A review by lindsloveslit
It's Not About the Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race by Mariam Khan
informative
reflective
3.75
It's Not About the Burqa was an incredibly insightful collection of essays by a diverse group of Muslim women. Most of the essays were composed by British women of Pakistani or Indian heritage, but their voices, experiences, and perspextices still varied greatly. There were essays by folx who choose/do not choose to wear their hijab, divorcees, mothers, married women, and members of the queer community represented throughout.
It was an important book that shared different perspectives from a group of women that tend to be silenced and ignored. The essays were organized well. Common themes throughout that tied the individual essays together were misogyny, representstion, sexuality, faith, and race.
Read this if you enjoy:
- enriching your understanding of Muslim women
- themes of misogyny, representstion, sexuality, faith, and race
- reflective, insightful essays from a diverse group of women
It was an important book that shared different perspectives from a group of women that tend to be silenced and ignored. The essays were organized well. Common themes throughout that tied the individual essays together were misogyny, representstion, sexuality, faith, and race.
Read this if you enjoy:
- enriching your understanding of Muslim women
- themes of misogyny, representstion, sexuality, faith, and race
- reflective, insightful essays from a diverse group of women