Assalamualykum.
Brother, at first please don't mind for asking such questions. Okay brother, how did you end up in USA in the first place or have you been there since your birth? I'm interested to know about your past. Please don't mind.I have also noticed one thing about the Palestinians. That is, they are not like the gulf or persian people. You Palestinians, Syrians, Lebanese and Jordanians are very kind ,gentle and welcoming and also religious. Yaseer Arafat is a bright example of that. Yes I agree that racism exists everywhere. But its much less in these 4 countries. For this I like these countries a lot. Inshallah I will settle down in any of these countries soon instead of instability. Instability doesn't matter. We should be there for our Muslim brothers in their distress and happiness.
Wa Alaikum As'salam beloved brother Farhan,
Sorry for taking long to reply akhi. I don't mind you asking me anything
. We migrated to the USA back in the 80s. I was very young of age. 2/3 of my years were spent in the USA so far. I was born in Kuwait, and ethnically I am Palestinian by both father and mother.
As to the people in Arabia in general, there are good and bad in every nation my dear brother. It all comes down to the government's system that is in place, and whether or not its laws are implemented and enforced or not. Islam prohibits racism. Allah Almighty made it very clear in the Glorious with ample Noble Verses such as the following:
"O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other. Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well-acquainted. (The Noble Quran, 49:13)"[005:002]....Help ye one another in righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another in sin and rancour: fear God: for God is strict in punishment."O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to God, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for God can best protect both..... (The Noble Quran, 4:135)"For ample more Noble Verses, please visit:
http://www.answering-christianity.com/ac18.htm#linkshttp://www.answering-christianity.com/ac22.htm#linksUnfortunately, it is part of humans' nature to be transgressors and oppressors. This is why a nation needs clear and strong Laws to enforce Justice. The Arab countries are corrupt. A Law easily gets invalidated by any royal prince or his children. So when maltreatment of foreign workers takes place,
by the wholesale and by the rich princes, it goes unpunished by the government, because they are the government. The court is secondary with them. Its Laws only apply to the ordinary like you and me. But the royals are above the Law.
I hope this helps, Insha'Allah, dear brother. We would be very honored for you to come to live in Palestine
. It's your home dear brother, because you're Muslim.
Take care,
Osama Abdallah
