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British politics has cast Muslim women as a visible threat. No matter who wins the UK election, Muslim women will end up the losers, writes Nadeine Asbali.
Australia’s first festival bringing together diverse Muslim women is a radical disruption to the violence meted out against the community, especially considering 85% of Islamophobic abuse is targeted at veiled Muslim women, writes Randa Abdel-Fattah.
The long racist history of silencing Muslim women can be traced back to early orientalist texts. Today, they are used by Western leaders to justify international horrors and forced to be extensions of state surveillance, writes Mariya bin Rehan.
Comment: Labour parliamentary candidate Faiza Shaheen's religion and ethnic background apparently make her partly responsible for anything related to Muslims, writes Malia Bouattia.
Comment: The French state is pushing Muslim women into the home and out of active political and social life, writes Malia Bouatttia.
Comment: Remaining on the surface levels of the discussion around discrimination faced by Muslim women risks jumping all too easily to half-baked Islamophobic conclusions, writes Malia Bouattia.
Comment: There is a patronising, racist assumption that Muslim women should be grateful for token Muslims in high places, regardless of what they actually represent politically, writes Malia Bouattia.
The Manchester Airport attack has reminded black and Muslim minorities of the disproportionate violence they face from the UK police, writes Nadeine Asbali.
Muslim leaders, celebrities & influencers who are silent or 'two-sided' on Israel's attacks on Gaza are no voice for the community. Muslim representation should serve the struggle for liberation, not personal capitalist gains, argues Nadeine Asbali.
Comment: As Muslim women we are held up as examples as long as our resistance is considered acceptable, and not a threat, writes Malia Bouattia.