Cover image via Susan Carland
Meet Susan Carland, a proud Muslim woman who calls herself 'Hijabulous' and is taking on her haters in the best possible way
Susan grew tired of having online bullies hate on her religious beliefs and her choice of dress. The Muslim academic from Australia tried debating, ignoring, and finally shutting them out. However, none of it seemed right for the high-profile media commentator.
Most of her trolls are men and seek attention
Most, as far as she can understand them, want attention.
"They just send out a lot of hate to a lot of people. They are at their core very unhappy people. People who are happy and secure just don't do this sort of thing – they don't send out machine guns of hate."
So she turned to her faith and decided to fight hate with kindness
"In response to all the hate I receive simply because I am Muslim, it was only natural that my response would be rooted in the fact that I am Muslim," she [wrote](http://www.smh.com.au/comment/susan-carland-turning-hateful-tweets-into-a-force-for-good-20151112-gkx52w.html) in the Sydney Morning Herald, quoting a passage from the Quran that reads, "Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with what is better."
Image via Susan Carland
And the response has been incredible
Susan agrees that's what it's all about
In the end, Susan says, "Any Muslim certainly seems to attract a lot of hate online. And then being a Muslim woman – and when you're an unapologetic Muslim woman – you get a lot of hate."
Susan and her approach are a proof that we should never descend to a bully's level. There are always, always better ways to fight back.
