mipsterz
When the day comes that we have a Muslim American woman make it, it'll be the day that her identity is just another part of her, not the reason she was catapulted to fame. Otherwise, we really have not made it. We just will think we have, and that's what needs to be changed.
We have a lot to work out as a community. If we can't discuss a two-minute video set to a Jay Z song, how can we expect to resolve the more serious issues plaguing our community, sometimes to tragic consequences?
It is a true disservice to the diversity amongst Muslim American women to simply tear down the efforts featuring a group of women, and leave in its space nothing but critique and commentary.
Why must Muslims be so quick to tear each other down? A look at the YouTube comments on the video offer a quick snapshot of the criticisms that Muslims like to fire at each other, the most common of which, is the simple assertion that something or everything about you is "not Muslim enough."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Abbas Rattani joins HuffPost Live to address the criticism of his videos.
A new cultural movement called "Mipsterz" draws inspiration from Islam & hipster culture. But a new Mipster video has drawn criticism for misrepresenting Muslim women. Is it possible to be both a practicing Muslim and an American hipster?