As a Black Muslim woman, where do I stand?
It can feel like you re too Black for the Muslims, and too Muslim for the Black people.
By Bashirat Oladele
“Black Muslims exist?”
I first heard this question when I was eight-years-old. I was in class, in my school in Ireland (where I grew up until I was 14) and my classmates were about to undertake their communion. While everyone else was excited about their white puffy dresses, I didn’t have the same energy. I raised my hand and proclaimed to everyone that I was a Muslim and would not participate in their communion.