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Hi OSS team leader and folks :)
The questions that actually crossed my mind were :
"As being a muslim in england seems to be really harsh due to the cultural divergence between the official religion and islamism, would you consider intersectionalism is or is not a good way to promote islamism in engalnd? And how, as muslim have to adapt their religion to the country, as a muslim women, who's supposed to accept polygamy are you living intersectional feminism?"
And a second question :
"As a muslim women, and as a feminist, how do muslims women live polygamy and the fact they may have to share their husband ?"
May be an other but not relevant actually...
"How is perceived intersectional feminism, in eastern countries, where the men's patriarchy is at his paroxism, due to religion principles?"
Have a nice day, hope to here from you soon with that interview !!
xxx
The questions that actually crossed my mind were :
"As being a muslim in england seems to be really harsh due to the cultural divergence between the official religion and islamism, would you consider intersectionalism is or is not a good way to promote islamism in engalnd? And how, as muslim have to adapt their religion to the country, as a muslim women, who's supposed to accept polygamy are you living intersectional feminism?"
And a second question :
"As a muslim women, and as a feminist, how do muslims women live polygamy and the fact they may have to share their husband ?"
May be an other but not relevant actually...
"How is perceived intersectional feminism, in eastern countries, where the men's patriarchy is at his paroxism, due to religion principles?"
Have a nice day, hope to here from you soon with that interview !!
xxx
1. Is it viewed as worse to be an unmarried Muslim woman in her 30's or to be a Muslim woman married to a non-muslim person and why?2. Christian's have the ten commandments to help guide them and keep them from sin. Do muslims have an equivalent or something similar. If so what?
3. I have not finished the book yet, but so far, The Girl Next Door by Kamila Shamsie is one of my favorite stories in the book. What inspired this story and why did Shamsie choose to write it from the perspective of Noor instead of the Maulana or the Bina/Miss London-Return? How might it have changed the story/message/intention if it had been from another perspective?
4. How do you, as a feminist Muslim woman, choose between religious beliefs that could restrict you as a woman and feminist ideals? How often do the two conflict and how do you deal with that conflict? (This is actually something I struggle with as a Christian, too)
Thank you for the opportunity. What is the best way for other women to be an ally to muslim women?
What is the best and the greatest challenge facing young religious women today?
What is it like to wear the hijab? I mean both practically (is it hot at times?) and to know that it is one of the most discussed garments of our times.
I greatly look forward to hearing your replies.
Hello!
I am reading the book again with a pencil and a piece of paper for writing specific questions. I hope I'll be able to finish it (again) by tomorrow evening.
1) As for now, I have one question: "What would you reply to someone who thinks "Muslim Feminist" is an oxymoron?" (Here, I mean, how to show to this person he/she is wrong)
To be clear, I do not think being muslim is not compatible with being feminist. I must admit that my knowledge of Islam is not substantial at all. (I know, I could read more but there are so many topics to read about that I would need at least thrice more time).
I remember that in Half the Sky (a book proposed by Team OSS) a chapter is titled "Is Islam Misogynist?" and the authors answer at the end"No!". I suppose that people tend to get believes and interpretations mixed up.
Edit:
2) In her essay Ahdaf Soueif depicts a place named Mezzaterra and how it was torn apart. It seems there are so many responsible people (to some extent we also have some accountability in that). My question is not focus on who did wrong but on how to move foward (maybe I am being too pragmatic) "How would it be possible to create a new Mezzaterra?'
3) Support is something quite important but I never know when I can voice it or not. Indeed, I always has this sentence in my head will my words cover up people's voice? so sometime I remain quiet because I do not know if I would help or not. So my question is "According to you, when and how someone, who does not belong to the minority who is voicing, (especially when you belong to the majority) can share his/her support without covering up the minority's voice?"
Hopefully, that's english and clear enough. I know this question is quite generql and I am aware there is not universal answer but maybe your answers could be used in specific situation I (or other) will face.
I am reading the book again with a pencil and a piece of paper for writing specific questions. I hope I'll be able to finish it (again) by tomorrow evening.
1) As for now, I have one question: "What would you reply to someone who thinks "Muslim Feminist" is an oxymoron?" (Here, I mean, how to show to this person he/she is wrong)
To be clear, I do not think being muslim is not compatible with being feminist. I must admit that my knowledge of Islam is not substantial at all. (I know, I could read more but there are so many topics to read about that I would need at least thrice more time).
I remember that in Half the Sky (a book proposed by Team OSS) a chapter is titled "Is Islam Misogynist?" and the authors answer at the end"No!". I suppose that people tend to get believes and interpretations mixed up.
Edit:
2) In her essay Ahdaf Soueif depicts a place named Mezzaterra and how it was torn apart. It seems there are so many responsible people (to some extent we also have some accountability in that). My question is not focus on who did wrong but on how to move foward (maybe I am being too pragmatic) "How would it be possible to create a new Mezzaterra?'
3) Support is something quite important but I never know when I can voice it or not. Indeed, I always has this sentence in my head will my words cover up people's voice? so sometime I remain quiet because I do not know if I would help or not. So my question is "According to you, when and how someone, who does not belong to the minority who is voicing, (especially when you belong to the majority) can share his/her support without covering up the minority's voice?"
Hopefully, that's english and clear enough. I know this question is quite generql and I am aware there is not universal answer but maybe your answers could be used in specific situation I (or other) will face.
I've seen the question before, "can you be a muslim and a feminist"? But this question can be asked of any woman of religion, "can you be _____ and a feminist? What we should really be asking is "is Patriarchy the same as Religion, or is their history just so closely aligned, that questioning one becomes damaging to the other?Religion is an amalgam of historical occurrences and societal beliefs. We naturally read the books on religion through the lense of man, as our books have been written with a man's pen, so is it possible to reevaluate our worth and power as women and maintain our religious faith o,r like Shireen in The Girl Next Door, are we liars and users of black magic worthy of being divorced from this dual life?
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We would love to hear your questions for Sabrina Mahfouz (editor) and some of the authors of 'The Things I Would Tell You'.
Unfortunately we only have a very short time frame to collect your questions (maybe 3 or 4 days) so please have a think and ask your questions as soon as you can in the comments below!
We will select as many as we can to ask the authors!
Many thanks,
The OSS Team