Many of us continue to feel deeply saddened and troubled by the Quebec City mosque terror attack that claimed the lives of six Canadian Muslims and injured many. MP Iqra Khalid’s action helps to remind all Canadians that Islamophobia – the irrational fear and hatred of Muslims – is not welcome in our beautiful country. Those who opposed this motion blew things out of proportion and created a monster out of this innocent initiative which doesn’t undermine our freedom of expression as they made it to appear so.
This fierce opposition makes me worried about the hatred against my community
(Muslim community) which is growing even among the educated and respected members of the society. One doesn’t expect to see high ranking officials within the Conservative party whom one expects to stand tall for justice abandoning their own values and principles.
Prejudice overpowers the minds of a person and affects his or her judgment. The switch of intellect and objectivity is turned off when a cloud of prejudice covers the mind. One can’t see things the way they are anymore and his sense of reasoning is affected. Such a person cannot make a sound judgment due to the influence of prejudice.
No one is immune even high ranking politicians who opposed this innocent motion which didn’t pose any harm to anyone.
Even if another symbolic motion was brought forward to make it official and permit Muslims from accessing air for breathing purposes, I wouldn’t be surprised to see protesters against it. In this climate of fear I would not be surprised to see a PhD student writing his thesis about the need to kill all Muslims to save the planet or to refuse Muslims from treatment at hospitals to save money.
To see educated people especially those holding high ranking positions opposing this bill is an unhealthy sign. Society ought to challenge those who choose to hate to rehabilitate themselves into accepting those who don’t look like them.
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