oppression

The Hijab is oppression and the Hijab is liberation

Since 9/11, each election cycle in America and in European nations brings with it a renewed fury over the debate of whether or not Islam is compatible with the West. When politicians stoke their citizenry’s latent fear of Muslims to drum up votes, hijab-wearing* Muslim women are arguably the ones…

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A response to Asra Nomani and Hala Arafa

https://www.facebook.com/PhillyHijabis/posts/774913382614788?fref=nf Keziah Ridgeway responds to Asra Nomani and Hala Arafa’s piece: As Muslim women, we actually ask you not to wear the ‘hijab’ in the name of interfaith solidarity   Dear Asra and Hala, I need to share some things with you about my experience as a Modern Muslim woman, but…

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