geetha is bad and your bible is good quran thats joke...bible is a ultra edited booj which had many authirs thru ages while quran is very violent version of mixture of Arab and abrahamic traditions jerk ' ff

  • @veteranas5564
    @veteranas5564 Před 4 lety +1

    Rumi saw the spirituality in Islam. How many Muslims actually read Rumi? Or how many Muslims ever know anything spiritual written in their holy book? All they know about is that they need to convert those who are not Muslims. Religion is a purely personal issue. No one can “force” anyone to follow a spiritual path - not even God. God only comes occasionally to nudge you into the right path. As for Islamophobia, it is about time you realise that it has come to stay till you come to accept that other religions also can coexist along with Islam and Islam is in no way the “only” religion.

  • @aapkadost28
    @aapkadost28 Před 7 lety +4

    i literally fell in love wid this lady bcz of her bumble and soft voice. ❤❤❤

    • @vineethii5278
      @vineethii5278 Před 4 lety +1

      struggler man her name is gazi which means killer of infidel !! Be prepared

    • @vineethii5278
      @vineethii5278 Před 4 lety

      EnteBoi yes such a peaceful religion producing such messengers of peace !! Just chopping off some heads and blowing some bombs here and there but It doesn’t matter you know cause they are just believers such innocent fucks !!

    • @sppecials606
      @sppecials606 Před 4 lety +1

      Manipulation done in a "soft voice" doesn't make it any less bad.

    • @aapkadost28
      @aapkadost28 Před 4 lety +1

      @@vineethii5278 damn man, you really need help. Spend your time wid family and Friends.

    • @vineethii5278
      @vineethii5278 Před 4 lety +1

      struggler man if she carries that derogatory surname of hers I can never believe her sry.
      Appears modern secular but carries an ultra racial hatred derogatory surname. Wow.

  • @gwaaldada1015
    @gwaaldada1015 Před 7 lety +1

    I think She didn't Wait for Applause or appreciation, bcoz She knew its not Enough...

  • @honestopinion555
    @honestopinion555 Před 7 lety +10

    The only thing good about her that she speak soft, otherwise she portrayed wrong picture of real muslim. And she is misinformed about Kashmir,.........there's no Kashmir independence, Kashmir is completely the part of India.

    • @cahayamatahari863
      @cahayamatahari863 Před 7 lety +2

      honestopinion555 kashmir is a part of india historically it has taken away from the Hindus

  • @saulien3675
    @saulien3675 Před 4 lety

    Islamophobia versus Muslimanophobia, Ideology versus the person

  • @azbz2993
    @azbz2993 Před 4 lety +4

    Moving speech straight to the point 👍👍👍

  • @Nirjhor007
    @Nirjhor007 Před 4 lety +1

    Seeing our Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and ex opposition party’s chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in your slide, I feel really proud as a Bangladeshi.. 🇧🇩 In your speech you also told about Architect Fazlur Rahman Khan,another Bangladeshi.... Really I’m feeling proud to be a Bangladeshi.....

  • @Yankee-wd5kq
    @Yankee-wd5kq Před 5 lety +4

    She was at " The Women's March". that prove's how genuine she is ????

  • @user-zy8vk2ip8o
    @user-zy8vk2ip8o Před 4 lety +2

    Selectively using history! People look at as much history as is convenient to maitain the integrity of their own constructed identities .... isnt that hypocrisy? why dont you go back to your grand nani of 1000 or 1200 years back?

  • @osmansoragalla7497
    @osmansoragalla7497 Před 7 lety +32

    Excellent! Loved the talk.

  • @mandya6697
    @mandya6697 Před 3 lety

    10:42 min
    Love, peace, and social justice, the word of Islam.
    10:47 min
    Belonging to my tribe of 1.7 billion runs deep unforgettable bloodlines and unacknowledged
    histories.

  • @jamilniazi76
    @jamilniazi76 Před 7 lety +5

    you did a great job. God bless!

    • @anuragkumarvig8714
      @anuragkumarvig8714 Před 4 lety

      Ultimately she said the same thing ,however people try they will multiply and then jihad no diff between a mulla and her

  • @ravikumarvishwakarma8948
    @ravikumarvishwakarma8948 Před 7 lety +2

    You always talked about being victimized. I would have loved if you have addressed the question that "Why Islamophobia is getting stronger with each passing year?". You talk here of peace and your brothers bombed the people to spread Islam. Isn't is contradiction?

    • @SalamKhan-nr2em
      @SalamKhan-nr2em Před 4 lety +1

      They are not our brothers,they are a stain to our image. Either way I apologise

    • @ravikumarvishwakarma8948
      @ravikumarvishwakarma8948 Před 4 lety

      @@SalamKhan-nr2em Dont be please! I am also sorry if have hurted ur sentiments.

  • @TheAngelaification
    @TheAngelaification Před 7 lety +4

    Brilliant talk! Masha'Allah!

  • @ThePalash00
    @ThePalash00 Před 7 lety

    I do believe that most of the Muslims clerics such as Mullah , Imam will not accept her as a Muslim woman the way She dressed up. This is reality of Islam. How to change? it is up to our Muslims friends. Very simple.

  • @Reckless-mindfulness
    @Reckless-mindfulness Před 7 lety +4

    amazing, very nice talk.

  • @muhammadshahbazanwar1752

    Great work, Without the knowledge of Islam (Quran, Sunnah) it is not possible to show the real meaning of Islam or Muslim.

  • @duuriib2464
    @duuriib2464 Před 7 lety +74

    Islamanaphobia is not manipulation game, it's people's real concern that's not being addressed, that's why it's raging
    Stop playing victim game, start addressing the real issue!!!

    • @Ireplytoeveryislamicpig
      @Ireplytoeveryislamicpig Před 7 lety +3

      Lil Sedated can u please explain me in Islam what I was preached by maulana Sahab was that jihad means fight over evil let it be evil in society or in ourselves.... and a Muslim is some one who believes in Islam behaves according to Islam but ...why do those f**king Muslim's of Islamic state of Iraq and Syria or alkhaida or any terrorist organisations lead by so called Muslim's like Osama Bin Laden who by the way belongs to the beloved Muhammad prophets family take out an other meaning of Islam which teaches that jihad is killing people who don't believe in Islam or more of don't know what it really means what it really does teach... they like killing kids or wash their brain and teach terror converting them into a Muslim (not Muslim actually) what that teaches them to terrorise people rape women like they do... kill and conquer with violence ..... aren't those organisations Muslim .....if yes then why don't they understand Quran the way you good guys in islam the true Muslim do .......

    • @duuriib2464
      @duuriib2464 Před 7 lety +1

      Mahinder Singh brilliant point!

    • @anissa9304
      @anissa9304 Před 7 lety +2

      Duurii Bard You are The Who playing the victims your western governments who create isis after destroying Iraq we all know that clearly. God will never let you get away with it. All the arab Muslims and Christians tried of your lies tried of the corrupted governments of the world. A new western liar

    • @kaisarahmadmir7720
      @kaisarahmadmir7720 Před 7 lety

      Have a look at this
      twitter.com/CraigCons

    • @kaisarahmadmir7720
      @kaisarahmadmir7720 Před 7 lety

      @Duurii Bard
      Have a look at this
      twitter.com/CraigCons/status/875720671665557505

  • @bumpkin7171
    @bumpkin7171 Před 3 lety

    Admeration and respect from Saudi fully covered girl - out of faith in God's promise not under any any male pressure-. Proud of you Sahar.

  • @radaloui9312
    @radaloui9312 Před 7 lety +6

    her hair is so beautiful ...

  • @RaushanKumar-gf5fc
    @RaushanKumar-gf5fc Před 7 lety

    criticising who put all Muslims in a box, it would be better to criticise muslims who spreading terror to spread Islam. Spreading Islam forcefully not making any sense that Islam means peace.

  • @aashvisworld3192
    @aashvisworld3192 Před 7 lety +5

    don't talk about rumi......talk about aurangzeb, ghaznavi and taimur .......talk about how u all are protesting in UK and other European countries to implement sharia law......

  • @noordinaryart2932
    @noordinaryart2932 Před 7 lety +2

    Her voice is so soft

  • @shaidurkhansk
    @shaidurkhansk Před 7 lety +8

    Masha Allah bless youWell said , I hope I could see more lectures about you,

  • @pads2017
    @pads2017 Před 7 lety +1

    Were her forefathers forced to migrate to the US. Why don't they get back to their home countries and get things right for the 1.7 billion? compelled to ask these questions. That s all.

    • @jbmi5
      @jbmi5 Před 7 lety

      This would go for the Irish, Brits, Germans and the rest of the Europeans! Not sure what you mean by "they" and the 1.7B.

  • @princeALI931
    @princeALI931 Před 7 lety +3

    Excellent Sarah

  • @asimmohammed3683
    @asimmohammed3683 Před 6 lety +1

    Mashallah great talk we need the more speakers like u mam really proud of u

  • @babayaseer8564
    @babayaseer8564 Před 7 lety +4

    l salute u sister..u r great

  • @hellraiser6623
    @hellraiser6623 Před 7 lety

    Sa‘d's judgment for Banu Qurayza was no doubt directed mainly against their treachery; but in fact it coincided exactly with Jewish law as regards the treatment of a besieged city, even if it were innocent of treachery: When the Lord thy God hath delivered it unto thy hands, thou shalt smite every male therein with the edge of the sword: but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself. Deuteronomy 20: 12.