Heartbroken about the United States
The United States has now become synonymous with words like “guns,” “oppression” and “turmoil” across the globe. A place where no one feels safe or secure from the impact of violence. A place where ideological differences are fought out on the streets. A place where animosity and bigotry run deep in the society. A place where freedom of speech has become an excuse to lash out with racial slurs and abuse.
This is the same place where lunatics like Devin Kelley, the Texas church shooter, take the lives of innocent people in a place where God’s name is invoked . As an Ahmadi Muslim and an immigrant to the United States, it breaks my heart to see our nation fall apart like this. My religion, Islam, teaches me to protect and save lives, which is akin to saving all of mankind.
Nayyar Ahmed
Pittsburgh