What a load of complete bullshit this post is lol. At some point you just say ‘this defies credibility’. This post took that sentiment and launched itself straight off the cliff of reason.
I’m struggling to understand your argument here because it appears you have none. Only a visceral hate for Islam. You’ve already determined your prejudice and are blinded by that. Completely missing the nuance of what I’m saying. You’d rather your black and white understanding of the world be true than address the larger picture. Or have I missed something?
There’s something larger at work here than simply “Islam bad”. Islam is used by power structures as a tool. I’m not saying there aren’t followers who believe this. I personally find her shirt very offensive, Allah SWT has no gender, but that’s the entire point of the shirt. To upset, disrupt and challenge norms and powers that be. I respect her courage at challenging centuries old practices. But I’m also from the West and understand free speech and liberation comes at the cost of sometimes being offended. Just like people will wear slurs for certain lifestyles. I respect her right to wear something that I find offensive and more than anything what she’s attempting to do overall. (I could go into the various levels of what this shirt is saying but I think it’d be lost on you as you seem to be operating from a very limited space on Islamic scholarship.)
If you care to know there are many women, some of the most notable from her own home country, that are feminist scholars of Islam. They’re hard at work within their faith and society to advocate for systemic change. Feminism in Islam may not look like what you’re used to but that doesn’t make it any less important. Women should be able to advocate for their needs within their context- not just replicating Western values. Muslim women don’t need rescuing and one-size-fits-all top down ascription of values from outside. They got this.
What a load of complete bullshit this post is lol. At some point you just say ‘this defies credibility’. This post took that sentiment and launched itself straight off the cliff of reason.
I’m struggling to understand your argument here because it appears you have none. Only a visceral hate for Islam. You’ve already determined your prejudice and are blinded by that. Completely missing the nuance of what I’m saying. You’d rather your black and white understanding of the world be true than address the larger picture. Or have I missed something?
There’s something larger at work here than simply “Islam bad”. Islam is used by power structures as a tool. I’m not saying there aren’t followers who believe this. I personally find her shirt very offensive, Allah SWT has no gender, but that’s the entire point of the shirt. To upset, disrupt and challenge norms and powers that be. I respect her courage at challenging centuries old practices. But I’m also from the West and understand free speech and liberation comes at the cost of sometimes being offended. Just like people will wear slurs for certain lifestyles. I respect her right to wear something that I find offensive and more than anything what she’s attempting to do overall. (I could go into the various levels of what this shirt is saying but I think it’d be lost on you as you seem to be operating from a very limited space on Islamic scholarship.)
If you care to know there are many women, some of the most notable from her own home country, that are feminist scholars of Islam. They’re hard at work within their faith and society to advocate for systemic change. Feminism in Islam may not look like what you’re used to but that doesn’t make it any less important. Women should be able to advocate for their needs within their context- not just replicating Western values. Muslim women don’t need rescuing and one-size-fits-all top down ascription of values from outside. They got this.
See: Fatema Mernissi and Asma Lamrabet