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AfroLez®femcentric Perspectives: An Open Letter in response to: "To Be Anti-Racist Is To Be Feminist: The Hoodie and The Hijab Are Not Equals"

afrolez:

On Friday, April 13, 2012, The Feminist Wire, of which I am a member of its Editorial Collective, published “To Be Anti-Racist Is To Be Feminist: The Hoodie and The Hijab Are Not Equals,” by Adele Wilde-Blavatsky, who is also a U.K. -based member of the Editorial Collective. A link to…



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iramofthecolumns: Muslim Male Privilege Checklist

iramofthecolumns:

Came across this today. Needless to say, it’s on point.

As a Muslim man:

1. I can set foot in any masjid I like. No one will stop me at the door and tell me that I am not allowed in the masjid.

2. When I attend Jumah prayer I know that I will have full access to the main prayer hall….



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For all the people who:

dank-potion:

  • make discriminatory/bigoted comments about Islam and/or the Arab people
  • support the war in Afghanistan/Iraq, despite the lack of progress and the mass loss and displacement of civilians’ lives
  • encourage the unjustified imprisonment of the men/women/children currently held in Guantanamo Bay
  • …


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dank-potion:

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Reblogged from yourfootsteps
  • Him: Why did you choose to cover up?
  • Me: Okay let me ask you something. If someone were to ask you to choose between a wrapped lollipop and an unwrapped lollipop, which one would you choose?
  • Him: Obviously the wrapped one.
  • Me: Exactly. You got the answer.
  • COMMENTS RECEIVED:
  • From zombiejihadi:
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  • And here I was thinking that we chose to cover to please Allah. Guess I got that one wrong! Seriously, sisters. You aren't doing anyone any good by reblogging hijabi propaganda like this. All it is doing is sending the message that Muslim women cover because they want to appear pure for men. If you're honestly wearing hijab because you want men to think you're pure, take it off. You're doing it for the wrong reason. The ONLY reason you should be wearing hijab is because Allah has commanded you to do so.
  • From 313-hopeful:
  • To the commentary above, I don't agree. Different people have motivations. Some people turn to Islam just to marry a Muslim. Later on, they see the beauty of it and they actually start believing and practicing. I think that same goes for hijab. At least they're taking the initiative to wear it, its a start. Later on, Allah can guide them and show them the exact reason for wearing the hijab.
  • From itsmemajede:
  • as much as I hate that analogy, I completely agree with Saif ^. More than half of the time, the women who wear hijab don't start off knowing why they wear it. Just like how non-Arabic speakers start doing salaat. You don't know exactly what it means, but you know that you must do it in Islam, and if this analogy encourages you, then so be it, because later on in the future you will learn the real reasoning behind hijab.
  • MY REPLY:
  • >> Salam to those who reblogged/liked this post. First of all, if you find this offensive or inappropriate, my deepest apology. Secondly, to the sister who think that this hijabi propaganda is not doing any good, again my deepest apology. But you see, you actually gotta read between the lines. I understand that we wear the hijab is because of Allah SWT. I didn't LITERALLY mean that if you covered up is because you want to appear pure for men. I didn't even mention that. What I was trying to imply was, a woman in hijab is like a pearl in its shell, beautiful yet protected. Just like the lollipop, when it's unwrapped, no ants/flies would be attracted to it. Why? Because the wrapper protects the candy. I was just trying to put it in a simpler way. Sorry, if my analogy wasn't straight to the point. And fyi, I just started wearing the hijab not long time ago. Speaking from someone who didn't practice her own religion for quite some time and now decided to wear the hijab, obviously her intention to wear the hijab is not to appear pure in front of men, but for Allah SWT. Appearing pure doesn't necessarily mean that you have to be covered up. If that's the case, then it's unfair to those women who didn't cover up. Hope I made myself clear. (:
  • ----------------------------
  • Only one thought runs through my mind as I read this:
  • The hijab isn't obligatory. If it were so important for womyn to cover their hair, we would find an explicit command in the Qur'an saying so. But there isn't one. You won't find it. Also, why in the world would anyone want to be compared to a lollipop or a pearl? You're a humyn being. Stop objectifying yourself!

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“ The act of women covering their hair is nothing new for Muslims, but for others it seems very unusual. Head covering is not just limited to Muslims; in fact, Catholic Nuns wear a garment called the Habit which includes a veil like headpiece. Nuns are respected for keeping their modesty and chastity as it coincides with the Catholic faith. Images of the Virgin Mary adorn church walls with her wearing a long veil on her head and she is often depicted wearing a long flowing dress. These images are accepted in society as part of being pious, feminine, and respectable. Why is it then, that when a Muslim woman wears the hijab, she is called oppressed? Why does head covering seem to create a stir when worn by Muslim women, but appreciated when worn by Catholic women?

Reflecting on Assimilation and Islam by Jenn Fawzy.

http://www.habibihalaqas.org/2012/03/reflecting-on-assimilation-and-islam.html?utm_source=BP_recent

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fotojournalismus: Afghan girls work at a first Internet cafe for women in Kabul March 8, 2012. Afghanistan opened its first female-only internet cafe on Thursday, hoping to give women a chance to connect to the world without verbal and sexual harassment and free from the unwanted gazes of their countrymen. [Credit : Mohammad Ismail/Reuters]

fotojournalismus:

Afghan girls work at a first Internet cafe for women in Kabul March 8, 2012. Afghanistan opened its first female-only internet cafe on Thursday, hoping to give women a chance to connect to the world without verbal and sexual harassment and free from the unwanted gazes of their countrymen.

[Credit : Mohammad Ismail/Reuters]

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KONY 2012: Causing more harm than good.

pomee:

Dear Jason Russell,

After being bombarded with your KONY 2012 crusade, I have no choice but to respond to your highly inaccurate, offensive, and harmful propaganda. I realized I had to respond in hopes of stopping you before you cause more violence and deaths to the Acholi people (Northern…