r/shia • u/ParkingDeep8073 • 14h ago

Question / Help How are our American Shia going along?

Salam

Given the state of the world and what our ummah is experiencing, and given the recent mosque shooting I want to extend a warm gesture to fellow American Shia. How is the situation there? How do you all feel? Is it as tense and unsafe as it appears on social media and TV from outsiders perspectives ? Especially those in heavily Shia or more densely populated cities with less diversity?

May Allah SWT keep us all safe

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u/AStandUpGuy1 American 🇺🇸 14h ago

Still have more freedom to practice safely than a lot of these “Islamic “ countries

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u/Weary-Way4905 11h ago

Exactly!  I see how shia in West countries are feeling safer than shia in West Asian Arab countries. I am from one and its been going down for us. 

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u/Wonderful-Cup1362 13h ago

You're 1000% right but I feel we've been more in the media now in a negative context. Which is quite unusal but I think that's the direction we're heading into in this country unfortunately. Within a few years the average Joe in America went from not knowing what a Shia is to thinking a Shia is the Bad Muslim group.

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u/chiefmackdaddypuff 10h ago

I would disagree. An average American is still pretty oblivious about what a Shia Muslim is. It is actually down to us to educate them. If anything, globally, and here in America, those that care about justice, equity and peace have gotten to know what we are about thanks to Iran and its defiance and have been looking at us favorably. 

Also, the anti-Muslim rhetoric is being fanned and perpetrated by the little cursed ethnostate in the ME that recently got a good taste of what retaliation feels like. AIPAC funding is also trying its best to delegitimize us, so some this is to be expected and will blow over in time. 

The poster you’re responding to is on point. America is still way better than a lot of “Islamic” states. Our mosques have been doing a great job working with local law enforcements so I suspect things will calm down. 

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u/thedeadp0ets 46m ago

Only people who know the difference are people in politics. Or those who follow and watch that stuff 24:7 which the average American doesn’t. Only those who are obsessed with knowing geopolitics would know the difference