Viral Tiktok of Somali Sheekh from the Islamic Center of Charlotte

[Arkan]

There was a social experiment conducted by a woman calling up churches to help her buy baby formula for her newborn that went viral. Most of the churches declined.

Then she called up a mosque that accepted to help and the person who accepted was a Somali Sheekh.

 

[hayran]

I’ve been hearing about this for days and only now do I hear he’s somali??

 

[Arkan]

I’ve been hearing about this for days and only now do I hear he’s somali??

It’s not relevant at all apparently.

But it should’ve been highlighted by the Sheekh who answered the call at the Mosque as the Somali community faces massive propaganda against us.

 

[Araabi]

It’s not relevant at all apparently.

But it should’ve been highlighted by the Sheekh who answered the call at the Mosque as the Somali community faces massive propaganda against us.

Guaranteed if the Somali Sheekh did something wrong all the haters would congregate.

But when he does something good, him being Somali shouldn't matter? This is the narrative at play.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Thanks for sharing! When it's something negative about Somalis, the other Muslims don't protect our name, so why should we share good news with them.

 

[Kamaaludeen Al Reewin]

Is he actually confirmed Somali he sounds desi

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Is he actually confirmed Somali he sounds desi

Yes, he is Somali and that's what people are saying. What kind of comment is this.

 

[bobby_hill-Punt]

American are starting to wake up to the fact church's are wealth theft organizations. I once read some where average American give 500 dollars a month to there church. I've seen mega church leaders purchase personal jets. But these niggas can't give baby formula

 

[samira24]

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[Idilinaa]

Guaranteed if the Somali Sheekh did something wrong all the haters would congregate.

But when he does something good, him being Somali shouldn't matter? This is the narrative at play.

One thing i noticed is how they tend to erase men’s gender. For some reason, men only exist as a group in public discourse and media when they do something bad. A female friend pointed this out to me the other day when we saw a story about a man who created orphanages and donated money to help those in need , nobody framed it as “a man did this.”

Basically, gender descriptors like “men,” “boys,” or “guys” only get attached to actions when a vice is involved. Headlines read things like: “A man attacked…,” “Boys vandalized…,” “Young men involved in…” but when a man does something positive, it’s just: “John donated money,” “He built an orphanage,” “Helped the community.” The act is individualized, and the group disappears.

Pay attention to media coverage and you’ll notice this subtle bias, men are visible as a group in negativity, but effectively “erased” as a group in positivity. It’s a real pattern in reporting, social media narratives, and public discourse.

You see it even in the Somali context. People may recognize that a Somali did something altruistic or accomplished something, but if it’s a man, his gender descriptor is often erased.

That said, Somali religious figures and the Somali business community are generally very philanthropic and driven to do social good. From what I’ve observed in my own research, this is consistently true

 

[Idilinaa]

One thing i noticed is how they tend to erase men’s gender. For some reason, men only exist as a group in public discourse and media when they do something bad. A female friend pointed this out to me the other day when we saw a story about a man who created orphanages and donated money to help those in need , nobody framed it as “a man did this.”

Basically, gender descriptors like “men,” “boys,” or “guys” only get attached to actions when a vice is involved. Headlines read things like: “A man attacked…,” “Boys vandalized…,” “Young men involved in…” but when a man does something positive, it’s just: “John donated money,” “He built an orphanage,” “Helped the community.” The act is individualized, and the group disappears.

Pay attention to media coverage and you’ll notice this subtle bias, men are visible as a group in negativity, but effectively “erased” as a group in positivity. It’s a real pattern in reporting, social media narratives, and public discourse.

You see it even in the Somali context. People may recognize that a Somali did something altruistic or accomplished something, but if it’s a man, his gender descriptor is often erased.

That said, Somali religious figures and the Somali business community are generally very philanthropic and driven to do social good. From what I’ve observed in my own research, this is consistently true

But it works differently in the West. For native Whites or Europeans, their nationality or ethnic background is usually treated as irrelevant , they’re seen as individuals, even if they commit a bad act. But if someone is from a different background, it immediately gets highlighted. And yet, when they do something good, people often try to claim them as “one of us.”


Take that Sheikh, for example. If he does something positive, he’s just an American, or “a Sheikh from a mosque.” But if he were rude or selfish, suddenly he becomes “a Somali immigrant” or “a Somali man"