trust me it can be hard, I remember back in school being black was an insult, most of those people didn't choose to be Muslim they where born one but didn't choose it so that is why they don't follow it they way others do
CLR Buong you're stupid... cuz if we think about it by logic we will know that Christianity is what white people for black people into and it's the only faith that separate between it believes, you will never see a black only mosque or white only mosque, stop believing in something just because your parent did p.s. I'm black and Muslim 😊
It's so sad how accurate this video is I'm somali and deal with the same thing in my community darker skin is looked down upon while lighter skin is praised I'm happy that finally someone is bringing up racism and anti blackness in our ummah
Omg yeees ugh I'm lighter than my siblings and ppl are like omg you're so lucky you look mixed I always hate those types of "compliments" I wish I was darker anyways I hate how somalis see beauty, the lighter the better ugh dark skins are so beautiful too
Im somali too and all of my siblings are differant shades. My mother is light skinned and my father is dark skinned. Tho I have never heard anyone say anything nasty towards me or my family based on our skin colour by other somalis alhamdullilah. And I hope to God, its stays that way :)
That's so sad :( I'm Somali too and it's quite annoying when people in the streets would tell my mum that me and my siblings have become so dark they make it seem as if being dark is ugly subhanallah
I am Lebanese and recently married an Nigerian, and that was a battle with my family, and yes middle eastern families can be ignorant. So I stood against it and said no there is no such thing as racism in Islam. Bilal May Allah be pleased with him was a black slave who was one of the first to become Muslim and he was given the honour of calling the prayer not an Arab, yes image the beauty of him calling all the Arabs and Muslim to prayer. MashAllah.
as a black Somalian it really did hurt seeing those comments. I ask myself everyday why being black is associated with ugliness. why does it matter what my skin colour is?? I really thought the Muslim community would be somewhat different to mainstream society but I guess I was wrong. being of a religion with so many different ethnicities and backgrounds I would expect we were more open minded but I guess not
The rascists who are amongst us will have to pay even though they fast and pray.They will visit the hellfire.The Muslims at the time of Rasoulellahi SAWS asked him that question and he did the rascist are like the dung beetle.The dung beetle rolls his ball of shit in the dirt and it only increases in size and thst is the same with the rascist.It becomes a bigger problem to the soul
Leave Islam? That is what Job's wife asked him,to disobey God.Did he do it.? No never will I do that sister. You are a dangerous person to ask a believer to leave his salvation.LOOK AT YOURSELF
how naive people really could be to think that religion supercedes everything rather its race that does.Religion is part and parcel of everything that went wrong in this world whether its colonization where missionaries sent first or slave trade in both the east by arabs and west by europeans.You have to dig into history to find out what role religion played in wars,slave trade,colonization etc. any black who thinks cos they muslim or christian or jewish and will be treated equally as such is downright stupid and deserve to be treated differently.why blind yourself from whats been true for millenia.you believe in what eva religion but being black and debating this today on why your sect treats you differently says a lot about your lack of awareness and/or self denial.and am not saying every black cares about what others think of him/her nor that everyone else in otha races is racist.
Olivia Sandhu stop lying. The enslaved people were war captives from rival kingdoms and kidnapped citizens. ‘Blacks’ in Africa identify with tribe not with skin color.
Why did you expect them to be different? Humans are humans. We are corrupt. You can interpret any text about Master and Servant in Quran and Hadiths to mean developed being enslaving those who are underdeveloped and thereby meant for servitude. This is human nature, not even Buddhists (the so called most peaceful people) are pure.
I'm not Muslim but I observed this among some of my Muslim friends. They will randomly say stuffs like: 'I can't tan too much. I need to find a husband' ... Unfortunately people of darker skin are always a target in this world
Its a general Asian mentality. Same thing in India (amongst hindus) and in China (amongst atheists and buddhists). Its moreso to do with culture than religion
@@shantatv3185 i don't think he's saying the religion is racist. He's saying the people (particular Arabs) can be racist. He's not wrong, I've seen it. North Africans can be very racist, they look down on sub-saharan Africans.
Astaghfirullah please think about what you say before you say it or better yet keep quite. Every single race every living that that Allah swt has created is beautiful. Who are YOU to call anyone ugly or be racist
I am an African American muslim, and I am still stunned when I pass some middle eastern or Indian muslims who will make full eye contact, and never bother to smile or offer a Salam. This is Sunna, being an American from this generation, we are taught to smile or say hello to anyone we pass and make eye contact with. It just dawned on me recently that these "'muslims," were actually typical racists. Most American muslims try to do what the Quran says, and judge people by their actions, we know to reject any cultural practices that oppose Islam. I met have a friend from Pakistan, who said she only really practiced her culture back home, and it was meeting all different types of muslims here in the U.S. that really taught her true Islam. Habiba, you'd be stunning with purple stripes, those commenters are racists who actually need to sit an read the Quran, not learn it from some old uncle.
No I You wouldn't disrespect someone like that in real life. So don't attempt to be rude on here. speak diplomatically to me. i don't start pathetic online arguments. :)
I know everytime I said Salam to Arabs I was ignored or given a shocked look but I didn't think much of it because an angel replies back.However , I'm only confident enough to Salam Muslims near the mosque or if they are in the mosque. sadly, when im not near a mosque I only have the confidence to Salam other Somali's because they don't reject it.
+huda abdi P.s. I'm from London just in case that info helps.Also Muslim men should Salam the women but they never do I don't know why this is the case
I am somali and black and content alhamdulillah. The opinions of others shouldn't matter as long as YOU are happy in your skin. Allah created us all beautiful and different and we should embrace that rather than looking down upon others! But at the same time this is of course an issue that needs to be solved.☺
+lola ahmed By our own families. black women are beautiful. but in our societies the darker you are seen more ugly. Skin lightening products are very popular there too.
Even west African girls like me, i have a lighter skinned mom and sister and family in general, so people always ask my mom if i am also her child, but as for my sister and brothers, they go mashallah, mashallah, a lady once tried telling me that it is okay i might have lighter children, i wanted to slap her ignorance out of her brain.
Mash-Allah I love that you address real issues among the Muslim Ummah. May Allah always guide you and keep your heart on the straight path. Beautiful young lady that is a good Muslim. Beauty is in your character not your outer appearance. Shukraan for being real. if your soul is beautiful this is true beauty. HUGS Habibba xxoxx
i once said to a friend that i wanted to go to a predominately muslim country for Ramadan/Eid one year, and someone suggested the Middle East, I instantly said "NO". They asked why? i said "because im black". It shouldnt have to be that way. You shouldnt feel as if youre too black to be embraced by your muslim brothers and sisters. its hard to find a masjid where you don't get stared at like you dont belong. I go to a masjid in a black neighborhood now 45 minutes away from my house because the ones closer to me are predominately arab and they make me feel so uncomfortable. thank you for the video dear
My English teacher in secondary school who was Pakistani once said that "Pakistanis are more attractive than Bengalis and Bengalis are more attractive than Somalis cuz they're darker" I found that so offensive. Especially since I was the only Somali in my class.
I completely agree with you, Arabs are racist! I grew up in the Middle East and I know views on certain issues were so backwards and there is so much ego! Everyone is better than everyone else and it makes them feel good about themselves to look down on others. Growing up I was always a lot paler compared to other girls at school. I was constantly getting comments like "You're so lucky, I really envy you!" as if the skin tone I was born with is an accomplishment I should be proud of! There's usually a lot of racism within the countries themselves, if you're not from the same city or the same religious sect then you're not good enough! To be completely honest, I don't think the get the concept of racism and that's why they don't think it's wrong to comment on skin colour or ethnicity.
well said habiba, don't even be offended by any of it, it just shows what the ummah has become like asking you why you are so dark is ridiculous - being sudanese i'm black myself and people are basically saying "being black is not okay" - let me tell y'all something it is more than okay and we will continue flexin our melanin and if you don't like it seek mental help // its disgusting, it really is
Where have you been? Welcome to the moslim family i am a convert to Islam and the racism that i experience is much bigger and difficult than when i was a christian. But I thank Allah for the strength and I will persevere.
Wow... I'm shocked that people, especially Muslims, would react that way when the Qur'an teaches us that we are all equal. I think you handled the situation well, though. Powerful video.
Wow ! I want to thank you for this video Habiba, I'm mixed Malian and Moroccan and you said the truth about racism in africa like in arab counties ! I have been throught a lot, Being an half black in an arab familly is very hard for me And I want to thank you again because I feel like support me and thats makes me feel so much better God bless you Beauty - Majda from Paris
Somalis have the same issue,some of them discriminate the dark skin Somalis and praise the light skinned ones which is really sad cause in a family you could have some light skinned and some dark skin and yo relatives or even sometimes your own siblings call you by your complexion , (Cadeey) meaning light skinned and madow (dark skinned)
Nasrim Iman You nailed. We Somalis are one the most racist people yet we point fingers at others and call them racist. We need to fix our own backyard and eradicate racism within own community before we call others out for being racist. Somalis call other blacks derogatory terms like Adoon(slave), Jareer (kinky hair) which demonstrates Somalis are apparently more superior because of their soft hair. Wallahi our community is so racist. Thanks for mentioning these points.
I'm really glad you addressed this topic, it's something that needs to be recognized and fixed within the Arab community. I live in California where it is constantly hot, and naturally if I go out in the summer for an hour I'm two shades darker. Whenever this happens my mother gets worried and during the winter she will always compliment me because of how "white" I look. She did immigrate from Yemen when she was younger with my siblings, but regardless I told her to never compliment me with that again, because I honestly don't care what color I am (I don't want any bad tan lines though haha if I could get dark all over my body that would be great actually). Not to mention the fact that many of the men within my family are extremely dark, but I guess it's "acceptable" for them? ALSO I think the way that Arabs call African people "Abeed" instead of "Sood" is also very disrespectful. We are all Abeed to Allah, and that's about it.
yaaaas school them. anti-blackness in the arab/asian community needs to be addressed but the way your acting like your being dicrimated against is silly, your tan will fade but melanin is in our roots. "i didnt choose how tan i got" yeh and i was born black.
+spike jonze I know it doesn't compare. I've just utilised this to raise awareness onto what it happening in the community. I could care less what people think of me or my tan. It just wounds me that people can STILL be this racist in modern Muslim communities. :/
I just want to make it that Islam does not endorse racism in any single way but there are muslims that see lighter skin as more desirable. This is sad because there are arabs that are darker skinned. Every shade of skin is beautiful. And this problem is not just in the arab community but also in african, asian, and it goes on. It needs to stop honestly.
+Sasha Mehmet Beauty should be defined by who you are tbh. Everyone is beautiful in thier way and you are to. I like your mix though, so many cultures its cool.
I'm Pakistani and all my life I've been made out that I'm not beautiful coz im quite dark. And in the Pakistani community it's made out that the fairer skinned are more beautiful and it really upsets me and still does til this day. You see aunties rejecting marriage proposals coz the girl is "too dark" and I just think, what's the world coming to? Even my Pakistani "fair" friends would always do sly digs at me that they are more beautiful etc and I just think how can you mock Allahs creation? I just don't understand.
I'm glad you made this video.It feels good to know that there are people out there who care. I really look up to you. I'm a Muslima and My parents are from Togo a land next to Ghana. And I used to go to weekend school for quran and Arab lessons where the majority of the children were Morocan/Arab, in fact I was the only black girl there. I got it so bad, I was called names by these kids they made me believe that my dark skin was ugly. It even got to a point where I would ask my parents why I'm not just white, because I felt like things would be so much easier when I was just white. The teachers didn't do anything and one of my teachers once called dark people disguisting and then I started crying the only thing he said was that I was the only one that wasn't disguisting. This whole experience made me not want to learn about the quran anymore. I didn't want to go to weekendschool anymore because I knew I would be bullied again. Sometimes they even would get physical and some random kid would beat me. why? because I'm black. This whole experience made me so depressed. My parents wouldn't let me not go to these classes because they found it important to study the quran. I was so confused because the quran says that you should respect and care for each other no matter what skin complexion you are and yet I wasn't accepted. I never speak about this but when I do I get filled with tears in my eyes. To this day it stil hurts. I was between the age of 8-13 when this happened it kept going on for 4 years I think, then I decided to stop the classes because I couldn't handle it anymore. I'm seventeen now. Thank you for making this video.
Thanks for making this video. I'm Sudanese and you will not believe the amount of racism that I hear directed towards me, my people and other black people from Arabs. I wholeheartedly believe that Arabs are some of the most racist people on the planet. I already see some people in the comments justifying this behaviour, as expected. May Allah bless you Habiba, keep doing you.
+Ola K. people buy into white supremacy so deeply. Other People of color are insecure and find comfort in looking down upon those who they consider in a "lower" position in society than them.
+Ola K. Yes so true. Esp when peiple who think they are more beautiful because they are fairer😂 its sick. Its total nonsense however when one deals with it it is hurting ones feelings. But hey ignorant people will always ve around.
How did I get here? really don't know. I think it was from your vlog in Abuja. I am Nigerian and a non-muslim, and I applaud your courage and forthrightness in the face of these unbelievable ills of the societies in which we find ourselves. Sometimes, it makes me lose hope in entirety and wonder if the whole world shouldn't just be erased and a 'reset' button hit. But I have realized that as long as there are fearless people like you in our generation, there might be hope for us yet. I salute you Habiba!
i dont know why some arabs disagree with the video 😕 it's not like she made up a story , its what happens everyday to black poeple who live in the middle east 😣 and IT NEEDS TO STOP ✋. as an african who lives in the middle east sometimes my friends take a pic with me and put it as their profile pic on fb then i see a lot of comments like "the pic is shinning from the left side" (if i am standing on the left side) 😑 , sometimes when i walk down the streets i see a lot of children calling me chocolate (in the other hand i lived in europe few years i have never witnessed something like that???), and a lot of stuff like that. anyway the reason that she talked about this subject is not to make poeple hate arabs (in fact she shows that she's proud 😏 to be arabic in other videos) she only wants to make arabs better poeple and i hope she succees 😃 because there are a lot of poeple all over the who dont know the difference between arabs and muslims , so it will affect islam 😢. in the end i would like to say " الحمد لله أني عرفت الإسلام قبل أن أعرف المسلمين" 😅 thank you habiba it really meant a lot that an arabic girl talked about this issue 👏
btw there are a lot of stories which happend to me that are worse than the two taht i mentioned in the comment , but i am not trying to make arabs look bad , and also to be fair there are some arabs who you won't find poeple like them ❤❤❤
Your tan is goooorgeous !! If you're even darker, you'd still look so pretty !! African women have always been dead gorgeous, perfect bodies perfect eyes perfect skin!! This is shocking to hear in a muslim nation where poor and rich, black and white, all live, pray, study and work together !!! Ignore those racists!
Love this problem you've addressed habiba. It really is upsetting, that darker skin tones are recognised to be 'ugly'. Something I've been through for too long.
Racism in the Muslim community is such a big issue. Especially in the arab and asian communities. I'll just casually be scrolling through Twitter and see an arab taking about black people using th term "3abeed" like its nothing. It's so sad how Islam is a religion where every race and everyones differences is all equal in Allah's eyes. And we are learned this in the Quran but society and culture has made it that the darker your skin, the less attractive, less intelligent, and less worthy you are. Like you sad on your instagram post this little run in with the racism you got because of your tan is NOTHING compared to us who were born and will forever have black skin. You still will never completely understand what it is like to BE black in society. So, I appreciate the fact that you took this chance to speak up about an issue that has been going on since forever. Hopefully these racists can learn a lesson.
I feel like apologizing on behalf of my people.. Those comments you got were truly disgusting and UN-islamic. How did it become a part of the middle eastern culture, or whatever you want to call it, to be so racist towards blacks? The prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, himself, picked out Bilal Ibn Rabah (Radiya Allahu 3anhu). Bilal, who used to be a black slave, hand-picked by the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him to be the first muazzin and to later on become one of his loyal companions! Subhana-Llah... our beloved prophet peace be upon him, did indeed cry for this ummah out of concern. Sorry, I just felt like sharing this beautiful, yet essential feature of Islam that this ummah needs to understand- because we have surely forgotten it. And thank you so much for the video Habiba, it was super insightful. Using the voice that you have on social media, to promote equality and respect is really refreshing.
+Zainab Raibati Lol you must not have read about the Arab slave trade, where Arabs enslaved millions of Africans, even today Arabs refer to Blacks as Abeed which means slave a legacy of the slave trade.
+Eternal Apostate Did I ever deny that Arabs enslaved Africans? No. If you took your time to read my comment, and if you were able to extract the core message from it- you would realize that I was refering to islam. Whether some Arabs call black people "Abeed" or whether some White people call Arab people "terrorists"- You have no right to generalize. We're all angry and hurt over the torture and murder the black people went through in the past, and the fact that racial discrimination still takes place is even worse. Thank you for your comment.
*sigh* This actually makes me sad but.. You didn't seem to understand it the first time, so let me repeat myself. Where in my comments do you find me not acknowledging the genocide commited towards Blacks?? I'm acknowledging it and I'm condemning any kind of genocide towards ANY race. How do you know we don't address these issues in our mosques? I've been to several mosques who explicitly condemn ALL of the above mentioned injustice. 20-something Muslim scholars have written a fatwa condemning ISIS and their acts! And that's just if we were to look at written statements, let alone what is being said by other scholars. I sincerely hope you'll have a good day, and that you'll try to be a bit more open-minded. We're not enemies.
Zainab Raibati How do I know you don't is because I was a former Muslim myself and Muslims are ignorant of their savage history and topics like darfur, slavery and racism are taboos
Oh okey, so your source to how I'M ignorant of the past is.. your former self? lol. Come on now, you can't actually take something so personal and use it as a substance to such a big claim. I'll let you have the last word, because I won't be able to have a serious discussion with someone who has a first person narrator-point of view.
So glad you addressed this topic. I see this so much within so many different cultures, where being brown is see as not attractive and where people will turn down marriage proposals purely based on the colour of someones skin tone. Its actually disgusting because us as Muslims are discriminated against daily but to see discrimination come from a fellow Muslim, is not right on any level.
Before I got married I never thought I was dark and ugly because after I got married I found that I was too dark to be beautiful in bengali community. Because before everyone told me how beautiful I'm especially white people told me was beautiful. now everyone look at my children kept saying are you sure their your children because my children much fair skinned then me. I just say they beautiful as I'm inside because they came from inside me. Allah knows I'm how I'm inside.
Habibaaa thank you for this, I relate to this soooo much! I'm so glad you addressed this issue of racism in Islam because it became such a tabo topic that almost no one brings up. I'm Sudanese and tbh there is so much racism towards us in the Arab community, we are seen too dark to be Arab which I think is beyond ridiculous, this 'lighter skin is more beautiful' ideology has become a norm now as people are trying to fit in with the ideal Arab image they have made for themselves and I just don't get how we as Muslims can accept having this mentality. We come in all colours and Islam is what unites us and makes us one Ummah but unfortunately people have started differentiating on stupid, meaningless things like this. I don't understand how the degree of melanin in my skin determines my beauty. I loved the video so much! And I makes me really happy someone is taking the time to acknowledge the problem, you're such an inspiration Habiba!
BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING DARK PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS. GOD MADE US ALL BEAUTIFUL AND WE ARE ALL EQUAL. YOU NEED NO EXCUSE TO LOOK DARK OR BE DARK. BLACK, WHITE, RED, ETC.. IS BEAUTIFUL.
As a somali muslimah, I don't like to read/talk/think about this subject, it reminds me of how very much racism is alive. So I haven't even watched the video, but I did scroll through the comments and I read some heartbreaking stories. You know, my heart is at ease knowing that Allah (swt) knows everything, every racist muslim will pay.
+Zarité - Maybe you ought to think twice about practicing a religion from these people. Doesn't it bother you that in Islam those in paradise will be given pale skin whereas those in hell will be dark skinned?
This is the same issue in Africa. I am Senegalese and when I go there they keep saying why are you so dark and dont use products to get a lighter skin and relaxed hair. I reply I am fine whith my skin colour and hair I prefer to ahve a healthy natural skin and hair they use chemicals.
it's unfortunate, but it's helpful to know you know what we go through on a daily as darker skinned woman- I'm sudanese and we get some shit in the Arab world. But black woman get so much shit in general. it's refreshing to see someone take the Islamic perspective on this. Jazak Allah and may Allah protect you from future haters. ikfiyk shar al 3ayn ! masha'Allah
if your talking about the Arab Sudanese then I 100% agree with you!, they deserver anything they get, they have destroyed and killed many of my people!!
I am glad that you spoke the truth without second thoughts. It is said that the truth is bitter but it doesn't change it from being the truth.I also found those comments really racist because I am black and I agree with you completely and people should begin to get into their minds that all humans are equal no matter what. Thank you very much for this video I appreciate it.
I love you habiba, I'm black myself and I get this a lot . And not a lot of people believe me when I say I'm Arab (because I'm black). I'm Sudanese and no one acctually believes me. PREACh 👌🏽
this is a very needed video Habiba. Since I was a child I had seen this and often got discriminated against... Alhamdulillah I had a wonderful mother who taught me that skin colour doesn't matter. It also shocks me that people prioritise Skin colour over deen when viewing others. May Allah reward you for this video^^
I love your Habiba Talks series because it's genuine and real. Real issues and real talk from the heart. Racism within the ummah is the root of millions of issues we have.
It's 2015 the fact that we think (Arabs mainly, don't even get me started worth South Asia) light skin is something to be proud of and puts you in a higher position really sickens me to my stomach. I'm From yemen which is a real melting pot of a nation we can range from fair skin and green eyes to dark skin and black hair, people will come up to me with all sorts of comments "your too dark to be Yemeni" "your too light to be Yemeni" since when did a nation come with a shades chart. I'm tired of it who cares, when we're in our graves Allah isn't going to ask us what skin tone we left this world in, is he? Has history taught us nothing? Shackling innocent lives underground and breaking families apart to be sold to Wealthy European countries just because of the color of their skin. Wallah I'm so over this. And for those Arabs who degrade blacks, bilal (RA) was a dark skinned Ethiopian slave and such a prominent figure in the religion of Islam. Ufffff sorry for the essay
+Lena Arabena ISlam is the best religion? Even though those Arabs used the Quran to enslave Millions of Black Africans. Muhammad owned slaves. Even today Arabs refer to Blacks as Abeed a legacy of the Arab slave trade. Islam is an intrinsically Arab religion, where you have to pray in Arabic, have Arab names, read the Quran in Arabic, revere and venerate an Arab prophet and figures, and make pilgrimage to a Pagan Arab ritual and make Arabs even more rich. I am a Pakistani former Muslim it's time for these non-Arabs to wake up they don't know shit about Islam. They speak of European colonialism and imperialism but what about Arab imperialism in North Africa, spain, India, etc..
Thank you for addressing this problem. As a makeup artist, I have to just accept the clients request to be 'fairer'. They'd be dark skinned with no imperfections but still want a tonne of makeup on to be light skinned. I hate it. It's awful that darker skin tones is still looked down upon. The Arab/Asian community has been whitewashed by these terrible standards. I know the Indian fashion industry has been pushing for darker skin toned models on the runway, but as long as we have brand like 'fair and lovely' and skin bleaching products - it's still pushes the ideology that being light skinned is more beautiful.
One of my only run ins with blatant racism was when I was attending a Islamic school and it was so disheartening. I've also sensed that many in the Arab community view African American Muslims as less than because we grew up in America and it is so disgusting. I truly hate to see Muslims who disregard the teachings of Allah and the prophets to look down upon anyone less than fair. Thank you for addressing this, Habiba. Love your videos. 😘
alhamdullilah in my years of living, I've never experienced racism from other Muslims even tho Im a black muslim, but what I dont understand is, the people who are doing the racism, dont they know that the Prophet Muhammad never cared about race and that we are all equal in the eyes of Allah and the only difference between us is our level of piety? I would really love to say this to someones face and see their reaction. Because honeslty its just really awful and I hope inshallah Allah guides them all.
Arabs especially associate beauty with lighter skin it's really disgusting, even if you believe lighter skin is prettier you should keep that to yourself instead of insulting others
I'm so happy that you addressed this issue, this will be an ongoing issue in today's society but people could change this by stop being ignorant! I'm so over racism and people being racist and I am so glad that you have spoken about this, take care x
Habiba darling, thank u for mentioning such an important subject like that , I am from Libya and here people think that u r more beautiful if you r white and have a blue or green eyes , you know they put standers for beauty, I used to be type one diabetes and people treat me like there's something wrong in me because of that , u know what , I am happy and U look soooo beautiful in all colours, yes it's sad to see muslim say things like that but u r muslim and have the kindest heart ever ...
+daric nd you can't "hope" for a change when its ingrained and has been carried on for centuries. you have to make active change.. faith without works is dead
I'm from Saudi Arabia and in the southern region of my country where I'm originally from, the girls that don't have a lighter skin are considered ugly. I used to have a lighter skin but after getting into university and being exposed to the sun most of the time my skin color has changed and the fact that my mother forces me to put more make up in ceremonies and family gatherings so that I look lighter is really depressing. I've never felt beautiful and myself esteem has become very low I'm getting married soon to a man who is not Saudi and has a darker skin than mine and I'm afraid that my children may face racism based on their skin color or their dad's origins (but as mentioned in the Quran :( Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity Alhamdullilah
+Nouf Abdullah well i argree with your mother okhty, you must preserve your natural beauty. maybe you shoud try to stay indoors or wear more covering clothes like hijab and gloves, try to cover as much skin as possible so the sun cant make you look like a abd. inshallah god shall give your children a light complexion. or maybe you should marry a albanian or bosnian.
+islam al mahdadi your comment made me laugh. You are really telling an Arab that preserving her beauty means she should stay lighter. The white man has all of you brainwashed. White supremacy is ruling all your life and you don't even know it.
Anyway the Nikki & Jamie video brought me here and your words calmed me a bit. Thanks for talking about the ills in your community...giving many good Arabs a bad name. General view on the interwebs and what I e also bought into without interacting with Arabs much(as we don't have many in my country) is that they are ignorantly colourist& racist. Wish more were like you...I've just subscribed👍🏿
Hi Habba, sorry that you had to endure that you went through that. Even if you had dark skin, you are still a beautiful woman and gorgeous! Don’t let anyone else ‘s ignorant comments distract you.
When you addressed this on your snapchat, I didn't think it was going to be such a vulgar matter as you didn't address what had been said. But I'm so glad you made this video, this also happens in some of our Asian culture. Its quite sad really that people are brought up believing that lighter is 'better' or wanting to look lighter. I have a medium colour skin tone and I know so many girls darker then me to be jealous of my skin colour (not saying I have a perfect colour skin tone) and I always would ask why?? It was always coming from one culture which I wont mention and they would tell me lighter is nicer. Wish everyone would understand we were cut from the same cloth, Allah made us all beautiful and there shouldn't be judgement. 2015 or 1915 don't think some people will change but I really do hope this 'stereotype' breaks. Well done on the video habiba x
Habiba you are stunning mashaAllah. You're right, beauty is skin deep and I don't believe skin colour determines beauty! The problem with Us, eastern people, is that we haven't released the shackles of colonialism where the white man was the master and we were slaves. Sad really! I have had the same in Arab countries where as soon as I tell them what race/culture I belong to I get the response "No you can't be, but you're beautiful" and they expect me to take that as a compliment. You'll find a lot of Muslims without Islam, hence why so many of our brothers and sisters are suffering. May Allah guide us all xxx
Takes a lot to make a video like this, you go girl! I think something like this is so sad, 'muslim arabs' are O.K attacking a fellow muslim yet expect non-muslim arabs not to attack them. May Allah guide us all
I'm so glad you addressed this issue, I recently came back from a tropical vacation like 4 shades darker than my usual skin tone and my relatives AND MY OWN MOTHER glare at me like I'm some disgusting creature??? I swear I love this kind of dark skin tone on me, it's so beautiful and smooth allah yahdehm inshallah
LOVED how you tackled this! Agree with every single word. Thank you for sharing this and I hope it helps those mentioned to see differently. I can never understand how South Asians + Arabs can be so racist and I haven't heard much discussion. But thank you again xxx
Lay it downnnnn! This is a much needed video, it's ridiculous how much underlying racism we see all the time and I'm so glad you brought light to it with the fashion / hijabi crowd!
Wow this is insane. I'm filipino and Philippines is a tropical and a very very hot country so when I use to live there, I was much much darker. I was also not a muslim back then and did not cover and was out in the sun and by the beach all the time so my skin was very tanned. I moved to New Zealand which is a much much colder climate and even when the sun is out it is still cold. After converting and wearing the hijab, I naturally got lighter because the sun would not reach my skin because it was covered. I didn't intentionally and unnaturally get lighter just like how Habiba did not get intentionally and unnaturally darker. People are so uneducated and ridiculous. I pray that Allah will make them realize the error in their ways because the last thing we want is us muslims tearing our own people apart when so many out there are already adamant to make muslims look terrible.
I follow you on instagram and i was kinda hurt when i saw the comments, living in the middle east i can totally agree with the fact that most people here are extremely racist and it makes me sick in my stomach. I feel like nothing is going to change but let's just hope that racism dies. Also, i would appreciate it if you make a video about being a Muslim girl in RUclips because I'm thinking about making videos but I'm kinda scared tbh..love you 😊
I am so glad that you spoke about this topic Habiba. I subscribed to you a while back by just watching random RUclips videos, I watched one of your videos and was immediately captivated by your personality. although I do not know you personally, your beauty shows from within and through your videos. I am not Muslim but as a black woman of Christian faith, I can absolutely connect with this video. Colorism is rooted in every race and hypocrisy is also rooted in every religion, unfortunately. I will not excuse those ignorant people but a lot of their ignorance is influenced from European imperialism, people see western countries as the promise land without realizing that most developed countries were built on racism, mass killings, assimilation and oppression. I see Colorism everywhere, young black girls thinking that they are ugly because of the darkness of their skin, the majority of celebrities that are highly advertised are of light complexion so imagine the psychological message that is being sent. People are use to only seeing Caucasians on television to the point where they reject seeing even their own race on television. The sad part is that I've heard ignorant remarks being made from people of darker complexion which is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves. I see so many people use the words of our creator to do evil, can you believe that slaves were forced to know about the teaching of Christianity, how sickening to use the teachings of God yet go against his main purpose which is to love your neighbors, regardless of if they look like you or have the same beliefs as you. The ironic thing is, while people of color are discriminating against each other, people of European descent are mimicking our culture and appearance, from tanning their skin to even appropriating our culture; the same culture that we get negatively stereotyped for. It's time to break way from self hatred, the discrimination and hatred from others is already strong so why create hatred and racism in our own community. And I'm also fed up with people using their 'upbringing' to excuse their ignorance, you are an individual created with a mind and body so complex, science can not fully explain, stop being easily influenced by others, if you come from an ignorant family understand that you are of a new generation and end that cycle of ignorance from past generations. I have always had little faith in humanity but Habiba you have honestly brought hope to my heart, we need more and more people with your mentality to end this cruel cycle of racism in our society. I hope you make more videos like this because you do have the power to influence, so many people look up to you. I wish you many more blessings and love :)
This is such a great video Habiba! I was also really annoyed by those comments. The saddest thing is that these are muslims who are commenting. We as an ummah we must work together and support each other instead of hating because of such banal reasons. Who cares about skin colour? The first man to give the call for prayer was black. Our prophet saw preached on how the skin colour and nationality did't matter. We must take him as an example. There is enough media bashing against muslims (esp. Muslim women) we shouldn't be a part of it!
Being of a darker race I know exactly what you're talking about. Racism in this day and age is not acceptable, it still exists and is so sickening to witness. The fact people judge on skin colour, not soul.. not personality but what is on the outside isn't right. Being societies idea of pretty will get you nowhere later and in the afterlife! InshaAllah things change soon I hope the people contributing to this problem are guided by Allah and find the right path.
you are such a beautiful soul, my father is of a darker shade and till this day is looked down on by others. may Allah guide them all. BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL X
Thanks sooo much for talking about this topic... you seriously hit the nail on the head. For a while I seriously lost hope in the arab and middle eastern communities when it comes to racism. Racism has no place in Islam, but it's so prevalent among certain muslims. This type of ignorance needs to stop. I don't get why people find it their right to talk bad about someone's skin color or the way someone looks when we don't have a choice in that matter. It's not like you chose your skin color or earned it or something. If you are insulting someone's skin color, you're essentially criticizing the creation of Allah (sw). Some people talk as if black equates ugly and fair automatically equates beauty. As if it's just a known universal fact or something and whenever I've disagreed about this, I was the one who was looked at as weird. It's seriously the 21'st century, some people need to get with the times and wake up. Black is beautiful, brown is beautiful, fair is beautiful, all shades are beautiful. Just imagine if we were all the same color, it would be boring.
God why would someone even say that subhannah may Allah make us be better Muslims and may Allah reward you on putting up this subject up !!! Don't mind them all unfortunately that's dunya we can't never stop it I always come across this everyday of my life all I do is ignore them
+Nina aloo what the actual fuck is wrong with you, this what this whole video is about, this video was literally made because of people like you. i simply don't understand, what do you think you're gaining from saying comments like that? what ever colour you are, the vile comments you say make you the ugliest person ever.
I currently live in the USA but have lived in the UAE before and while living there I have experienced the most anti-blackness/racism/colorism ever. Being dark in the Arab world is so frowned upon for some strange reason and is seen as ugly and I know for sure that all Sudanese/Somali people have been told their skin is "too dark", and so? Black skin is so beautiful, its crazy that its not celebrated like white skin. Racism is so institutionalized in the Arab world, unlearning the theme of black inferiority and white superiority must be done for equal opportunities in the middle east and I'm so happy this video was made, Thank you Habiba!
hi habiba! i'am Marwa and from italy and i've been following you since 2014, i find you so inspiring, onest, and i love you so much! may allah support you , and guide all of us muslim or not! hope you read this comment! kisses
in the middle east if ur dark ur ugly and no wanted. in america if ur not tan ur ugly. im a very pale light skinned nd always made fun of and felt ugly bc im so white. its like no ones happy! we can never please anyway u are beautiful how u r
wow you are totally right, unbelievable that people who are Muslim are saying these things.. it's very sad. Masha'Allah you are beautiful inside and out and your videos really inspire me a lot, much respect for you and keep up the good work! You are truly a big inspiration to me, lots of love from the Netherlands!
you are so right dear habiba ...a lot of pepole in this community thinking of this the wrong way ...I'm grateful to you beacause you recorded this amazing video ❤️ the beauty is in the soul not in the face or colors ...god bless you dear 😘
You are Moroccan yh why don’t you go to Nigeria an live with those people an you will see how they treat us Moroccans you know nothing brother black people are the most racists
Sis I'm sorry you had to experience such hatred :( you're so stunning Ma ShA Allah.. I can't believe people don't know how to respect each other nowadays it's heartbreaking :(
Melanin is so beautiful. Dont ever be ashamed of it, guys!
Sumaiyah Jones every human has melanin it is what gives us pigment as humans
Aren't you freckled hijabi
David Medellín you don’t have the melanin that matters. Darker skin have more melanin that makes skin darker, white does not
just imagine how black African Muslims ate treated, subhanallah
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That actually makes me feel sad😔I've never really thought about that;* May Allah protect them from any spiteful words or anything that will hurt them💎
trust me it can be hard, I remember back in school being black was an insult, most of those people didn't choose to be Muslim they where born one but didn't choose it so that is why they don't follow it they way others do
Trust me we're treated like crap everywhere we go
CLR Buong you're stupid... cuz if we think about it by logic we will know that Christianity is what white people for black people into and it's the only faith that separate between it believes, you will never see a black only mosque or white only mosque, stop believing in something just because your parent did p.s. I'm black and Muslim 😊
It's so sad how accurate this video is I'm somali and deal with the same thing in my community darker skin is looked down upon while lighter skin is praised I'm happy that finally someone is bringing up racism and anti blackness in our ummah
Omg yeees ugh I'm lighter than my siblings and ppl are like omg you're so lucky you look mixed I always hate those types of "compliments" I wish I was darker anyways I hate how somalis see beauty, the lighter the better ugh dark skins are so beautiful too
Im somali too and all of my siblings are differant shades. My mother is light skinned and my father is dark skinned. Tho I have never heard anyone say anything nasty towards me or my family based on our skin colour by other somalis alhamdullilah. And I hope to God, its stays that way :)
That's so sad :( I'm Somali too and it's quite annoying when people in the streets would tell my mum that me and my siblings have become so dark they make it seem as if being dark is ugly subhanallah
Sadia Mussa oh man thats so sad. Really feel disappointed with some people :(
+ahlan mungani at the same time the light skin "reer xamar" somalis get discriminated against.
I am Lebanese and recently married an Nigerian, and that was a battle with my family, and yes middle eastern families can be ignorant. So I stood against it and said no there is no such thing as racism in Islam. Bilal May Allah be pleased with him was a black slave who was one of the first to become Muslim and he was given the honour of calling the prayer not an Arab, yes image the beauty of him calling all the Arabs and Muslim to prayer. MashAllah.
as a black Somalian it really did hurt seeing those comments. I ask myself everyday why being black is associated with ugliness. why does it matter what my skin colour is?? I really thought the Muslim community would be somewhat different to mainstream society but I guess I was wrong. being of a religion with so many different ethnicities and backgrounds I would expect we were more open minded but I guess not
The rascists who are amongst us will have to pay even though they fast and pray.They will visit the hellfire.The Muslims at the time of Rasoulellahi SAWS asked him that question and he did the rascist are like the dung beetle.The dung beetle rolls his ball of shit in the dirt and it only increases in size and thst is the same with the rascist.It becomes a bigger problem to the soul
Leave Islam? That is what Job's wife asked him,to disobey God.Did he do it.? No never will I do that sister. You are a dangerous person to ask a believer to leave his salvation.LOOK AT YOURSELF
how naive people really could be to think that religion supercedes everything rather its race that does.Religion is part and parcel of everything that went wrong in this world whether its colonization where missionaries sent first or slave trade in both the east by arabs and west by europeans.You have to dig into history to find out what role religion played in wars,slave trade,colonization etc. any black who thinks cos they muslim or christian or jewish and will be treated equally as such is downright stupid and deserve to be treated differently.why blind yourself from whats been true for millenia.you believe in what eva religion but being black and debating this today on why your sect treats you differently says a lot about your lack of awareness and/or self denial.and am not saying every black cares about what others think of him/her nor that everyone else in otha races is racist.
Olivia Sandhu stop lying. The enslaved people were war captives from rival kingdoms and kidnapped citizens. ‘Blacks’ in Africa identify with tribe not with skin color.
Why did you expect them to be different? Humans are humans. We are corrupt. You can interpret any text about Master and Servant in Quran and Hadiths to mean developed being enslaving those who are underdeveloped and thereby meant for servitude. This is human nature, not even Buddhists (the so called most peaceful people) are pure.
I'm not Muslim but I observed this among some of my Muslim friends. They will randomly say stuffs like: 'I can't tan too much. I need to find a husband' ... Unfortunately people of darker skin are always a target in this world
Its a general Asian mentality. Same thing in India (amongst hindus) and in China (amongst atheists and buddhists). Its moreso to do with culture than religion
Chosen Won not religion. Islam never says be racist it actually goes against racism directly
@@shantatv3185 i don't think he's saying the religion is racist. He's saying the people (particular Arabs) can be racist. He's not wrong, I've seen it. North Africans can be very racist, they look down on sub-saharan Africans.
U are so right. Men of Islam will sleep with a black woman or a dark skin woman but will not marry them. They treat them as a prostitute. It's sad
When you said Sudanese people I went crazy thank you Habiba I actually love you *Stands up and claps*
exactly I was thinking the same I actually love her my favorite youtuber
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+Somali-Cushite-Queen Cushitic You come across as someone who is really insecure with yourself and take you anger out on others.
Astaghfirullah please think about what you say before you say it or better yet keep quite. Every single race every living that that Allah swt has created is beautiful.
Who are YOU to call anyone ugly or be racist
+Somali-Cushite-Queen Cushitic please shut up you're embarrassing yourself and somali people
I am an African American muslim, and I am still stunned when I pass some middle eastern or Indian muslims who will make full eye contact, and never bother to smile or offer a Salam. This is Sunna, being an American from this generation, we are taught to smile or say hello to anyone we pass and make eye contact with. It just dawned on me recently that these "'muslims," were actually typical racists. Most American muslims try to do what the Quran says, and judge people by their actions, we know to reject any cultural practices that oppose Islam. I met have a friend from Pakistan, who said she only really practiced her culture back home, and it was meeting all different types of muslims here in the U.S. that really taught her true Islam. Habiba, you'd be stunning with purple stripes, those commenters are racists who actually need to sit an read the Quran, not learn it from some old uncle.
+LankyAlpaca Wa alaikum asalam
+No I Wow, you're really an angry person, all I can do is make a Dua for you, practice patience.
No I You wouldn't disrespect someone like that in real life. So don't attempt to be rude on here. speak diplomatically to me. i don't start pathetic online arguments. :)
I know everytime I said Salam to Arabs I was ignored or given a shocked look but I didn't think much of it because an angel replies back.However , I'm only confident enough to Salam Muslims near the mosque or if they are in the mosque. sadly, when im not near a mosque I only have the confidence to Salam other Somali's because they don't reject it.
+huda abdi P.s. I'm from London just in case that info helps.Also Muslim men should Salam the women but they never do I don't know why this is the case
I am somali and black and content alhamdulillah. The opinions of others shouldn't matter as long as YOU are happy in your skin. Allah created us all beautiful and different and we should embrace that rather than looking down upon others!
But at the same time this is of course an issue that needs to be solved.☺
Deqa Ali Somalian are black
East African girls are always told that the darker they are the less beautiful they are. Glad your addressing this issue habiba
+lola ahmed By our own families. black women are beautiful. but in our societies the darker you are seen more ugly. Skin lightening products are very popular there too.
+Mona Macallin Um, no we aren't. East African girls are drop dead beautiful, don't know what kind of people you're associating with.
+Mona Macallin I'm part of that community and I rarely see that must be your tribe
+Mona Macallin please stop spreading this misinformation, you make somalis seem mentally ill.
Even west African girls like me, i have a lighter skinned mom and sister and family in general, so people always ask my mom if i am also her child, but as for my sister and brothers, they go mashallah, mashallah, a lady once tried telling me that it is okay i might have lighter children, i wanted to slap her ignorance out of her brain.
I'm Sudanese and I appreciate you so much for this video! I just subscribed!
Sudanese are Arabs u actually dumb they speak arab they have arabic names they even look arab skin doesn't make u arab it's your facials
Stay away from Islam
The Twins Gamer lol
@Cheetah 6 Africa had a strong hold of christianity
Mash-Allah I love that you address real issues among the Muslim Ummah. May Allah always guide you and keep your heart on the straight path. Beautiful young lady that is a good Muslim. Beauty is in your character not your outer appearance. Shukraan for being real. if your soul is beautiful this is true beauty. HUGS Habibba xxoxx
+Wahiebah Daniels
+Habiba Da Silva you such a great person believe that
i once said to a friend that i wanted to go to a predominately muslim country for Ramadan/Eid one year, and someone suggested the Middle East, I instantly said "NO". They asked why? i said "because im black". It shouldnt have to be that way. You shouldnt feel as if youre too black to be embraced by your muslim brothers and sisters. its hard to find a masjid where you don't get stared at like you dont belong. I go to a masjid in a black neighborhood now 45 minutes away from my house because the ones closer to me are predominately arab and they make me feel so uncomfortable. thank you for the video dear
My English teacher in secondary school who was Pakistani once said that "Pakistanis are more attractive than Bengalis and Bengalis are more attractive than Somalis cuz they're darker" I found that so offensive. Especially since I was the only Somali in my class.
+Unknown Vampire never heard of any top begnali or pakistani models, your teacher was a jealous beech
+.Gazorpazorpfield great generalisation there, so long as you come up trumps :)
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hahaha! hairy hamsters! hamsters are cute though 😯.
lola ahmed Auto samaale Chrissy Bates lol thanks for the reassurance guys! It sucks when you're a kid and your feel like the teachers are bullies too.
***** Great Britain
I am proud to call you my sister in Islam!
I completely agree with you, Arabs are racist! I grew up in the Middle East and I know views on certain issues were so backwards and there is so much ego! Everyone is better than everyone else and it makes them feel good about themselves to look down on others. Growing up I was always a lot paler compared to other girls at school. I was constantly getting comments like "You're so lucky, I really envy you!" as if the skin tone I was born with is an accomplishment I should be proud of! There's usually a lot of racism within the countries themselves, if you're not from the same city or the same religious sect then you're not good enough! To be completely honest, I don't think the get the concept of racism and that's why they don't think it's wrong to comment on skin colour or ethnicity.
Nadia's Healthy Kitchen I find thats not true only a small group are.Ive been to so many people,how can they be racist when most are tan?
@@nahnah5971 no most are not tanned. You don't know about my people shut up
im not religious but i agree so much with what you're saying it made me tear up
well said habiba, don't even be offended by any of it, it just shows what the ummah has become like asking you why you are so dark is ridiculous - being sudanese i'm black myself and people are basically saying "being black is not okay" - let me tell y'all something it is more than okay and we will continue flexin our melanin and if you don't like it seek mental help // its disgusting, it really is
Where have you been? Welcome to the moslim family i am a convert to Islam and the racism that i experience is much bigger and difficult than when i was a christian. But I thank Allah for the strength and I will persevere.
Wow... I'm shocked that people, especially Muslims, would react that way when the Qur'an teaches us that we are all equal. I think you handled the situation well, though. Powerful video.
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Wow ! I want to thank you for this video Habiba, I'm mixed Malian and Moroccan and you said the truth about racism in africa like in arab counties ! I have been throught a lot,
Being an half black in an arab familly is very hard for me
And I want to thank you again because I feel like support me and thats makes me feel so much better
God bless you Beauty - Majda from Paris
+Majda Fighter Beurk
Quoi Beurk ? lol
You're right I am Moroccan, but we're not arabs though
Moroccans aren't arabs.
Subhanallah. How low some Muslims can get. It was Rasoolallah (saw) who stopped Racism from the start 😓
Somalis have the same issue,some of them discriminate the dark skin Somalis and praise the light skinned ones which is really sad cause in a family you could have some light skinned and some dark skin and yo relatives or even sometimes your own siblings call you by your complexion , (Cadeey) meaning light skinned and madow (dark skinned)
Nasrim Iman You nailed. We Somalis are one the most racist people yet we point fingers at others and call them racist. We need to fix our own backyard and eradicate racism within own community before we call others out for being racist. Somalis call other blacks derogatory terms like Adoon(slave), Jareer (kinky hair) which demonstrates Somalis are apparently more superior because of their soft hair. Wallahi our community is so racist. Thanks for mentioning these points.
yaad u sheegaysaa oo aad iska gadaysaa nijaasyahay
It's our culture 😂😂. They used to tell me your hair is made in Saudi Arabia and your color in south Sudan
I'm really glad you addressed this topic, it's something that needs to be recognized and fixed within the Arab community. I live in California where it is constantly hot, and naturally if I go out in the summer for an hour I'm two shades darker. Whenever this happens my mother gets worried and during the winter she will always compliment me because of how "white" I look. She did immigrate from Yemen when she was younger with my siblings, but regardless I told her to never compliment me with that again, because I honestly don't care what color I am (I don't want any bad tan lines though haha if I could get dark all over my body that would be great actually). Not to mention the fact that many of the men within my family are extremely dark, but I guess it's "acceptable" for them? ALSO I think the way that Arabs call African people "Abeed" instead of "Sood" is also very disrespectful. We are all Abeed to Allah, and that's about it.
yaaaas school them. anti-blackness in the arab/asian community needs to be addressed but the way your acting like your being dicrimated against is silly, your tan will fade but melanin is in our roots. "i didnt choose how tan i got" yeh and i was born black.
+spike jonze I know it doesn't compare. I've just utilised this to raise awareness onto what it happening in the community. I could care less what people think of me or my tan. It just wounds me that people can STILL be this racist in modern Muslim communities. :/
+Habiba Da Silva, u r absolutely right!!!!!
A A she was shocked because of the racism. Not because she was tan..
No I Africans denying the genocide of Indians by the British? Are you crazy or just playing dumb?
A A this is very strange she is making her self a victim. Girl. My melanin is beautiful
you are so right... this is Sad Habiba....
I just want to make it that Islam does not endorse racism in any single way but there are muslims that see lighter skin as more desirable. This is sad because there are arabs that are darker skinned. Every shade of skin is beautiful. And this problem is not just in the arab community but also in african, asian, and it goes on. It needs to stop honestly.
* make it clear
+Sasha Mehmet Beauty should be defined by who you are tbh. Everyone is beautiful in thier way and you are to. I like your mix though, so many cultures its cool.
Yes the real indigenous Arabs are dark skin the white Arabs are fake from Rome and parts of Europe
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Amazing girl with a beautiful soul and face mashallah!💝💝💝👌👌👌
+Sarah Ali Thanks love xo
+Habiba Da Silva mashallah
I'm proud of you! Even though you don't know me. You're courageous for addressing this issue. God bless you ❤ -Allaahouma Baarek
I'm Pakistani and all my life I've been made out that I'm not beautiful coz im quite dark. And in the Pakistani community it's made out that the fairer skinned are more beautiful and it really upsets me and still does til this day. You see aunties rejecting marriage proposals coz the girl is "too dark" and I just think, what's the world coming to? Even my Pakistani "fair" friends would always do sly digs at me that they are more beautiful etc and I just think how can you mock Allahs creation? I just don't understand.
Learn to love yourself for who you are, the people who suffer the most always end up being the strongest
I'm glad you made this video.It feels good to know that there are people out there who care. I really look up to you. I'm a Muslima and My parents are from Togo a land next to Ghana. And I used to go to weekend school for quran and Arab lessons where the majority of the children were Morocan/Arab, in fact I was the only black girl there. I got it so bad, I was called names by these kids they made me believe that my dark skin was ugly. It even got to a point where I would ask my parents why I'm not just white, because I felt like things would be so much easier when I was just white. The teachers didn't do anything and one of my teachers once called dark people disguisting and then I started crying the only thing he said was that I was the only one that wasn't disguisting. This whole experience made me not want to learn about the quran anymore. I didn't want to go to weekendschool anymore because I knew I would be bullied again. Sometimes they even would get physical and some random kid would beat me. why? because I'm black. This whole experience made me so depressed. My parents wouldn't let me not go to these classes because they found it important to study the quran. I was so confused because the quran says that you should respect and care for each other no matter what skin complexion you are and yet I wasn't accepted. I never speak about this but when I do I get filled with tears in my eyes. To this day it stil hurts. I was between the age of 8-13 when this happened it kept going on for 4 years I think, then I decided to stop the classes because I couldn't handle it anymore. I'm seventeen now. Thank you for making this video.
Thanks for making this video. I'm Sudanese and you will not believe the amount of racism that I hear directed towards me, my people and other black people from Arabs. I wholeheartedly believe that Arabs are some of the most racist people on the planet. I already see some people in the comments justifying this behaviour, as expected. May Allah bless you Habiba, keep doing you.
lmao you're funny
+Ola K. people buy into white supremacy so deeply. Other People of color are insecure and find comfort in looking down upon those who they consider in a "lower" position in society than them.
+Ola K. Yes so true. Esp when peiple who think they are more beautiful because they are fairer😂 its sick. Its total nonsense however when one deals with it it is hurting ones feelings. But hey ignorant people will always ve around.
How did I get here? really don't know. I think it was from your vlog in Abuja. I am Nigerian and a non-muslim, and I applaud your courage and forthrightness in the face of these unbelievable ills of the societies in which we find ourselves. Sometimes, it makes me lose hope in entirety and wonder if the whole world shouldn't just be erased and a 'reset' button hit. But I have realized that as long as there are fearless people like you in our generation, there might be hope for us yet. I salute you Habiba!
This video needs to go viral! Great job Habiba💕💕💕 it needs to be addressed and esp in the Asia region where fair skin is considered more beautiful .
i dont know why some arabs disagree with the video 😕 it's not like she made up a story , its what happens everyday to black poeple who live in the middle east 😣 and IT NEEDS TO STOP ✋.
as an african who lives in the middle east sometimes my friends take a pic with me and put it as their profile pic on fb then i see a lot of comments like "the pic is shinning from the left side" (if i am standing on the left side) 😑 , sometimes when i walk down the streets i see a lot of children calling me chocolate (in the other hand i lived in europe few years i have never witnessed something like that???), and a lot of stuff like that.
anyway the reason that she talked about this subject is not to make poeple hate arabs (in fact she shows that she's proud 😏 to be arabic in other videos) she only wants to make arabs better poeple and i hope she succees 😃 because there are a lot of poeple all over the who dont know the difference between arabs and muslims , so it will affect islam 😢.
in the end i would like to say
" الحمد لله أني عرفت الإسلام قبل أن أعرف المسلمين" 😅
thank you habiba it really meant a lot that an arabic girl talked about this issue 👏
btw there are a lot of stories which happend to me that are worse than the two taht i mentioned in the comment , but i am not trying to make arabs look bad , and also to be fair there are some arabs who you won't find poeple like them ❤❤❤
The darker picture was quite enchanting if you ask me. Anyway, great topic. Thank you for speaking on it with so much heart and soul.
Your tan is goooorgeous !! If you're even darker, you'd still look so pretty !! African women have always been dead gorgeous, perfect bodies perfect eyes perfect skin!! This is shocking to hear in a muslim nation where poor and rich, black and white, all live, pray, study and work together !!! Ignore those racists!
+Sarah Qatar she doesn't care about whether she would still look pretty.
Thank you for speaking out against racism and ignorance.
Love this problem you've addressed habiba. It really is upsetting, that darker skin tones are recognised to be 'ugly'. Something I've been through for too long.
this is the kind of content i wanna see... Amen. Im not muslim but i am glad you are talking about this bc i'm black
Racism in the Muslim community is such a big issue. Especially in the arab and asian communities. I'll just casually be scrolling through Twitter and see an arab taking about black people using th term "3abeed" like its nothing. It's so sad how Islam is a religion where every race and everyones differences is all equal in Allah's eyes. And we are learned this in the Quran but society and culture has made it that the darker your skin, the less attractive, less intelligent, and less worthy you are. Like you sad on your instagram post this little run in with the racism you got because of your tan is NOTHING compared to us who were born and will forever have black skin. You still will never completely understand what it is like to BE black in society. So, I appreciate the fact that you took this chance to speak up about an issue that has been going on since forever. Hopefully these racists can learn a lesson.
I feel like apologizing on behalf of my people.. Those comments you got were truly disgusting and UN-islamic. How did it become a part of the middle eastern culture, or whatever you want to call it, to be so racist towards blacks? The prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, himself, picked out Bilal Ibn Rabah (Radiya Allahu 3anhu). Bilal, who used to be a black slave, hand-picked by the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him to be the first muazzin and to later on become one of his loyal companions! Subhana-Llah... our beloved prophet peace be upon him, did indeed cry for this ummah out of concern.
Sorry, I just felt like sharing this beautiful, yet essential feature of Islam that this ummah needs to understand- because we have surely forgotten it.
And thank you so much for the video Habiba, it was super insightful. Using the voice that you have on social media, to promote equality and respect is really refreshing.
+Zainab Raibati Lol you must not have read about the Arab slave trade, where Arabs enslaved millions of Africans, even today Arabs refer to Blacks as Abeed which means slave a legacy of the slave trade.
+Eternal Apostate Did I ever deny that Arabs enslaved Africans? No.
If you took your time to read my comment, and if you were able to extract the core message from it- you would realize that I was refering to islam. Whether some Arabs call black people "Abeed" or whether some White people call Arab people "terrorists"- You have no right to generalize.
We're all angry and hurt over the torture and murder the black people went through in the past, and the fact that racial discrimination still takes place is even worse.
Thank you for your comment.
*sigh* This actually makes me sad but.. You didn't seem to understand it the first time, so let me repeat myself. Where in my comments do you find me not acknowledging the genocide commited towards Blacks??
I'm acknowledging it and I'm condemning any kind of genocide towards ANY race.
How do you know we don't address these issues in our mosques?
I've been to several mosques who explicitly condemn ALL of the above mentioned injustice.
20-something Muslim scholars have written a fatwa condemning ISIS and their acts!
And that's just if we were to look at written statements, let alone what is being said by other scholars.
I sincerely hope you'll have a good day, and that you'll try to be a bit more open-minded. We're not enemies.
Zainab Raibati How do I know you don't is because I was a former Muslim myself and Muslims are ignorant of their savage history and topics like darfur, slavery and racism are taboos
Oh okey, so your source to how I'M ignorant of the past is.. your former self? lol. Come on now, you can't actually take something so personal and use it as a substance to such a big claim.
I'll let you have the last word, because I won't be able to have a serious discussion with someone who has a first person narrator-point of view.
So glad you addressed this topic. I see this so much within so many different cultures, where being brown is see as not attractive and where people will turn down marriage proposals purely based on the colour of someones skin tone. Its actually disgusting because us as Muslims are discriminated against daily but to see discrimination come from a fellow Muslim, is not right on any level.
Before I got married I never thought I was dark and ugly because after I got married I found that I was too dark to be beautiful in bengali community. Because before everyone told me how beautiful I'm especially white people told me was beautiful. now everyone look at my children kept saying are you sure their your children because my children much fair skinned then me. I just say they beautiful as I'm inside because they came from inside me. Allah knows I'm how I'm inside.
Habibaaa thank you for this, I relate to this soooo much! I'm so glad you addressed this issue of racism in Islam because it became such a tabo topic that almost no one brings up. I'm Sudanese and tbh there is so much racism towards us in the Arab community, we are seen too dark to be Arab which I think is beyond ridiculous, this 'lighter skin is more beautiful' ideology has become a norm now as people are trying to fit in with the ideal Arab image they have made for themselves and I just don't get how we as Muslims can accept having this mentality. We come in all colours and Islam is what unites us and makes us one Ummah but unfortunately people have started differentiating on stupid, meaningless things like this. I don't understand how the degree of melanin in my skin determines my beauty. I loved the video so much! And I makes me really happy someone is taking the time to acknowledge the problem, you're such an inspiration Habiba!
BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING DARK PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS. GOD MADE US ALL BEAUTIFUL AND WE ARE ALL EQUAL. YOU NEED NO EXCUSE TO LOOK DARK OR BE DARK. BLACK, WHITE, RED, ETC.. IS BEAUTIFUL.
As a somali muslimah, I don't like to read/talk/think about this subject, it reminds me of how very much racism is alive. So I haven't even watched the video, but I did scroll through the comments and I read some heartbreaking stories. You know, my heart is at ease knowing that Allah (swt) knows everything, every racist muslim will pay.
+Zarité - Maybe you ought to think twice about practicing a religion from these people. Doesn't it bother you that in Islam those in paradise will be given pale skin whereas those in hell will be dark skinned?
You are so real, I really love your honesty. Thank you so much for sharing your feeling on this sensitive topic sigh.
This is the same issue in Africa. I am Senegalese and when I go there they keep saying why are you so dark and dont use products to get a lighter skin and relaxed hair. I reply I am fine whith my skin colour and hair I prefer to ahve a healthy natural skin and hair they use chemicals.
it's unfortunate, but it's helpful to know you know what we go through on a daily as darker skinned woman- I'm sudanese and we get some shit in the Arab world. But black woman get so much shit in general. it's refreshing to see someone take the Islamic perspective on this. Jazak Allah and may Allah protect you from future haters. ikfiyk shar al 3ayn ! masha'Allah
+Housewife that bakes pie
what are you talking about?,
if your talking about the Arab Sudanese then I 100% agree with you!, they deserver anything they get, they have destroyed and killed many of my people!!
YOU ARE NOT UGLY HABIBA !!!!! YOU ARE THE MUST BEAUTIFUL MUSLIM GIRL I HAVE EVER SEEN !!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I am glad that you spoke the truth without second thoughts. It is said that the truth is bitter but it doesn't change it from being the truth.I also found those comments really racist because I am black and I agree with you completely and people should begin to get into their minds that all humans are equal no matter what. Thank you very much for this video I appreciate it.
I love you habiba, I'm black myself and I get this a lot . And not a lot of people believe me when I say I'm Arab (because I'm black). I'm Sudanese and no one acctually believes me. PREACh 👌🏽
all sudanese people are black
this is a very needed video Habiba. Since I was a child I had seen this and often got discriminated against... Alhamdulillah I had a wonderful mother who taught me that skin colour doesn't matter. It also shocks me that people prioritise Skin colour over deen when viewing others. May Allah reward you for this video^^
I love your Habiba Talks series because it's genuine and real. Real issues and real talk from the heart. Racism within the ummah is the root of millions of issues we have.
It's 2015 the fact that we think (Arabs mainly, don't even get me started worth South Asia) light skin is something to be proud of and puts you in a higher position really sickens me to my stomach. I'm From yemen which is a real melting pot of a nation we can range from fair skin and green eyes to dark skin and black hair, people will come up to me with all sorts of comments "your too dark to be Yemeni" "your too light to be Yemeni" since when did a nation come with a shades chart. I'm tired of it who cares, when we're in our graves Allah isn't going to ask us what skin tone we left this world in, is he? Has history taught us nothing? Shackling innocent lives underground and breaking families apart to be sold to Wealthy European countries just because of the color of their skin. Wallah I'm so over this. And for those Arabs who degrade blacks, bilal (RA) was a dark skinned Ethiopian slave and such a prominent figure in the religion of Islam. Ufffff sorry for the essay
With south Aisans*^
+Lena Arabena ISlam is the best religion? Even though those Arabs used the Quran to enslave Millions of Black Africans. Muhammad owned slaves. Even today Arabs refer to Blacks as Abeed a legacy of the Arab slave trade.
Islam is an intrinsically Arab religion, where you have to pray in Arabic, have Arab names, read the Quran in Arabic, revere and venerate an Arab prophet and figures, and make pilgrimage to a Pagan Arab ritual and make Arabs even more rich.
I am a Pakistani former Muslim it's time for these non-Arabs to wake up they don't know shit about Islam. They speak of European colonialism and imperialism but what about Arab imperialism in North Africa, spain, India, etc..
Thank you for addressing this problem. As a makeup artist, I have to just accept the clients request to be 'fairer'. They'd be dark skinned with no imperfections but still want a tonne of makeup on to be light skinned. I hate it. It's awful that darker skin tones is still looked down upon. The Arab/Asian community has been whitewashed by these terrible standards. I know the Indian fashion industry has been pushing for darker skin toned models on the runway, but as long as we have brand like 'fair and lovely' and skin bleaching products - it's still pushes the ideology that being light skinned is more beautiful.
One of my only run ins with blatant racism was when I was attending a Islamic school and it was so disheartening. I've also sensed that many in the Arab community view African American Muslims as less than because we grew up in America and it is so disgusting. I truly hate to see Muslims who disregard the teachings of Allah and the prophets to look down upon anyone less than fair. Thank you for addressing this, Habiba. Love your videos. 😘
alhamdullilah in my years of living, I've never experienced racism from other Muslims even tho Im a black muslim, but what I dont understand is, the people who are doing the racism, dont they know that the Prophet Muhammad never cared about race and that we are all equal in the eyes of Allah and the only difference between us is our level of piety? I would really love to say this to someones face and see their reaction. Because honeslty its just really awful and I hope inshallah Allah guides them all.
Thank you so much for addressing this issue and speaking out about it, especially from someone of your platform, you are such an inspiration.
I CRIED. I felt every emotion in this video. It hits home alot.
Thank you Habiba for this video. It NEEDED to be addressed like this.
xxx
Arabs especially associate beauty with lighter skin it's really disgusting, even if you believe lighter skin is prettier you should keep that to yourself instead of insulting others
Thank you Habiba for addressing this issue. Some people are born dark so what is bad about that? Colour has nothing to do with anyone.
I'm so happy that you addressed this issue, this will be an ongoing issue in today's society but people could change this by stop being ignorant! I'm so over racism and people being racist and I am so glad that you have spoken about this, take care x
Habiba darling, thank u for mentioning such an important subject like that , I am from Libya and here people think that u r more beautiful if you r white and have a blue or green eyes , you know they put standers for beauty, I used to be type one diabetes and people treat me like there's something wrong in me because of that , u know what , I am happy and U look soooo beautiful in all colours,
yes it's sad to see muslim say things like that but u r muslim and have the kindest heart ever ...
Alhamdulilah that i'm black. Alhamdulilah that i am muslim.
racism exists and its sad. the mentality comes from generations before us and i hope newer generations will be raised better.
+Jasmillmelisa nope the cycle continues
+daric nd you can't "hope" for a change when its ingrained and has been carried on for centuries. you have to make active change.. faith without works is dead
I know as a sudanese person it really hurts hearing people tell you your ugly because of the fact that you have a different skin tone
I like to watch your #HabibaTalks in the mornings before I go to school because they're so encouraging and make me stand up for myself; THANK YOU
I'm from Saudi Arabia
and in the southern region of my country where I'm originally from, the girls that don't
have a lighter skin are considered ugly. I used to have a lighter skin but after getting into
university and being exposed to the sun most of the time my skin color has changed
and the fact that my mother forces me to put more make up in ceremonies and family gatherings so
that I look lighter is really depressing.
I've never felt beautiful and myself esteem has become very low
I'm getting married soon to a man who is not Saudi and has a darker skin than mine
and I'm afraid that my children may face racism based on their skin color or their dad's origins
(but as mentioned in the Quran :( Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
Alhamdullilah
+Nouf Abdullah well i argree with your mother okhty, you must preserve your natural beauty. maybe you shoud try to stay indoors or wear more covering clothes like hijab and gloves, try to cover as much skin as possible so the sun cant make you look like a abd. inshallah god shall give your children a light complexion. or maybe you should marry a albanian or bosnian.
+islam al mahdadi your comment made me laugh. You are really telling an Arab that preserving her beauty means she should stay lighter. The white man has all of you brainwashed. White supremacy is ruling all your life and you don't even know it.
Anyway the Nikki & Jamie video brought me here and your words calmed me a bit. Thanks for talking about the ills in your community...giving many good Arabs a bad name. General view on the interwebs and what I e also bought into without interacting with Arabs much(as we don't have many in my country) is that they are ignorantly colourist& racist. Wish more were like you...I've just subscribed👍🏿
Why you are explaining please you are beautifull and those people who say this things are people who are so stupid
Hi Habba, sorry that you had to endure that you went through that. Even if you had dark skin, you are still a beautiful woman and gorgeous! Don’t let anyone else ‘s ignorant comments distract you.
When you addressed this on your snapchat, I didn't think it was going to be such a vulgar matter as you didn't address what had been said. But I'm so glad you made this video, this also happens in some of our Asian culture. Its quite sad really that people are brought up believing that lighter is 'better' or wanting to look lighter. I have a medium colour skin tone and I know so many girls darker then me to be jealous of my skin colour (not saying I have a perfect colour skin tone) and I always would ask why?? It was always coming from one culture which I wont mention and they would tell me lighter is nicer. Wish everyone would understand we were cut from the same cloth, Allah made us all beautiful and there shouldn't be judgement. 2015 or 1915 don't think some people will change but I really do hope this 'stereotype' breaks. Well done on the video habiba x
Habiba you are stunning mashaAllah. You're right, beauty is skin deep and I don't believe skin colour determines beauty! The problem with Us, eastern people, is that we haven't released the shackles of colonialism where the white man was the master and we were slaves. Sad really! I have had the same in Arab countries where as soon as I tell them what race/culture I belong to I get the response "No you can't be, but you're beautiful" and they expect me to take that as a compliment. You'll find a lot of Muslims without Islam, hence why so many of our brothers and sisters are suffering. May Allah guide us all xxx
Takes a lot to make a video like this, you go girl! I think something like this is so sad, 'muslim arabs' are O.K attacking a fellow muslim yet expect non-muslim arabs not to attack them. May Allah guide us all
I'm so glad you addressed this issue, I recently came back from a tropical vacation like 4 shades darker than my usual skin tone and my relatives AND MY OWN MOTHER glare at me like I'm some disgusting creature??? I swear I love this kind of dark skin tone on me, it's so beautiful and smooth allah yahdehm inshallah
LOVED how you tackled this! Agree with every single word. Thank you for sharing this and I hope it helps those mentioned to see differently. I can never understand how South Asians + Arabs can be so racist and I haven't heard much discussion. But thank you again xxx
You don't need to explain to anyone why and how you're skin got darker...YOU ARE DROP DEAD GORGEOUS...AND WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL WITH ANY SKINTONE!!!
Adeili Maya that wasn't the point of the video tho
just went off on a tangent.
End racism everywhere!!
Lay it downnnnn! This is a much needed video, it's ridiculous how much underlying racism we see all the time and I'm so glad you brought light to it with the fashion / hijabi crowd!
I'm a new subscriber and I like u already...... the world needs more people like you, I'm black and I freaking love my color
Wow this is insane. I'm filipino and Philippines is a tropical and a very very hot country so when I use to live there, I was much much darker. I was also not a muslim back then and did not cover and was out in the sun and by the beach all the time so my skin was very tanned. I moved to New Zealand which is a much much colder climate and even when the sun is out it is still cold. After converting and wearing the hijab, I naturally got lighter because the sun would not reach my skin because it was covered. I didn't intentionally and unnaturally get lighter just like how Habiba did not get intentionally and unnaturally darker. People are so uneducated and ridiculous. I pray that Allah will make them realize the error in their ways because the last thing we want is us muslims tearing our own people apart when so many out there are already adamant to make muslims look terrible.
I follow you on instagram and i was kinda hurt when i saw the comments, living in the middle east i can totally agree with the fact that most people here are extremely racist and it makes me sick in my stomach. I feel like nothing is going to change but let's just hope that racism dies. Also, i would appreciate it if you make a video about being a Muslim girl in RUclips because I'm thinking about making videos but I'm kinda scared tbh..love you 😊
I am so glad that you spoke about this topic Habiba. I subscribed to you a while back by just watching random RUclips videos, I watched one of your videos and was immediately captivated by your personality. although I do not know you personally, your beauty shows from within and through your videos. I am not Muslim but as a black woman of Christian faith, I can absolutely connect with this video. Colorism is rooted in every race and hypocrisy is also rooted in every religion, unfortunately. I will not excuse those ignorant people but a lot of their ignorance is influenced from European imperialism, people see western countries as the promise land without realizing that most developed countries were built on racism, mass killings, assimilation and oppression. I see Colorism everywhere, young black girls thinking that they are ugly because of the darkness of their skin, the majority of celebrities that are highly advertised are of light complexion so imagine the psychological message that is being sent. People are use to only seeing Caucasians on television to the point where they reject seeing even their own race on television. The sad part is that I've heard ignorant remarks being made from people of darker complexion which is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves. I see so many people use the words of our creator to do evil, can you believe that slaves were forced to know about the teaching of Christianity, how sickening to use the teachings of God yet go against his main purpose which is to love your neighbors, regardless of if they look like you or have the same beliefs as you. The ironic thing is, while people of color are discriminating against each other, people of European descent are mimicking our culture and appearance, from tanning their skin to even appropriating our culture; the same culture that we get negatively stereotyped for. It's time to break way from self hatred, the discrimination and hatred from others is already strong so why create hatred and racism in our own community. And I'm also fed up with people using their 'upbringing' to excuse their ignorance, you are an individual created with a mind and body so complex, science can not fully explain, stop being easily influenced by others, if you come from an ignorant family understand that you are of a new generation and end that cycle of ignorance from past generations.
I have always had little faith in humanity but Habiba you have honestly brought hope to my heart, we need more and more people with your mentality to end this cruel cycle of racism in our society. I hope you make more videos like this because you do have the power to influence, so many people look up to you. I wish you many more blessings and love :)
This is such a great video Habiba! I was also really annoyed by those comments. The saddest thing is that these are muslims who are commenting. We as an ummah we must work together and support each other instead of hating because of such banal reasons. Who cares about skin colour? The first man to give the call for prayer was black. Our prophet saw preached on how the skin colour and nationality did't matter. We must take him as an example. There is enough media bashing against muslims (esp. Muslim women) we shouldn't be a part of it!
Being of a darker race I know exactly what you're talking about. Racism in this day and age is not acceptable, it still exists and is so sickening to witness. The fact people judge on skin colour, not soul.. not personality but what is on the outside isn't right. Being societies idea of pretty will get you nowhere later and in the afterlife! InshaAllah things change soon I hope the people contributing to this problem are guided by Allah and find the right path.
This is so sad. I think you should name and shame these people. Show their comment and their insta account. StayStrong Habiba, we love you♡
you are such a beautiful soul, my father is of a darker shade and till this day is looked down on by others. may Allah guide them all. BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL X
Thanks sooo much for talking about this topic... you seriously hit the nail on the head. For a while I seriously lost hope in the arab and middle eastern communities when it comes to racism. Racism has no place in Islam, but it's so prevalent among certain muslims. This type of ignorance needs to stop. I don't get why people find it their right to talk bad about someone's skin color or the way someone looks when we don't have a choice in that matter. It's not like you chose your skin color or earned it or something. If you are insulting someone's skin color, you're essentially criticizing the creation of Allah (sw). Some people talk as if black equates ugly and fair automatically equates beauty. As if it's just a known universal fact or something and whenever I've disagreed about this, I was the one who was looked at as weird. It's seriously the 21'st century, some people need to get with the times and wake up. Black is beautiful, brown is beautiful, fair is beautiful, all shades are beautiful. Just imagine if we were all the same color, it would be boring.
God why would someone even say that subhannah may Allah make us be better Muslims and may Allah reward you on putting up this subject up !!! Don't mind them all unfortunately that's dunya we can't never stop it I always come across this everyday of my life all I do is ignore them
I love tan/dark skin! I wish i was tan skinned! And yr so right about the racist factor in the arab world. I wish i had ur skin tone :((
+Nina aloo and who are you to say such things.
+Nina aloo what the actual fuck is wrong with you, this what this whole video is about, this video was literally made because of people like you. i simply don't understand, what do you think you're gaining from saying comments like that? what ever colour you are, the vile comments you say make you the ugliest person ever.
I currently live in the USA but have lived in the UAE before and while living there I have experienced the most anti-blackness/racism/colorism ever. Being dark in the Arab world is so frowned upon for some strange reason and is seen as ugly and I know for sure that all Sudanese/Somali people have been told their skin is "too dark", and so? Black skin is so beautiful, its crazy that its not celebrated like white skin. Racism is so institutionalized in the Arab world, unlearning the theme of black inferiority and white superiority must be done for equal opportunities in the middle east and I'm so happy this video was made, Thank you Habiba!
Rawan Taha Are you Sudanese?
hi habiba! i'am Marwa and from italy and i've been following you since 2014, i find you so inspiring, onest, and i love you so much! may allah support you , and guide all of us muslim or not! hope you read this comment! kisses
"I'm not this hair, I'm not this skin. I'm the soul that lives within" -Rumi
in the middle east if ur dark ur ugly and no wanted. in america if ur not tan ur ugly. im a very pale light skinned nd always made fun of and felt ugly bc im so white. its like no ones happy! we can never please anyway u are beautiful how u r
wow you are totally right, unbelievable that people who are Muslim are saying these things.. it's very sad. Masha'Allah you are beautiful inside and out and your videos really inspire me a lot, much respect for you and keep up the good work! You are truly a big inspiration to me, lots of love from the Netherlands!
you are so right dear habiba ...a lot of pepole in this community thinking of this the wrong way ...I'm grateful to you beacause you recorded this amazing video ❤️ the beauty is in the soul not in the face or colors ...god bless you dear 😘
Black people are treated so badly in Morocco it makes me feel ashamed to be Moroccan.
You are Moroccan yh why don’t you go to Nigeria an live with those people an you will see how they treat us Moroccans you know nothing brother black people are the most racists
Your skin is beautiful esspically with your tan. Don't see why so many ppl are so upset an concerned about how u look
Sis I'm sorry you had to experience such hatred :( you're so stunning Ma ShA Allah.. I can't believe people don't know how to respect each other nowadays it's heartbreaking :(
this video is straight to the point and just CLARITY👏🏾 thank you it brought tears to my eyes, may الله guide this ummah Ameen.