Ireland: A Muslim activist says on public television that she often feels offended by Irish humour and that “this needs to change in the Irish community”

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Ala Buisir is a member of the Muslim community who grew up in Dundrum in Dublin.

Through photography and her film-making, she tries to highlight racism, the War on Terror, and discrimination that asylum seekers face.

Ask Ala about racism in Ireland and she sighs.

“A person looks at you and then, they’ll give you some stereotype joke. And you’ll say, it’s not a joke it’s something serious that you shouldn’t be saying.

“But then you’ll get, ah we’re Irish, we need to make a laugh out of something. That needs to change within the Irish community. As much as I’m Irish, that’s the one thing that kind of annoys me.”

2 thoughts on “Ireland: A Muslim activist says on public television that she often feels offended by Irish humour and that “this needs to change in the Irish community””

  1. this is our Country we didn’t ask you to come here. your obligated to abide by the and culture and customs of our country that you are temporarily residing in. if I were you I would make the most of the time you have left here and enrich yourself in democracy in this great country off ours before you are sent home. because the THE RATS THAT ARE IN SO CALLED GOVERNMENT WILL BE REMOVED VERY SOON A SECOND REVOLUTION IS COMING. WE WILL NOT TOLERATE MONGRELS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES COMING AND DISRESPECTING OUR PEOPLE OR OUR CULTURE AND WAY OF LIFE WE ARE CHRISTIAN PEOPLE AND THATS THE WAY IT WILL STAY OUR COUNTRY MAYBE GREEN BUT WE CERTAINLY AREN’T GO HOME BYE.

    1. Adore your comment! U must be an true patriotic irisman! If I were in her hijab I would rather pack my suitcases and get ready to leave. Love from Norway

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