Adam, Sheikh, and Abdullah of TrueStoryASA bring us another video to spread smiles when they stand on a busy street with a sign that reads, “Meet a Muslim Person.”
They make us smile with their antics, and we shared another video of them bringing food and clothing to homeless people just to see them smile. But we just can’t get enough of them!
In this video, the trio that calls itself TrueStoryASA stood on a busy street shaking hands, taking pictures, and sharing stories with random passers-by. For the most part, there was good will being shared from both ends.
One stranger who had never met a Muslim walked up saying, “I’d like to meet a Muslim person.” After he took their picture, he said with a smile, “You can scratch that off my bucket list!”
Many gathered to take pictures with Adam, Sheikh, and Abdullah, afterwards stopping to have conversations with the three–some even asked to hold the sign too. High-fives and handshakes were shared. One kid commented, “That’s a pretty awesome sign.”
When a mother and her toddler came by, they taught the little girl to say “Salaam.” When she waved goodbye, her mother smiled and thanked them.
Not every interaction was as heart-melting as that one. They caught on camera one person talking about killing Muslims when he was in the army. That man flicked them off and walked away with a self-satisfied smirk.
Still, the video was inspiring enough for Mariam El-Rayes to make her own “Meet a Muslim Person” video wearing her hijab and giving hugs to people in her hometown.
“Just like how race doesn’t define who you are as a person… Religion doesn’t define your character,” TrueStoryASA says. “It’s [what’s] inside your heart that shows who you truly are.”
Video: TrueStoryASA/YouTube
This is wonderful! I love stuff like this. It gives you a chance to meet the people you fear and realize that they are just like you and want the same things in life. It’s a beautiful thing, and I honor their courage for bothering to step out.
Hmm, I’m a muslim, and its really sadden me reading the comment section. All of them seems to know what Islam teach more than Muslims . I tell you this , they are all wrong, they don’t even understand Koran a bit. And the hate is unbelievable. And this is maybe an interesting fact, almost of those people ( at least 99% of it ) are males. Why men are so full of hate? No wonder 100% of wars in the world created by men. We hate, we kill, we rape. Those Islamophobics? Mostly male, stupid idiot jerks and assholes… Read more »