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9 Jun, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Bomb jokes. Name-calling. Sitting at the back of the class in school in fear someone would rip my hijab off. This is a fear I know because Islamophobia isn't new in Canada, it's been here my whole life.

20-year-old @uhhbeer writes for #InTheirOwnVoices
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"Before I knew long division, I knew about 9/11. I dreaded that one day, knowing all eyes would be cast suspiciously on me, the visible Muslim in the classroom. That’s what it’s like to growing up here, a place where Muslims are treated as lesser."
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This week, a Muslim family was killed in London, Ont. leaving behind a 9-year-old son. "The person who killed them was only 20-years-old — my age — yet they were so full of hate for people they didn’t even know," Abeer Khan writes.

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"In grade six, classmates told me how families left New York to Toronto after 9/11 due to rampant Islamophobia. At the time, I thought they were now safe in Canada. 11-year-old me was naïve. 9 years later, I know this safety is entirely fabricated."
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"I want to one day live in a country where I will truly know a sense of safety, belonging, respect and dignity for my life. Until then, I invite you all to reflect and unlearn any hatred you may hold in your heart, @uhhbeer writes.

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