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You haven't seen any real Bangladeshis i real life right?
Average Bengalis tend to have a duskier skin tone and more roundish facial features
I think whats in front of the building is beautiful but that's just me
OK - I'll simplify it for all of you. None of you guys have ever actually been to Bangladesh so stop generalizing.
What Bangladeshis you see overseas don't really represent what exists locally. That is all I can say. But we are trying to dispel these notions here in this forum. It is better not to generalize on what people from anywhere 'look like' (skin tone, facial features which are very racist comments really) unless you have visited that country or have seen all sections of population from that country. You CAN'T GENERALIZE. OK?
In the developed world (in educated circles) this sort of racist colourist thing is really frowned upon (US, UK, Europe) so you'll be in for a rude shock if you ever emigrate to those places. If you stay in the Middle East then no need to worry. Things are medieval over there in spite of money. Lack of education and exposure more or less. So if you have medieval values - the world will leave you behind. In fact it already has.
People don't really have a choice what skin tone or facial feature they are born with. But they can make the best of it in spite of social prejudices. If you have grown up with this sort of colorist notion it is better to discard it now because it is incompatible in the modern world. It is also incompatible with open all-embracing Quranic values which many in the Middle East have now forgotten.
By seeing a darker person and pitying them for it (or worse, treating them with disdain) is the most un-Islamic thing any Muslim can do. It goes against the spirit and founding values of Islam.
We live in a big, wide world where every ethnicity (black, brown, olive, yellow, white) are equal gifts from almighty Allah. Diversity is what makes Islam a strong religion.
The Qur’an addresses various manifestations of national and ethnic differences.
In chapter 30 (Su'rat al-Rum) verse 22, the Qur’an declares:
wa min ayatihi khalq ul-samawati wa al-ardi wa akhtilaf alsinatikum wa alwanikum inna fi dhalika la-ayatin lil-'alimin
Which means:
Among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the variations in your languages and colors. Certainly, in that are signs for the worlds. (Su'rat al-Rum, verse 22)
It is clear from these verses that variations in skin color, language, and even clothing styles are divinely ordained. The Qur’an makes it clear that such variations should not be a source of discrimination or derision in verse 11 of Chapter 49 (Su'rat al-Hujurat).
Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la yaskhar qawmun min qawmin asa an yakoonoo khayran minhum wala nisaon min nisain asa an yakunna khayran minhunna wala talmizoo anfusakum wala tanabazoo bialalqabi.....
Which means:
O you who acknowledge, one people should not deride another, for it may be that they are better than them; nor should some women deride others, for it may be that they are better than them; and do not insult each other or ridicule each other with nicknames…. (Su'rat al-Hujurat, verse 11)
So, according to the Qur’an, the differences in languages and colors, and even modes of dress are signs of God, which the Qur’an compares to the creation of the heavens and the earth; moreover, these differences should not be sources of rivalry or discrimination. On the contrary, the verb ta'raf in 49:13 indicates that people should recognize and appreciate such God-given differences.
Let go of your prejudices. You'll be a better person for it.
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