Yesterday, I was happily writing an article for Hijabi Mag when I decided to check my instagram account. To my shock, it was flooded with messages, mentions, tags, comments, new followers and so on. Upon reading them all, I was worried upon learning that somebody is using my photos for her/his advocacy instagram account.
I immediately reported the account to instagram. However, 19 hours afterwards, one photo of mine is still in that account. I can't believe that they have been using my photos for more than two months now.
I have also commented on the photos that it wasn't me and tweeted on Twitter about the incident where more than 500 people retweeted already. Astro Malaysia already posted an article about this. Alhamdulillah, they are trying to correct the misconceptions.
These instagram accounts are obviously not me!!!! #freebleeding #freebleed whatever! pic.twitter.com/JpX8gGSNkA
— Kai Darul (@KaiDarul) June 1, 2015
@instagram please read my previous tweets to you. SOMEONE IS USING MY PHOTOS! #freebleeding #freebleed #victim PLEASE RT SO IG CAN SEE.
— Kai Darul (@KaiDarul) June 1, 2015
_freebleed_ is using a Muslim girl's picture > http://t.co/z52Zj1lETQ -- spread this. I feel sorry for her �� pic.twitter.com/swx4GfxK0K
— Anis Ashaari (@AnisAshaari) June 1, 2015
I am aware that my blogging would soon come to a point where somebody would use my photos. However, I never imagined that my photo would be used for a crazy advocacy. Just yesterday when I was writing the article, I decided that one of the jihad I will do this Ramadhan is to lessen (if not abolish) my selfie postings, etc. I believe that this incident is the response of Allah (SWT) that my decision is correct.In sha Allah, I will be acting on my jihad starting now, without waiting for Ramadhan.
What saddens me about this incident is that my fellow Muslims are so abrupt at judging the photo saying that I am a disgrace to Islam without even investigating. Seriously!!! Learn to get your facts first.
With all that said and done, I want to thank the people who took time to investigate and search the photo on google images, especially the ones who were so concerned and were flooding my notifications just so I would be able to see and read for myself.
Again, I am not involved with that freebleed account. Who is so crazy to go out with stains on the skirt or pants? Gross!
I do hope this stops now.
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