Racial Discrimination
"KAFFIR". When you see or hear this word, what runs through your mind? Do you
picture a man with skin the color of the midnight sky, do you see him bending
his muscular body down to the dry earth to pick cotton from thorn-ridden plants?
Can you feel the heat of the sun beating down on his charred back? Perhaps you
can even taste the beads of sweat swelling from his forehead and arms. Or maybe
you are more inclined to visualize a dark-skinned woman with creases in her
forehead made by many years of hard work and endless worrying. You watch her as
she puts the breakfast dishes on the table and addresses her owners with a "yes
sah" or "yes ma'am".
There is nobody to cater to her needs. She spends each day taking care of
everyone but herself. Pain. Sorrow. Anguish. Agony. Is this what comes to your
mind when you hear the word "KAFFIR"? Well, it shouldn't because the word
"kaffir" has nothing to do with the color of your skin. The word "kaffir" is
just that; a......
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