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

de Mariam Khan

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In 2016, Mariam Khan read that David Cameron had linked the radicalization of Muslim men to the `traditional submissiveness' of Muslim women. Mariam felt pretty sure she didn't know a single Muslim woman who would describe herself that way. Why was she hearing about Muslim women from people who were neither Muslim, nor female? Years later the state of the national discourse has deteriorated even further, and Muslim women's voices are still pushed to the fringes - the figures leading the discussion are white and male. Taking one of the most politicized and misused words associated with Muslim women and Islamophobia, It's Not About the Burqa is poised to change all that. Here are voices you won't see represented in the national news headlines: seventeen Muslim women speaking frankly about the hijab and wavering faith, about love and divorce, about feminism, queer identity, sex, and the twin threats of a disapproving community and a racist country. With a mix of British and international women writers, from activist Mona Eltahawy's definition of a revolution to journalist and broadcaster Saima Mir telling the story of her experience of arranged marriage, from author Sufiya Ahmed on her Islamic feminist icon to playwright Afshan D'souza-Lodhi's moving piece about her relationship with her hijab, these essays are funny, warm, sometimes sad, and often angry, and each of them is a passionate declaration calling time on the oppression, the lazy stereotyping, the misogyny and the Islamophobia. What does it mean, exactly, to be a Muslim woman in the West today? According to the media, it's all about the burqa. Here's what it's really about.… (mais)
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A collection of essays by Muslim women, mostly from the UK, covering a variety of topics while centering issues of identity, representation, misogyny, and racism/the racialisation of Islam. As with all essay collections, some are stronger than others. I found myself with lots to think about in terms of the tensions and limitations of diversity/representation, particularly in Nafisa Bakkar's grappling with "where and why [Muslims] should be represented" and her conflicted feelings about what "guidelines", "points of difference", "sense of having some barriers that we must not break" can or should be part of thinking about Islam's social representation and status. There were other points though where I felt myself frustrated with a characterisation of Islam that seemed to skirt the line of "No True Scotsman." ( )
  siriaeve | Jan 10, 2023 |
A variety of issues written from a good number of perspectives in this essay collection. ( )
  Iudita | Dec 22, 2022 |
This is good. I was hesitant to read it partially because i find non-fiction often a chore but these are fairly easy to read. There's a couple of funnier ones at the start to ease you in.
Some topics are a bit overly familiar, such as he cultural/religious resistance to sex education and mental healthcare. Others though where quite informative and interesting.

Of course as an Irish (read incredibly white and raised catholic, it didn't take thank god) male i'm pretty far from the target audience.
However its always a good idea to hear other voices especially with the Echo Chamber effect getting stronger everyday.

PS: I think this format of short pieces by multiple authors will be my go-to for non-fiction in future. ( )
  wreade1872 | Jul 25, 2022 |
This is a fascinating collection of essays written by Muslim women. I don't remember having read anything like this before; if I've read pieces by Muslim women, it wasn't about being a Muslim woman. This is a really eye-opening book, and worth a look. ( )
  ca.bookwyrm | Jun 23, 2021 |
This is an anthology of essays by Muslim women, mainly from the UK, about issues facing Muslim women. A lot of the essays were quite powerful, and it was also interesting to see the range of voices and perspectives in the book. A few of my favorites included "Feminism Needs to Die" (Mariam Khan), on the importance of intersectional feminism; "Life was Easier Before I was Woke" (Yassmin Midhat Abdel-Magied), on her experiences with racism and sexism; "How Not to Get Married" (Aina Khan), on family law; and "A Woman of Substance" (Saima Mir), on divorce in the Muslim community. The authors cover a pretty wide range of topics, from marriage and divorce to the hijab, sex, and mental health. Some of the essays do get repetitive, but it was definitely a thought-provoking book. ( )
  forsanolim | Apr 17, 2021 |
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In 2016, Mariam Khan read that David Cameron had linked the radicalization of Muslim men to the `traditional submissiveness' of Muslim women. Mariam felt pretty sure she didn't know a single Muslim woman who would describe herself that way. Why was she hearing about Muslim women from people who were neither Muslim, nor female? Years later the state of the national discourse has deteriorated even further, and Muslim women's voices are still pushed to the fringes - the figures leading the discussion are white and male. Taking one of the most politicized and misused words associated with Muslim women and Islamophobia, It's Not About the Burqa is poised to change all that. Here are voices you won't see represented in the national news headlines: seventeen Muslim women speaking frankly about the hijab and wavering faith, about love and divorce, about feminism, queer identity, sex, and the twin threats of a disapproving community and a racist country. With a mix of British and international women writers, from activist Mona Eltahawy's definition of a revolution to journalist and broadcaster Saima Mir telling the story of her experience of arranged marriage, from author Sufiya Ahmed on her Islamic feminist icon to playwright Afshan D'souza-Lodhi's moving piece about her relationship with her hijab, these essays are funny, warm, sometimes sad, and often angry, and each of them is a passionate declaration calling time on the oppression, the lazy stereotyping, the misogyny and the Islamophobia. What does it mean, exactly, to be a Muslim woman in the West today? According to the media, it's all about the burqa. Here's what it's really about.

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