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The Western Muslim Woman, Part II: Visual Presentation and Interpretation
Having thrown out the idea of identifying with a race in part I, I feel I should make something clear: as much as I see the social construct of race to be problematic, I am not interested in ripping race … Continue reading
Posted in body image, color, culture, feminism, identity, Muslims, race, religion
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colorism.
One of the incredibly inspirational women I follow on Twitter tweeted that her mother in law, who was visiting, had said about her sweet adorable daughter, “I wish the baby was fair like you and not dark like me.” And … Continue reading
Posted in color, race
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