It's Not About the Burqa: Muslim Women on Faith, Feminism, Sexuality and Race

by Mariam Khan

It seems that we have become naive in assuming that because there is some minor industry representation, suddenly Islam is being accepted in its entirety; for its veil, its burqa, its different interpretations in dress, its five pillars, its ideas, and as a system overall. We’ve forgotten that we’re just another number; a target market for sellers on the ‘modest’ high street. We’ve forgotten that the hijab is not supposed to be a fashion statement or an expression of choice and freedoms to appease a secular-liberal audience; hijab was and is supposed to be an expression of faith and Muslim identity – that’s where it began, and that is where it was supposed to end.

This!!!