I’m a Proud Iranian-American, but Not Proud of America at this Moment by Rose

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Given the social climate that President Trump is creating here in the U.S., particularly his decisions regarding immigrants, blogger Rose’s no-holds-barred opinions are just the sort of voice we all need to hear…

Rose overlooking the beautiful city of Shiraz after a morning hike with her family.
Rose overlooking the beautiful city of Shiraz after a morning hike with her family.

Hello lovely readers, my name is Rose. I’m a college student studying business entrepreneurship and I’m hoping to gain some sort of platform to help people in any way I can. I’m creative and passionate and blogging is a wonderful outlet for me. I blog about makeup, fashion, sex, and anything on my mind really! I have been invited to make a guest post for da-AL, and I am so appreciative of the opportunity, I’m a baby to this blog world and I’m grateful for all it has brought me so far. The original post that inspired this one can be found here, please check that out.

I am just going to talk a bit more on how I feel as a United States citizen but proud Iranian citizen as well. It’s beyond devastating that the world is simply falling apart around us. I am surrounded by hope, my family member’s voices’ saying “don’t worry, this will all pass” but will it? The problem is quite deeper and more complicated than most people assume. There is racism deeply enrooted in some that cannot be erased. The solution, ironically, is simple. If we could all love and accept each other and take each other in as allies, this earth would be a much better place. History has proven the tragedy that is war, but for some reason people just aren’t learning. Why are we so prone to hatred? As humans we must realize the value of loving each other and spread positivity instead of anything negative. We must research, open our eyes, and put ourselves in other’s shoes with as little personal bias as possible. Subconsciously, you are always going to be biased in some ways, the key is to understand yourself and then try to understand another person’s situation as well as you can.

Rose and friends at a shopping mall in Shiraz, Iran. She addes, "Note the personal fashion, makeup, and hair being out."
Rose and friends at a shopping mall in Shiraz, Iran. She addes, “Note the personal fashion, makeup, and hair being out.”

I was supposed to go to Iran this summer and I was beyond thrilled to take pictures and make amazing blogs about it, but now I am afraid of leaving. As a citizen, I deserve the right to safely visit another country I am a citizen in, who is allowed to take that away from me? But as a college student, I am afraid that even if I am able to go, I may not be able to come back.

Please pray for our broken world.

If you would like to know more about me, here, and here, and here are some posts to get you started! I absolutely love interacting with you and hearing your opinion.

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34 thoughts on “I’m a Proud Iranian-American, but Not Proud of America at this Moment by Rose”

  1. My prayers are with many who are now afraid of what might happen if they visit their original homelands. There is fear whether they will be allowed to return to the U.S. This should not be a possible result of traveling to see family! 🙏 💞 🌐

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  3. Thank you Rose. It was a beautiful extract from you. The world is not yet a better place. The big worry is for our children and the children of our children. We don’t know what kind of world they are going to embrace. No country in this world is perfect. I have come from a far away land too, married my British husband some twenty years ago. I am a British citizen, and I am not happy too about certain things that is happening actually in Britain. But one thing I love about my adopted country is that our “Human Right” is 100% original, I have never heard that a country wouldn’t allow adopted citizens to leave or else they cannot return. But at some points they may call it “protecting their territory” from some vicious aspects of men in believing if you are not part of a certain religion you have to die – and when you look the other side of the story, who do we blame here? As for me I look at it like this – “If some people comes to my house and they beat my children, for sure I will ask them to leave and I will never allow them to come back again.” There is a lot to consider in this situation. I just hope one day MEN will understand each other! It was a great read!

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