In Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses, Chandra Talpade Mohanty takes a stand on how Western feminists interact with third-world women. This paper provides a wide range of critiques on the interactions between Western feminist and third world women. Mohanty focuses on power relations and how the third world woman is defined within …
Tag: Islamic feminism
Response to Amaliah Anonymous, “12 things I can’t reconcile about Islam as a Muslim woman”
So, I ran across a particular post written by anonymous on Amaliah.com. The Questions were actually very generic ones that women have asked themselves over and over again. It was responded to by someone who had more…strict religious beliefs but I think responded in a wonderful way. I, however, wanted to answer the questions …
Muslim Toms, Uncle Tom “Muslims”
An Uncle Tom is usually a person who betrays their own kind to support the dominant culture.
Aisha, not your rape victim
Aisha….Oh, Aisha, the mother of Muslims and the wife of Muhammad. The wonderful controversial women that people love to hate