It's Not About the Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race by

Description: It's Not About the Burqa by Mariam Khan When was the last time you heard a Muslim woman speak for herself without a filter? FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When was the last time you heard a Muslim woman speak for herself without a filter?Its Not About the Burqa started life when Mariam Khan read about the conversation in which David Cameron linked the radicalization of Muslim men to the traditional submissiveness of Muslim women. Mariam felt pretty sure she didnt know a single Muslim woman who would describe herself that way. Why was she hearing about Muslim women from people who were demonstrably neither Muslim nor female?Taking one of the most politicized and misused words associated with Muslim women and Islamophobia, Its Not About the Burqa has something to say: twenty Muslim women speaking up for themselves. Here are essays about the hijab and wavering faith, about love and divorce, about queer identity, about sex, about the twin threats of a disapproving community and a racist country, and about how Islam and feminism go hand in hand. Funny, warm, sometimes sad, and often angry, each of these essays is a passionate declaration, and each essay is calling time on the oppression, the lazy stereotyping, the misogyny and the Islamophobia.Its Not About the Burqa doesnt claim to speak for a faith or a group of people, because its time the world realized that Muslim women are not a monolith. Its time the world listened to them. Flap Muslim women on faith, feminism, sexuality and race Mona Eltahawy Coco Khan Sufiya Ahmed Nafisa Bakkar Afia Ahmed Chaudhry Yassmin Midhat Abdel-Magied Jamilla Hekmoun Mariam Khan Afshan Dsouza-Lodhi Salma Haidrani Amna Saleem Saima Mir Salma El-Wardany Aina Khan Raifa Rafiq Malia Bouattia Nadine Aisha Jassat Author Biography Mariam Khan is an intersectional feminist, diversity-in-books pusher and freelance writer. She is the editor of Its Not About the Burqa, an anthology of essays by Muslim women. Table of Contents Introduction - i: Introduction by Mariam Khan Chapter - 1: Too Loud, Swears Too Much and Goes Too Far by Mona Eltahawy Chapter - 2: Immodesty is the Best Policy by Coco Khan Chapter - 3: The First Feminist by Sufiya Ahmed Chapter - 4: On the Representation of Muslims: Terms and Conditions Apply by Nafisa Bakkar Chapter - 5: The Clothes of My Faith by Afia Ahmed Chaudhry Chapter - 6: Life was Easier Before I was Woke by Yassmin Midhat Abdel-Magied Chapter - 7: Theres No Such Thing as a Depressed Muslim: Discussing Mental Health in the Muslim Community by Jamilla Hekmoun Chapter - 8: Feminism Needs to Die by Mariam Khan Chapter - 9: Hijabi (R)evolution by Afshan Dsouza-Lodhi Chapter - 10: Eight Notifications by Salma Haidrani Chapter - 11: Shame, Shame, It Knows Your Name by Amna Saleem Chapter - 12: A Woman of Substance by Saima Mir Chapter - 13: A Gender Denied: Islam, Sex and the Struggle to Get Some by Salma El-Wardany Chapter - 14: How Not to Get Married (or why an unregistered nikah is no protection for a woman) by Aina Khan OBE Chapter - 15: Not Just a Black Muslim Woman by Raifa Rafiq Chapter - 16: Between Submission and Threat: The British States Contradictory Relationship with Muslim Women by Malia Bouattia Chapter - 17: Daughter of Stories by Nadine Aisha Jassat Review An incredibly important collection of essays that explores the pressures of being a Muslim woman today. These essays are passionate, angry, self-effacing, nuanced and utterly compelling in every single way -- Nikesh Shukla, editor of The Good ImmigrantWide-ranging . . . engrossing . . . fascinating . . . these essays take a courageous and panoramic view of Muslims * Observer *A landmark anthology . . . frank and engaging essays on sex and religion, mental health in the Muslim community and queer identity from an impressive selection of writers and activists * Cosmopolitan *Essential reading for our times. These essays are funny, angry, hopeful, sorrowful and inspired - and will leave you feeling much the same -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and StarsAn intelligent and much needed book * Red Magazine *Its about pushing past the stereotype placed on Muslim women and hearing the individuals themselves; its required reading * Stylist *Refreshing, insightful and occasionally raw, Its Not About the Burqa is a phenomenal collection of essays by a very diverse range of Muslim women. An absolute must read for anyone wanting to better understand the lives and experiences of Muslim Women in the West. -- Akeela AhmedThe result is Its Not About the Burqa, 17 brilliantly wide-ranging essays covering everything from the rise of the sexualised Islamic influencer, to the Qurans take on bisexuality – and of course insidious, ugly Islamophobia * i News *Forget the ravings of politicians and pundits, hear from voices who have real, lived experiences across religion, feminism, sex, love and identity, and turn to this nuanced and wide-ranging collection * Emerald Street * Promotional When was the last time you heard a Muslim woman speak for herself without a filter? Prizes Short-listed for Foyles Non-fiction Book of the Year 2019 (UK) Review Quote "This bold and authentic collection powerfully counters the stereotypes by which Muslim women in the West are judged." -- Publishers Weekly Online Promotional "Headline" When was the last time you heard a Muslim woman speak for herself without a filter? Details ISBN1509886427 Author Mariam Khan Pages 272 Publisher Pan Macmillan ISBN-10 1509886427 ISBN-13 9781509886425 Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-02-06 Audience Age 18 Format Paperback Imprint Picador Subtitle Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 305.48697 Short Title Its Not about the Burqa Language English UK Release Date 2020-02-06 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-02-10 NZ Release Date 2020-02-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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