Shaymaa Ismaa’eel had the best response to a group of anti-Muslim protestors This past weekend, Shaymaa Ismaa’eel headed to the Islamic Circle of North America convention and was greeted by a group o
f anti-Muslim protestors. She decided to fight back against the hate with one simple gesture. Ismaa’eel crouched down and took a smiling picture with them – sending a powerful, important message that resonated big time online.that she kept thinking about the protestors during the convention. She said that she wished there was a loud speaker so that they could hear the “beautiful things we [were] learning about our beloved prophet.
”“I yelled to my friend Jamilah, ‘There they are! Can you take a picture?'” Ismaa’eel recalled. “I walked up as they continued yelling their hateful speech. I asked the police officer if I could stand at the curb in front of the men. The officer said ‘no’, and in that moment I felt like the biggest rebel.” She smiled really hard for the camera, despite the fact that the men were shouting awful things at her and telling her to cover her face.
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