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Hijab: A Different Definition of Freedom http://t.co/WzAFA5Fv...
The meaning you ascribe to a cultural artifact is inherently based on your cultural perceptions and values. While many in the West perceive the hijab to be a symbol of male hegemonic power and female oppression. In this article that defends the Hijab, it is presented as a distinct form of female liberation. Via Mr. David Burton 
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How I went from hating to loving Israel and the Jewish people (RT @Lost4DrJack: Kassim Hafeez: "It was shocking and eye-opening.)...
This is proof that, while various axes of identity often overlap, that are not necessarily one and the same. Most Muslims are pro-Palestinian, but not all are (as shocking as this was for me to read). Most Arabs are Muslims, but don't tell the Christian Arabs that they are any 'less Arab' because of their Christianity. Via elsa hunziker
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This is on my page because it offers a different perspective to how clothing affects gender equality. It shows how the women in these societies don't see their restrictive clothing requirements as holding them back, but rather as empowering them. They instead feel that people can appreciate them for their brains and personality rather than body. People that could benefit from reading this article are any Westerners that feel sorry for these women because of the way ther are required to dress. It gives the perspective of the women in these societies. This relates to Half the Sky because the book also has a section about how the women in these societies actually feel sorry for the women in our societies that have to change their bodies and clothing to please men, and how they are angry when people feel bad for them.