How New French Law is Infringing on The Rights of Muslim Girls and Women On March 30th 2021, the French Senate voted in favour of outlawing the hijab on women under 18 in public places. This is under the proposed ‘Separatism Bill’: President Emmanuel Macron’s response to “Islamist Separatism” and concerns that Islamist extremists are …
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Traditional feminism has always closed its doors and shut its blinds under the pretence it wasn’t home when Muslim women came knocking. We found ourselves on the receiving end of the ‘White Saviour’ complex usually disguised as the traditional western feminist. We looked on as they proudly assaulted religious gatherings with their shirtless protests on …
During my teenage years I struggled to reconcile the parts of me that are black, British, African, female, feminist and anti-racist in fear of being accused of playing minority top trumps. Only recently have I become more in tune with my identity as I started reading into black feminist theories. As I read more about …
