The Best Of Twitter's #MuslimApologies

posted on: Sep 24, 2014

If you believe what what some (at best misinformed, at worst bigoted) people say, Muslims have a lot to answer for.

Practically any atrocity committed by persons claiming to be acting in the name Islam has been met not with a measured response, but a demand for all Muslims to take responsibility.

A bit like every single Brit having to apologise for the ranting of Nick Griffin – pretty unreasonable.

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>Dont see why us muslims should be pressured to condemn/apologise for every action good or bad that individuals commit. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotInMyName?src=hash”>#NotInMyName</a></p>— Saleem Khan (@sim_ayyk) <a href=”https://twitter.com/sim_ayyk/status/512459524327104512″>September 18, 2014</a></blockquote>
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So, in the way that Twitter does best, the hashtag #MuslimApologies was trending on Wednesday morning

And it was rather special.

Some sought to concentrate on the rather important contributions Islam has made to society – that tend to be overlooked – in favour of a bit of scare-mongering.

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>Sorry for trigonometry, aerodynamics and astronomy. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/muslimapologies?src=hash”>#muslimapologies</a></p>— EPIC (@epicloser) <a href=”https://twitter.com/epicloser/status/514655359768612864″>September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>I’m sorry that Muslim women had rights 1400 years ago while you were still discussing if women had souls. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MuslimApologies?src=hash”>#MuslimApologies</a></p>— Nader | نادر (@BonsaiSky) <a href=”https://twitter.com/BonsaiSky/status/514580168581840896″>September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>I’m sorry for inventing surgery, coffee, universities, algebra, hospitals, toothbrushes, vaccinations, numbers, & the sort <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MuslimApologies?src=hash”>#MuslimApologies</a></p>— jenan (@WanderD0gs) <a href=”https://twitter.com/WanderD0gs/status/514705442010701824″>September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>I’m sorry the founder of the world’s oldest university was a Muslim women in 859 (Fez, Morocco):

Fatima al-Fihri

<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MuslimApologies?src=hash”>#MuslimApologies</a></p>— Wiam (@UncolonisedMind) <a href=”https://twitter.com/UncolonisedMind/status/514628215311458304″>September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Others espoused the virtues those things that seem to make some feel a bit uneasy.

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/muslimapologies?src=hash”>#muslimapologies</a> Sorry I look so darn stylish in my hijab</p>— Rukhsana Khan (@rukhsanabooks) <a href=”https://twitter.com/rukhsanabooks/status/514607767009505280″>September 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>I’m sorry my beard scares you. It’s hormonal, I swear