OPINION: As we reflect on our own actions during Ramadan, we know that if these changes are made for us, progress will be made for all other minorities in San Francisco too.
This Friday, San Francisco’s Muslim community will come together with civic leaders at City Hall for a Community Iftar to break bread on the ninth day of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam for 2 billion Muslims worldwide.
As part of our personal reflections during Ramadan, we individually assess our place in society as well as that of our larger Muslim community. This can draw awareness to how we are sometimes overlooked. Muslims, across the globe and in San Francisco, are diverse. We have deep multigenerational roots in San Francisco and we are recent immigrants too. Muslims make up a multitude of different identities and languages in the city: White, African American, Asian, Middle Eastern, African, European.
Ex // Top Stories EX//TECH: The dangers of going one-on-one with AI ChatGPT ushered in a new era of more sophisticated AI technologies that can be used as powerful persuasion tools, says Unanimous AI CEO Louis Rosenberg. When a community is undercounted, they are underserved. Many minority populations know this dilemma all too well, and unfortunately the Muslim community’s experience is no exception. How can San Francisco see itself as a progressive beacon when it inadequately recognizes its own Muslim traditions, culture and residents?
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