Washington : Horror and fear swept through Muslims around the world after Donald Trump was confirmed as President of the Unites States after months of anti-Islamic rhetoric.
The Republican made his most controversial remarks about Islam in December last year, sparking anger among the world’s 1.5 billion followers of Islam when he called for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. after a mass shooting in California. As Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election early this morning in a victory that sent shockwaves around the world, Muslim and Arab-Americans took to social media to express their fear of what the future may hold.
In the wake of the Paris attacks last December, Trump called for a ban of all Muslims entering the United States until he could “figure out what is going on.”
In the past 11 months, Trump has tried to soften that proposal, saying during the second presidential debate that “the Muslim ban is something that in some form has morphed into extreme vetting from certain areas of the world,” according to media reports.
Muslims across Asia were struggling this morning to accept the news the populist candidate will take office in the White House, saying that ISIS would be happy he won the presidency race.
“I’m very afraid, will there be more wars? Will America attack Muslim countries again?” asked Indonesian activist Alijah Diete, ABS-CBN News reported.
Muslims across Asia were struggling on Wednesday to accept the news that the populist politician who has made fiery anti-Islamic rhetoric a key part of his campaign become president of the world’s greatest power. “Americans have just screwed the world yet again,” said Syed Tashfin Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi who has several close friends in the US. Thousands in the country watched in shock as the results rolled in and Facebook lit up with horrified reactions.
A senior Pakistani government official, speaking anonymously, called the news “absolutely atrocious and horrifying” while others in the country also lamented the results.
“I am disappointed to see Donald Trump winning because Hillary Clinton is a good woman, she is good for Pakistan and Muslims all over the world,” said Ishaq Khan, speaking at an Islamabad market.
“She was talking about world peace but Trump was talking about fighting against Muslims.”
In Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, there was growing nervousness about how the relationship with traditional ally the U.S. would shape up, and how a Trump presidency would affect relations between America and the Muslim world.
“I am very concerned that the relationship between the US and Muslim countries will become tense again,” said the female Muslim activist Diete.
Nikken Suardini, who works for a law firm in the capital Jakarta, was concerned about the proposed Muslim ban. “If he is elected president he will block Muslims from entering the U.S. well, that’s just not fair.”
There was also concern that tough anti-Islamic policies under Trump could fan extremism globally at a time when the world is struggling with a growing threat of militancy.
“When the United States uses hard power, extremists gain a momentum,” said Zuhairi Misrawi, an Islamic scholar from moderate Indonesian Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama.
“Those who will be the happiest when Trump wins are ISIS,” he said, which is struggling to hold onto its territory in Iraq and Syria in the face of a fierce military onslaught.
Some observers were more sanguine as the 70-year-old maverick appeared heading for the White House, hoping that his populist rhetoric was aimed at winning votes and would not be translated into tough xenophobic policies if he enters the White House.
“We hope that Trump’s remarks against Muslims were only to boost his campaign and he will realize that Muslims are a large population in the U.S.,” said Tahir Ashrafi, a senior Pakistani government cleric.
Others echoed the concerns that his policies would likely discriminate against American Muslims.
“His policies against Muslims will be discriminative,” said Munarman, a spokesman for Indonesian hardline group the Islamic Defenders’ Front. “Muslims are foreigners to him.”—SM/IINA
THE POOR AND WEAK EARLY MUSLIMS OF MECCA NEVER FEARED “KUFFAR”OF MECCA,
313 MUSLIM ARMY NEVER FEARED STRONG ARMY OF KUFFRA OF MECCA .
MUSLIMS NEVER FEARED MOGHTY ROMANS,MIGHTY PERSIANS AND STRONG EMPIRES OF THEIR TIMES..
WHY??????????????????????????????////
THEY HAD STRONG FAITH IN ALLAH AND HAD GOOD DEEDES AND RIGHT MESSAGES…
“NASRUN MINNALHI VA FATHUN QAREEB””””
Whatever plan Trump, X or Y or Z may have, what Almighty Allah (swt) has destined will only happen. The only power Muslim’s need to be afraid of is Almighty Allah, rest doesn’t matter.
ALLAH GIVES OPPORTUNITY TO EVERY ONE…..
ALLAH FULFILLED WISHES OF TRUMP.
GREAT EMPIRES CAME AND GONE INTO RAVINES…
ONLY GOOD ONES ARE REMEBERED….
AND THERE IS PUNISHMNENT FOR EVERYONE FOR EVERYWRONG HE DO IT IN THIS WORLD…..
MOREOVER .GENERALLY AMERICA ALWAYS GIVES TWO CHANCES TO EACH PRESIDENTS
BE WARE OF FREAK HEADS …