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Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:39 PM Nov 2015

Inspiring Muslim Woman Donates $1 For Every Hate Tweet She Receives

November 16, 2015 by Amanda Froelich


Susan Carland is is turning the hostility of Internet trolls into a "force for good" - one hate-filled tweet at a time.

The anonymity of the internet has given too many cowards false bravado. Shielded by a computer screen and miles of distance, it’s easy for individuals to nitpick and spout anger at others they do not understand or may be jealous of.

This, of course, is a form of cyber-bullying, one of the unfortunate side effects of the technological age.

When assaulted by hateful comments, one can either get mad, ignore the statement, or respond in a kind manner (which ends up getting exhausting). OR, they can do what an inspirational Muslim woman is doing, and turn the hostility of Internet trolls into a “force for good” – one hate-filled tweet at a time.

As HuffPost reports, Dr. Susan Carland is an Australian academic and well-known figure in the country’s Muslim community. An unapologetic Muslim woman, says she has become all too accustomed to the “stream of toxicity” that deluges her Twitter feed on a daily basis


Full article: http://www.trueactivist.com/inspiring-muslim-woman-donates-1-for-every-hate-tweet-she-receives/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TrueActivist+%28True+Activist%29
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