I& #39;m going to do a stupid thing on the internet and be nuanced.

MSA is the brainchild of a few founders, most notably the late Dr. Ahmed Sakr. While it produces this a cast of cookie cutter characters, I think the founding of such an org during its time is worthy of respect. https://twitter.com/mehnaaaaz/status/1298857458157457408">https://twitter.com/mehnaaaaz...

This isn& #39;t in conflict with my previous statement.

I think the act of creating an institution in a relatively foreign land with constrained resources is an incredible forward thinking act. The fact of the matter is the MSA plays an incredibly influential role /n

in young Muslim Americans embracing Islam as part of their identity. Without it, I fear that we would of been a bunch of divided ethnic groups with Islam in the cultural backdrop. I& #39;ll admit ofc this counterfactual is hard to prove.

The institution is bold act in being a bedrock for the future of many Muslim Americans to come. As many problems as it has, I& #39;d much prefer this than an alternative future where shitty diaspora poetry becomes canon over the Qur& #39;an lmao

I& #39;m surely the fact that you have a reference point like the MSA to be like "I am not this type of Muslim" is a testament to some sort of accomplishment of establishing a normative Muslim org. That& #39;s freakin sick