The hijab, or veil, is probably the most over-policed piece of clothing in the our modern era.
Hijab Bans and the Myth of Secular Equality
Category: Islam
Islamophobic white saviors
Picture Credit: Mostafa Meraji Earlier this week I tweeted a reminder that the Taliban were not Islam, and told people not to @ me unless they read Dalia Mogahed's Op-Ed on Al-Jazeera's website, "Is the Taliban's treatment of Women really inspired by Sharia?". Of course, the bait was too much for someone to resist and … Continue reading Islamophobic white saviors
Banning Persepolis is not how we defeat Islamophobia
Image copyright Marjane Satrapi and Pantheon Marjane Satrapi’s searing graphic memoir Persepolis continues to remain controversial and relevant over 15 years after its publication in North America. The memoir follows the childhood trauma endured by Satrapi as she came of age during the student--and then-- Islamic revolution in Iran in the 1970s. Satrapi depicts the … Continue reading Banning Persepolis is not how we defeat Islamophobia
Ambereen Dadabhoy 