A few days ago, Canary Mission tweeted a link to my post on MissMuslim’s Nihal Al Qawasmi – who has become a darling of the young, hip crowd and the face of a younger generation of Muslims – which showed in no uncertain terms her antisemitism.
MissMuslim seemed to take seriously this disturbing news about their co-founder.
This person has been removed from the MissMuslim community as we do not tolerate antisemitism nor take it lightly. Thanks @canarymission
— MissMuslim (@MissMuslimNYC) November 21, 2016
A backlash against MissMuslim ensued, with attacks against Canary Mission and cries of “Islamaphobia” – but not one condemning Nihal Al Qawasmi’s overt antisemitism.
https://twitter.com/SaraAlattarx/status/800902728675364864
https://twitter.com/Mbarakat1990/status/800891579569475586
https://twitter.com/AlBashyr_/status/800854376109768704
https://twitter.com/AlBashyr_/status/800852941196247040
are you serious? canary is an islamophobic and damaging website tht puts Muslims in the dangerous cross-hairs of hate groups.
— ام زيد (@noorishment) November 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/HelloSaraJo/status/800953718871048192
Then this happened.
The thanks was sarcastic. Calm down. We know what it is. Carry on with your lives.
— MissMuslim (@MissMuslimNYC) November 22, 2016
Oh, and this.
Whether or not MissMuslim was being sarcastic all along or caved in to the pressure is irrelevant. By even suggesting they were being sarcastic and not acting against Al Qawasmi, at best they show they could not care less about antisemitism and, at worst, endorse it.
Spread the word, especially to Allure and Cosmo who have promoted the site.
Hat tip: kweansmom