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It is no coincidence that so many in the West are affronted by Muslim women’s veils: they symbolise the last refusal of Islamic cultures to be stripped and consumed by the Western narcissistic gaze.

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The dignity of the feminine in Islam: Against Zizek’s Orientalism – Opinion – ABC Religion & Ethics (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

An interesting piece by Rachel Woodlock

(via badassmuslimahs)

That’s how I felt/feel whenever I cover my hair. In some ways, it’s a middle finger to the demands made on my body to look a certain way and adhere to a certain standard of feminine beauty.

Of course, that’s not all hijab is to me. But that middle finger is just one aspect of everything it means, at least to me.

(via humarashid)



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