This epidemic of gun violence has a disproportionate impact on members of BIPOC communities, many of whom identify as Muslim.
Mass shootings, police violence, and street crime have been in the American news for decades and have been portrayed as intractable problems. Our schoolchildren are being trained to escape bullets as campuses become hardened targets rather than hubs of learning and growth.
The Peaceful Families Project conducted a study over 18 months between 2021 and 2023, based on 25 case studies of domestic homicide in the U.S. Muslim community. While the sample size was small, they found that guns were involved in many of the cases they studied. “What we have found, however, with the intersection of family-based violence, is that…having that weapon in the home is much more likely to move a situation from domestic violence, which is bad, to domestic homicide, which is a complete tragedy,” said Berte.
Fortunately, the situation is not all bleak. There are potential solutions to address gun violence in BIPOC communities and, by extension, Muslim communities. When it comes to educational initiatives, he believes it’s crucial to engage individuals who have expertise in the realm of weaponry while also having a deep understanding of the cultural dynamics at play. By establishing a connection with culture or cultural history, significant positive outcomes can be achieved.
This is important because not all Muslims may be well-versed in the teachings of Islam; having scholarly training in Islamic jurisprudence and theology would help facilitate smoother understanding.
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