Replace ‘Muslimah’ with ‘woman’ & ‘Western imperialism’ with ‘feminism’—do you see the problem now?
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@nd_kane Femen may be doing it wrong. But so are people who conflate criticism of Islam with racism. It’s a religion, not a race.
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@aral Religion is totally separate to race of course, however women who want to separate themselves are shying away cos of femen’s actions. -
@nd_kane Women have also been shying away because they get beaten, jailed, stoned, and killed thanks to islamic law and traditions. -
@aral Oh of course, they need to feel empowered to create revolution with people standing with them, not speaking for them. -
@nd_kane Again, I don’t necessarily agree with Femen’s approach. However, I also find the recent ‘Islamophobia’ discourse naïve & harmful. -
@aral Totally, however it comes from fear, as you may already know. It’s a difficult position to be in for a Muslim woman, as although we…
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@aral They don’t feel helped by femen, tactics aren’t sensitive to their particular position & assumes superiority, which doesn’t help.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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