There is often an assumption of a ‘shared experience’ of Muslims. However, underlying this assumption is the idea that all Muslims look the same, act the same, and have the same cultural traditions, when in fact the experiences of Muslim’s differ around the world. Islam is intersectional and multicultural; a white Muslim would not have the same experience as an Asian Muslim or a Black Muslim. Muslims are not homogenous, with the diversity of nationalities, ethnicities, languages and traditions shaping an individual’s experience of religion.

By Syaa Liesch (they/them)