Are there any good #Muslim instances on #mastodon?
I have a friend who has experienced so much racism and surveillance that she's wary of using social media at all. I was thinking that a server run by and for Muslims like herself might be a safer place to plug in.
Please share suggestions or RT if your followers might know. Thanks!
Thank you everyone for so many boosts and helpful replies! And for responding to the troll whose post seems to be gone before I even saw it. 😂
Well handled, Mastodon community. 
Also, I want to tell everyone that is recommending other good servers run by people not from the Muslim community how silly you sound. I appreciate the good intentions but it's like a friend telling you about racism they experienced and you respond by saying you don't see race.
At best it's unhelpful and invalidating. It is also an utter failure to fully see your friend, and a refusal to address the systems that are harming them.
You have great intentions but your proposed solution could cause the problem that you want to avoid: Just because a Muslim person runs a mastodon instance doesn't mean that this individual would never give data to someone you don't want them to give it to. And just because a person isn't Muslim doesn't mean they're going to track you. Chat with folks from the Electronic Freedom Foundation. Better personal security comes from transparent oversight and reliable actors.
@ruby I can’t vouch for anything about this server but I saw it go buy on another looking for xyz post.
absolutelyhar.am
@ruby I know nothing about the admin but a Google search led to this possibility:
Bullshit. You have zero idea what is discussed at a mosque. You are a racist bigot.
Reported and blocked.
In addition to the pork joke being in poor taste, this is not a helpful toot since you either don't understand or don't care about the unique challenges faced by people to are marginalized by our dominant culture.
@ruby hi!
A few of us have been working on setting up a Pakistani instance, moderated mostly by us, open to everyone though.
Its online, just needs a few finishing touches though, so we havent done any membership drives yet.
Maybe your friend would like it better there?
> surveillance
I would advise against joining a niche server then. It would be easy to identify as affiliated to the server niche purpose. (Though, still take recs specially regarding moderation into account when choosing a server)
I don't have the answer. I've seen the same concern posted from several different communities. I believe that each should have a voice and I hope they each find a safe space here.
welcome here. This is a good, solid community of people.@hearthborn @ruby @JulieB well I looked up the server you’re on and that sounds very safe at least. ❤️
“Mindly.Social is designed to be a positive, inspirational, and educational community with a focus on bettering each other and yourself. This might seem like a pipe dream on the internet but maybe it will work out, who knows right?”
@ruby it would be interesting to see a list (if it is possible to collect) of instances by a religion. Muslims' instance, christians' instance, buddhists' instance, Hare Krishna's instance and so on... And observe the development of their federation. 🤔
Peace to everyone. ✌
@ruby Hey, saw this and am so sad your friend feels like that - I genuinely don't understand how some people can be so evil.
Anyway, in answering your question - I'm not sure about specifically any Muslim servers, but even joining a specifically Muslim-run server might not be a "safer place" since content on servers can also be accessed by other people on other servers.
I guess unless there is a filter set up to make this server its own island etc, it'll be hard to avoid coming across others.
I think there is a definite NEED for such instances. If people think otherwise, they should go ask the folks of #BlackMastodon about their experiences. Harassment on Mastodon exists and folks should become more aware of it -- in order to properly appreciate the qualms and issues of marginalized folks like this person.
The Fediverse should become a more diverse space and with that comes conflict and the need for safe spaces.
@ruby I am struck by how when Black people raised the issue of racism here they were told to start their own instances, and now when Muslim people are looking for a Muslim-specific instance they’re told that’s unnecessary and even inappropriate.
Seems like the common theme is white people insisting that they know what’s best for everyone, instead of actually LISTENING to what people are saying they need or want.
And being Jewish (which I am) or Muslim can also be an ethnicity and a culture. Of course you'd be interested in being on a server with others who share that with you, as well as being safe from the particular type of persecution that is often aimed at your religion, ethnicity, and/or culture.
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We're currently closed but if your friend would like an invite I'll DM you one. We run a safe space for marginalised folk here, our mod team is *minority* white, and we absolutely do not tolerate racism.
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