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BADASS Muslimahs
I've had enough of the sensationalist, exoticised, demeaning portrayals of Muslim women seen all throughout the media, and this is my way of countering all the nonsense.
This is not an attempt at 'breaking stereotypes' or trying to enlighten people, if you're ignorant enough to believe that Muslim women are oppressed and subjugated by Islam then that's your own problem.
This is my way of giving recognition to all the women who inspire me, and hopefully sending out some positive vibes.
Peace.
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January62013
“There are some people who could hear you speak a thousand words and still not understand you. And there are others who will understand—without you even speaking a word.”
Yasmin Mogahed (via erraticintrovert)
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November212012
“if you are carrying too much right now, i hope soon someone comes to help”
Suheir Hammad (via hope-fulll)
September302012
“Surely my daughter Fatima is the mistress of all women from the beginning to the end. She is part of me, and the light of my eyes, she is the flower of my heart, and is my soul […] whenever she stands in prayers in the presence of her Lord (exalted is His name), her light illuminates the skies […]”
Prophet Muhammad (saw), as reported by Ibn Abbas in volume 10 of Bihar al-Anwar [excerpted] (via dahatee)
August62012
“This is one of the main reasons, women of colour, third world feminists, black feminists etc. don’t recognize themselves with mainstream white feminism. The issue is that mainstream feminism views everything from a single lens perspective. They view themselves to be white saviours who can move ahead and fix the situation of women around the world, even if it means lack of understanding and respect of others’ culture, religion and identity.”
Canadian Pakistani Ayesha Asghar and Chilean Muslim feminist Vanessa Rivera de la Fuente share their wonderful thoughts in “Towards a Recognition of Multiple Feminism: The Voice of Muslim Women.”
More insightful comments by them:
The same trend has been witnessed by the rise of Islamophobia in West especially after the incident on September 11, 2001. We do recognize that patriarchy exists in our cultures and there are some serious issues around women and their access to basic rights, but we are not in favour of the fact that western white women, can come up and speak on our behalf. We are more than capable of speaking up for ourselves. This act of taking space and leadership by white women on issues of women of colour and Muslim women, de-legitimatizes and reduces the impact of our work. This places women of colour and esp. Muslim women in a difficult position where they are fighting patriarchy in their spaces but they also have to ask ‘white women’ to back off.
“I hate how the west has robbed the label of “progressive” from us” [said] Paco Bernal.
Great read.
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July302012
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June282012
“I seek forgiveness from Allah for the lack of my sincerity, when I say I seek the forgiveness of Allah.”
Rābiʻa al-ʻAdawiyya. (via zuleikha)
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June242012
“Speak from your heart. If they don’t understand, the message was never meant for them, anyway.” — Yasmin (@YasminMogahed)
April302012
“We ask God to cure us of our hardships, without ever stopping to consider that our hardships are curing us.”
Yasmin Mogahed (via arabarabarab)
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April282012
“People were wondering why Azza Elgarf- the female MP from the Muslim Brotherhood affiliated Freedom and Justice Party- is the fiercest parliamentarian in attacking women’s rights. The answer is simple. For the right wing conservatives it is better to get a woman to attack women; “get yourself a woman to say it for you”. I would argue the same for neo-orientalists who would get an Arab woman to say it for them. And between the Western- saving rhetoric and fundamentalism, the feminist struggle in the Middle East will always try to find its own space between a rock and a hard place.”
Dalia Abd El-Hameed (via kawlture)
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