British Muslim women urged to find their feminist voice
A social project is persuading many Islamic women in the UK that religion is no bar to joining the debate on women's rights
For many feminists the headscarf is a glaring symbol of male oppression and the patriarchal power of religion.
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Re: British Muslim women urged to find their feminist voice
There are interesting comments in that link:
ProperGander0 said:
Step one of being a Muslim feminist.
Turn away from Islam.
I think they are looking at it the wrong way - for many Muslim women, many western Feminists don't stand for these women's rights, but want to propote their own prejudice instead.
It's kind of how the twitter tag campaign started last year where Muslim women were on a warpath with western feminists stating they only represented the voice of "white women"...
Until westerm/non Muslim feminists stand up for Muslim womens rights (INCLUDING the right to wear a headscarf or veil if they do so choose), they will keep hitting the brick wall of their prejudices.