It's Not About the Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race

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This meant that I wasn’t as passionate as I would have liked to be in the portions where feminism was explored in a Western context, however, Mariam Khan’s ‘ Feminism Needs to Die’ was an essay that I felt has echoed and given voice to my more recent concerns. Explaining and expounding the ideas of giants of the liberal tradition including Locke, Mill, and Rawls as well as contemporary thinkers like Nussbaum, Kymlicka and Oshana, the book considers a variety of conceptions of liberalism and how they affect the response to the question. A joyous multiplicity of writings incorporating collective manifestos, poetry, fiction, and autobiography. As much as this book is a dialogue with the reader, we, the contributors were speaking to each other too.

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Although I am not a bollywood fan esp of commercial movies which depicts frivolity and corrupts youth, esp when it comes to love and being obsessed with love ie Ashiqi. In this engrossing collection of essays by mostly young British Muslim women, contributors come from all areas of life – law, journalism, human rights, academia, fashion, gay rights and activism. Another striking piece of writing comes from the journalist Saima Mir in a bracing essay on marriage and independence. For the longest time, I wanted everyone else to realise the diversity of what it meant to be a Muslim woman. In so doing, the work draws a theoretical framework for the place of religion between public and private space.Likewise, organisations like the NSPCC who feature campaigns to tackle racial discrimination for children, yet the organisation itself is rife with discrimination; this is just one of many stories where representation doesn’t necessarily create real long-lasting change that benefits the lives of marginalised groups. A few months in and I was cooking all the meals and cleaning the house, waiting on everyone hand and foot.

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No other item of religious clothing has ignited passions and prejudice among politicians and media commentators as much as the burqa, worn by a minority of Muslim women.We wanted to be able to encourage a conversation that wasn’t always made up of Muslim women talking about the hijab or why they weren’t oppressed. Through her story, she unpacks many stereotypes surrounding Muslim women — what Islam teaches versus the many interpretations of these teachings. Raifa Rafiq speaks on an important issue: the hegemonic image of a Muslim woman in the UK being a thin, South Asian and light-skinned.

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My Twitter bio went from highlighting my race, religion and the movements I advocate for to my achievements, creations and passions. Thank you so much Aquib, I hope you’re staying safe and well, and I really hope that Ramadan went well for you and you were able to get a lot out of it! I sometimes found myself annoyed when I saw a campaign featuring a Muslim woman, because I have walked into brands, into agencies, and seen virtually zero diversity. Navigating these spaces, especially when wearing that all-defining piece of fabric, has interesting consequences.Amaliah was created as a space for Muslim women to exist on their own terms, whether that was talking about dodgy dates, mental health, significant cultural moments or smashed avo on sourdough.