From modern pop culture to anti-Blackness, faith and family, politics,
education, creativity and working life; this anthology gives visibly
Muslim women a space to speak. SPOILER ALERT: We won't be answering the
usual questions! Perceived as the visual representation of Islam,
hijab-wearing Muslim women are nevertheless rarely afforded a platform
on their own terms. Harangued by awkward questions, radical commentators
sensationalising our existence, non-Muslims and non-hijabis making
assumptions, men speaking on our behalf, or stereotypical norms being
perpetuated by the same old faces, hijabis are tired.
Cut from
the Same Cloth? seeks to tip the balance back in our favour. Here,
twenty-one women of all ages and races look beyond the tired tropes,
exploring the breadth of our experience and spirituality. It's time we,
as a society, stop with the hijab-splaining and make space for the women
who know.
Essays by Negla Abdalla, Zahra Adams, Sabeena
Akhtarm, Mariam Ansar, Fatima Ahdash, Shaista Aziz, Suma Din, Khadijah
Elshayyal, Ruqaiya Haris, Raisa Hassan, Fatha Hassan, Sumaya Kassim,
Rumana Lasker Dawood, Suhaiymah Manzoor Khan, Asha Mohamed, Sofia
Rehman, Yvonne Ridley Aisha Rimi, Khadijah Rotimi, Sophie Williams,
Hodan Yusuf.
Cut from the Same Cloth? : Muslim Women on Life in Britain - Sabeena Akhtar
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