This week on social study we have learned about what is Racism in NZ. There is an article about a Muslim girl that is named Zeinab's. She was once shy about his culture and then when the mosque shooting happens she has realised that she doesn't need to be shy about it. She had realise that she need to be more proud of her own culture.
This is the words that she said when she became proud of her own culture:
Today, instead of straightening away my brown frizzy curls I will embrace them.
Instead of shying away from my family when they speak Arabic loudly in public, I will join them.
Instead of saying no to someone when they ask ”say something in your language,” I will say it.
Instead of telling my mum to make English food when my friends come over for dinner, I will ask her to make all the Arabic dishes she can think of.
Instead of denying the roots of my name, I will admit that they are Muslim, I will tell you I was born a Muslim, and I will tell you that no matter if I identify as it or not, I will still die a Muslim.
Today, I will join my mum as she reads the Quran, as she prays to Allah for the people who lost their lives, the people injured, and the people hurting.
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