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Amidst rampant bigotry, Muslim lawyer Qasim Rashid continues to be a valiant warrior, demonstrating, once again, how to knockout an Islamophobic internet troll in a boxing match of the wits. This time around, it was a Twitter user who sent Rashid an image of a Koran (Quran) on fire.
<p>What the unnamed troll didn't know is that burning a Koran (Quran) is one of several respectful ways to properly dispose of the religious text, in accordance with Islamic law.</p><p><strong>Here's how it all went down:</strong></p><p><strong><br/></strong></p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
<div id="10a26" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0N97TW1568256394"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961591019363020800" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">An Islamophobe tried to troll me by sending me a picture of a Quran on fire.
This was my response:
#TrollsInMyDMs https://t.co/MOJGwH2DD0</div> — Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@Qasim Rashid, Esq.)<a href="https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/statuses/961591019363020800">1518096139.0</a></blockquote></div>
</p><p><br/></p><div id="10a26" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0N97TW1568256394"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961591019363020800" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">An Islamophobe tried to troll me by sending me a picture of a Quran on fire.
This was my response:
#TrollsInMyDMs https://t.co/MOJGwH2DD0</div> — Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@Qasim Rashid, Esq.)<a href="https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/statuses/961591019363020800">1518096139.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><p><strong><br/></strong></p><p class="giphy-image shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-proxy-image"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/zNXvBiNNcrjDW" target="_blank"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWVkaWEucmJsLm1zL2ltYWdlP3U9JTJGek5YdkJpTk5jcmpEVy5naWYmaG89aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZpLmdpcGh5LmNvbSZzPTcxMiZoPWNkZGJjZDJlZGNhMDg4OTBkZTIwYmZlY2RkZDZiMWZiYjI3NmM2ZGFlZjUzZDEzYTBlOGU2NzAzOTY0YjIxNjUmc2l6ZT05ODB4JmM9MTA2Mjg5OTE5OSIsImV4cGlyZXNfYXQiOjE2NTM5NjU2Mjl9.Dax1EbffS5FABJY-N3L3CObEQo9LqEKLrH4aBd6ILwI/img.jpg" id="c8ac6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e296888b41ff4354700b5c8e2ef273b6" /></a><small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="add caption...">DJ Khaled Meme</small></p><p class="giphy-image__credits-wrapper">
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</p><p> <strong>Twitter appreciated the <em>burn</em>: </strong> </p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
<div id="518a0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="S8ZEXS1568256394"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961613240697470976" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ He's going to need aloe for that burn.</div> — Arcadia Dragon (@Arcadia Dragon)<a href="https://twitter.com/CencakMichael/statuses/961613240697470976">1518101437.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="b9885" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="Q5PSR41568256394"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961605075687833600" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ How does one say "you rock" in Arabic? https://t.co/jjMaEskSe8</div> — Tina Brooks, Âûtistic Witch - fan of DaVinci (@Tina Brooks, Âûtistic Witch - fan of DaVinci)<a href="https://twitter.com/Pepperfire/statuses/961605075687833600">1518099490.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="5d48a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="OYAP4R1568256394"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961592651064664064" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ When I look up the dictionary to see the definition of "throwing shade", this picture is next to it... 👍</div> — Devan Sabaratnam (@Devan Sabaratnam)<a href="https://twitter.com/dsabar/statuses/961592651064664064">1518096528.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="17c33" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="LPAYCN1568256394"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961601690225946625" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ https://t.co/gBHDtTchgq</div> — 🌊 I’m Peach 🌊 (@🌊 I’m Peach 🌊)<a href="https://twitter.com/J_Ingels/statuses/961601690225946625">1518098683.0</a></blockquote></div>
</p><p><strong>Go Kendrick:</strong> </p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
<div id="9afab" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="S6182O1568256395"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="962423907365146624" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ https://t.co/Mwfjv0XfFr</div> — LAndree (@LAndree)<a href="https://twitter.com/exacbabe/statuses/962423907365146624">1518294715.0</a></blockquote></div>
</p><p><strong>Some commenters noted that the Koran (Quran) isn't the only thing that calls for burning as a proper means of disposal: </strong></p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
<div id="39421" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="SAJ4FK1568256395"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961613817980575745" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ It's also the proper way to dispose of a(n) (American) flag. Wonder what he'd say about posting a pic of that?!?</div> — Denise W. Stallings (@Denise W. Stallings)<a href="https://twitter.com/necie64/statuses/961613817980575745">1518101574.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="5556a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4UCVJ61568256395"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961593249205977088" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ Interesting. Jewish holy books must be buried when they are no longer needed - something which is apparen… https://t.co/uryZ0z1KHe</div> — Colin Rosenthal (@Colin Rosenthal)<a href="https://twitter.com/colinrosenthal/statuses/961593249205977088">1518096670.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="606af" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="G72P7H1568256395"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961713990102667264" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ So when Yoda burned down the tree in The Last Jedi was based on this idea? Or did Yoda know that Rey alre… https://t.co/4OX32wdbJ4</div> — steven andrade (@steven andrade)<a href="https://twitter.com/st3v8n/statuses/961713990102667264">1518125457.0</a></blockquote></div>
</p><p><br/> <strong>Twitterers were also happy to have learned something:</strong> </p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
<div id="a8880" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="WFGKHE1568256395"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961594345970454528" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ And I learned something new in the meantime!</div> — Bree ☕️ (@Bree ☕️)<a href="https://twitter.com/breemakesart/statuses/961594345970454528">1518096932.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="248ae" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="AHXO9G1568256395"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961592363385786370" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ I just learned and laughed simultaneously! Thank you!</div> — The Golden Glamazon (@The Golden Glamazon)<a href="https://twitter.com/SydniDeveraux/statuses/961592363385786370">1518096459.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="958f5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ALQYVR1568256395"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961686135222276097" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ You are the grandmaster of clapbacks! Educational AND funny. Great stuff.</div> — nah I‘m good (@nah I‘m good)<a href="https://twitter.com/Sir_Moshington/statuses/961686135222276097">1518118816.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="bd35a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8ZHQDG1568256396"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961641143439183873" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ That is brilliant. Every time you tweet, you prove that knowledge is power. Well done, sir.</div> — ❄️Snowflake Power❄️🌊 (@❄️Snowflake Power❄️🌊)<a href="https://twitter.com/Amplitude350Lee/statuses/961641143439183873">1518108089.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div id="8ccce" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="WXBFIU1568256396"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="962399585128792064" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ I did not know this. I am learned today. Thank you.</div> — 4KbShort (@4KbShort)<a href="https://twitter.com/4KbShort/statuses/962399585128792064">1518288916.0</a></blockquote></div>
</p><p><strong>Anti-Muslim sentiment and acts have been on the rise recently:</strong></p><p>Last year, Sandra Solomon, a "devout Christian and follower of my beloved lord Jesus Christ" according to her website, pretty much made a fool of herself and a friend when she posted a video of the pair adorning burkas to sneak into a mosque in Calgary for the purpose of exposing what she called, "the perils of Islam." </p><p>Little did she know that mosques are open spaces. She knows now. </p><p><strong>Rahid—who is so confident he has open DMs on his Twitter—has made a name for himself on Twitter pointing out Islamophobia and schooling trolls:</strong></p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
<div id="44344" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="10CBG71568256396"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="962502701148975104" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Islamophobia gets the Gold medal at #Olympics2018 as prayer space for Muslims is cancelled.
Anti-Islam protest Dir… https://t.co/z3koGqBOKl</div> — Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@Qasim Rashid, Esq.)<a href="https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/statuses/962502701148975104">1518313501.0</a></blockquote></div>
</p><p><strong>Having outspoken individuals like Qasim Rashid, who are willing to go to bat for Muslims and fight against Islamophobia, is crucial as hate crimes against Muslims continue to <a href="https://theconversation.com/explaining-the-rise-in-hate-crimes-against-muslims-in-the-us-80304" target="_blank">rise in America</a></strong><strong>. </strong></p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
<div id="1eda6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2TORA61568256396"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="961593043379019776" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MuslimIQ I follow U & I have 2 say, you're a much better person than I am. My anger, at hate & ignorance being given space,is eating me.</div> — Michelle (@Michelle)<a href="https://twitter.com/silkie_izzy/statuses/961593043379019776">1518096621.0</a></blockquote></div>
</p><p>If you'd like to help the Muslim community—check out this Huffington Post <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/qasim-rashid/16-ways-you-can-support-a_b_8901854.html" target="_blank">article</a> for sixteen ways you can show your support.</p><p> Most importantly, vote for candidates that support Muslims. Statistics in this <a href="https://theconversation.com/explaining-the-rise-in-hate-crimes-against-muslims-in-the-us-80304" target="_blank">article</a> from the <em>Conversation</em> show just how much what politicians say influences the amount of hate crimes taking place. <br/></p><p><strong><br/></strong></p><p><strong><br/></strong></p><p><strong><br/></strong></p><p><strong><br/></strong></p><p><strong><br/></strong></p>
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