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I grew up in a Muslim household. I speak Arabic. I understand the deen. I will never denounce Islam. But Muslims in America need to wake up. This is not Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, or whatever Muslim-majority country you or your parents came from. This is the United States of America. A country built by a Christian people, under English common law, with Christian based forming documents that still protects your right to pray... And everyone else’s right not to be drafted into your display. We are a small minority here. Act like it. The Islamic backlash is not a mystery. It’s self-inflicted. Public prayer stunts in Times Square. Loud dawah framed as “we’re taking over.” Importing old-country politics. Treating American norms as optional and then acting shocked when natives push back. Most Americans will never say this out loud: They don’t want the adhan blasted in public squares. They don’t want a new mosque on every corner. They don’t owe you their language. They don’t want your relatives imported by default. They don’t have to care that you’re fasting. This doesn't mean you can't practice, fast, pray and, build a life. Do it without turning the host country into a stage and then crying “Islamophobia” when people notice. Ungrateful, performative Muslims don’t advance the religion. They hand critics footage and make the rest of us look like idiots. Stop giving them the ammo. If you want to be performative, go to the UAE, Saudi, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, or any of the other beautiful countries in the middle east. Many are clean, safe, and there are no ghetto black people. Assimilate or go there.