People on Twitter joined hands under a trending hashtag ‘Talk to a Muslim’ on Tuesday, to show their unity against the alleged 'Islamophobia' that block many minds to work for a better future to reside in. Twitterati like Swara Bhasker, Gauhar Khan, Rana Safvi took to their respective handles to speak their mind about the same.
‘#India is standing up for love and peace.. #TalkToAMuslim,’ read one of her tweets. ‘#TalkToAMuslim it’s not a crime !’ she further posted.
Retweeting author Rana Safvi’s thoughts, Swara wrote, ‘Word. From one of contemporary India’s finest culture scribes :) #TalkToAMuslim’
Safvi, on her Twitter handle, posted, ‘I'm an Indian Muslim’I have fun’I enjoy life’I can talk to you on Shakespeare, Ghalib, Meerabai, the Mughals and the First war of Indian independence’Of Muslim contribution to freedom struggle’Come talk to me #TalkToAMuslim #TalktoaMuslim’
Actress Gauhar Khan extended her support to the trending hashtag and wrote, ‘#TalkToAMuslim seriously didn’t think a day would come where talking to a muslim leader or a commoner would question ur patriotism or ur belief in ur own faith!!by land I am a Hindu ,by faith I am a Muslim and by heart n soul INDIAN is my identity !!! #killThehate #spreadlove’ ‘#TalkToAMuslim we are all humans first #StopDividing #StartUniting,’ wrote a user.
‘I'm An Indian Muslim. I'm Human too. You can talk to me.#TalkToAMuslim,’ wrote another user, Zainab Sikander, reposting a tweet by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, clearing his stand on the 'Congress is Muslim party' controversy.
The hashtag ‘Talk to a Muslim’ came to life when communities across the United Kingdom, earlier, started responding to some violent threats, contained in a letter, which promised that April 3 would be marked as a ‘Punish a Muslim Day’.
However, there were many Twitters users who felt that the hash tag was wrong. They felt it was ‘othering’ Muslims and segregating them. One Twitter user wrote: “This trend of #TalkToAMuslim is so laughable, the very first step is to segregate and then talk. You defeat the whole purpose by the 1st step.”
Another said: “#TalkToAMuslim is the craziest hashtag I have come across n shows how inane the placard activists of social media can get. Objectifies the Muslim community in my view and does them no good. If nationalism need not b worn on sleeve, so also love for fellow indians this way!”
Check out their tweets below:
With inputs from ANI
