With this and the lack of conversation within their communities about women’s rights, the first time many Muslim girls in the West will encounter female empowerment is likely to be from a White Feminist perspective. But there is a problem. This perspective disapproves of the hijab, the burqa, modest culture and other key elements of the Muslim female identity. Mainstream feminism suggests that my choices and values can’t exist within its framework – if I make the decision to dress for my faith then I must be oppressed or submissive.
