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I'm truly grateful for having Twitter, it continues to be a window into worlds outside of my very different one. One of my greatest achievements through here has been coming across some absolutely lovely people. I don't make a secret of the anti-semitic environment I grew up >
> in, and although my immediate family weren't part of this awful hatred, my friends, people in the community, and later colleagues most certainly were. I've said before how it wasn't even something I questioned, it was just 'normal.' I grew up with so many conspiracy theories >
> surrounding Jews; how they controlled everything and how they were the "biggest enemies of Islam," which gave the conspiracy theories legitimacy, and relieved the Muslim community of any responsibility for its own failings. The terminology later changed, and it became about >
> Zionists, as the Palestinian issue gained momentum amongst young Muslims. We understood Zionism to be this awful thing, the most awful, and we all hated it. Zionism, Zionist, were dirty words. We never even knew what it actually meant. I've spoken about this before so I won't >
> repeat about my journey through all this, but I'd like to say that being on Twitter has really helped me 'meet' and understand Jewish people. And honestly, I've found Jews to be some of the most caring, hospitable and compassionate people. I sincerely hope more people can put >
> down their prejudices that they've been programmed with and reach out in solidarity, friendship and humanity with Jewish people, for a better, peaceful future for all of us. #ShabbatShalom 
