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Assalamu'alaykum John,

In a Pew Research Center Study on Muslim's view of life in America
that was conducted in 2017 during the second year of the Trump
administration, the findings clearly showed that Muslim women were more
afraid of discrimination, less assimilated into mainstream American
culture, and more disapproving of Trump's policies than their male
counterparts.

Though men were certainly aware of and concerned about these issues,
women felt them more keenly. One reason for this, as stated in the
study, might be that women's dress makes them more easily identifiable
as Muslims.

According to Ihsan Bagby, associate professor of Islamic studies at the
University of Kentucky,"...it's not surprising that Muslim women
report differently than men...When we think about discrimination in
general, it's not applied evenly. We know sociologically that women
experience more discrimination than men."

When it comes to issues of social justice, it's clear that women's
voices must be heard. The more diversity there is in the fight for
justice, the more positive and far-reaching the effects will be. And
women have real and pressing issues that exist at the intersection of
being Muslim and being a woman in the US.

As we emerge into a post-pandemic world and a society led by a new
administration, we want to take this opportunity to celebrate all Muslim
women leaders who use their voices to effect real and lasting change;
like Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the first Muslim-American Congresswomen,
and Farhana Khera, who in 2005, co-founded Muslim Advocates, a national
legal advocacy group that challenged President Trump's travel ban and
other infringements on Muslims' civil rights.

We also want to celebrate the women who've had and are continuing to
have an impact on American culture; like Ibtihaj Muhammad who, during
the 2016 Olympics became the first Muslim-American to wear a hijab
during competition, winning a bronze medal in the team sabre event. Or
G. Willow Wilson, who created the very first female Muslim comic book
superhero.

To us, all Muslim women, who live out their faith daily and who stand
for equality and justice for all, no matter where they are, are
superheroes who should be celebrated and given a voice. It's when we
come together that the most good can be accomplished for the greatest
number of people.

Support MLFA

In faith and for justice,

Arshia Ali-Khan, Interim CEO

 

 

 

 

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