Who owns Islam? The prism of authenticity and the specter of appropriation among American Muslims

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Who owns Islam? The prism of authenticity and the specter of appropriation am... , 4 | 2023 8 Fazila, an American of Pakistani origin, also recognized a certain truthfulness in the article and condemned the superior attitude of some American Muslims: Appartenances & AltéritésPerhaps the problem is less with the white converts themselves than with other Muslims, who are so used to the white man's worldview being the "norm" […] that they glorify white male converts and their own understanding of Islam. How many Muslims born and/or raised in North America mock the accents, cultural "baggage" of the older generation from (darker-skinned) Muslim countries? I grew up seeing this all around me, and I am ashamed to say, at one point did this as well. May Allah forgive me for this arrogance and disrespect. 9 Finally, John, a white convert, speech therapist by trade and pillar of The Islamic Connection in which I was conducting my ethnography, condemned the concealed and unjust attack on Sheikh Hamza Yusuf and turned the argument against Michael Muhammad Knight and his own position as a white convert: Sounds like he is rehashing the "white devil" obsession. Not to be rude but I don't really feel like Mr. Knight has much room to speak on this matter and his under the belt jab at Shaykh Hamza says a lot about who he is.Kareem, an African American student, agreed, criticizing the author: Dawg, why is this guy sneak dissing so hard? this cat is outta his noggin.