As a former Muslim (and I left under good terms, I still love Muslims and support them), I feel that Americans need to watch this show!!
However, it makes me miss everything I didn't get in Islam. When I converted to Islam, my parents basically told everyone that I had been forced into it, that the friend who walked me through my shahada had tricked me (in reality she was as surprised as any one else when I told her I wanted to convert). They banned me from covering my head, the wouldn't let me speak the words "Islam" or "Muslim" without getting screamed at. On the show, a non Muslim woman covers her head out of respect...my parents would NEVER do that. They never would have made any Muslim feel accepted in my home. When one of my friends came over, I don't know how she felt, but I like my dad hated her (and I later found out that he did..and for no good reason).
But anyway, my point...this show has some issues. Many issues. My big ones are that they only show two types of women: casual hijabis, those who don't wear abayas, who wear jeans and tshirts, skinny jeans and high boots, tight clothes...and those women who, not only don't wear hijab, but wear short short dresses and low cut tops. It is possible to be modest without covering your head...but they don't show that.
Another issue is that, while the show is not meant to be dawah, it is also not meant for other Muslims. It is meant for non Muslim Americans...and apparently they aren't liking it either. A Christian friend of mine messaged me on facebook and she said the show just disturbed her. This show shouldn't be disturbing people.
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