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A review by whatshruyireads
It's Not About the Burqa by Mariam Khan
5.0
It's Not About The Burqa is a collection of essays by Muslim women from all over the world and has been curated by Mariam Khan. This book has been popping up on my feed thanks to some Indian bookstagrammers I really really like. Figured I had to read it. .
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Religion is always known as a controversial topic to begin with. The controversy heightens when the book smashes all the stereotypes that Muslim women have been associated with. Also, how the religion has been misrepresented by the media/publications and people from the last decade. How Muslim women are forced to be known for the misdeeds the men do and how the religion has been dragged down for the wrong doings of eccentric people.
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On a personal note, I have and will always believe that religion is not really the problem when the people who practice it are so eccentric and need to turn to it for all the blame game. From the religion I follow to the ones my friends follow, none of it preaches for phobia, alienation, terror and violence. It's smashing all the stereotypes and trying to maintain an understanding. Let's say, we live and let live?
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Also, the book is important if you've tried to judge a burqa clad woman or a coloured woman at some point of time in your life. Knowingly or unknowingly part of the masses. Pick it up.
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Religion is always known as a controversial topic to begin with. The controversy heightens when the book smashes all the stereotypes that Muslim women have been associated with. Also, how the religion has been misrepresented by the media/publications and people from the last decade. How Muslim women are forced to be known for the misdeeds the men do and how the religion has been dragged down for the wrong doings of eccentric people.
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On a personal note, I have and will always believe that religion is not really the problem when the people who practice it are so eccentric and need to turn to it for all the blame game. From the religion I follow to the ones my friends follow, none of it preaches for phobia, alienation, terror and violence. It's smashing all the stereotypes and trying to maintain an understanding. Let's say, we live and let live?
.
.
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Also, the book is important if you've tried to judge a burqa clad woman or a coloured woman at some point of time in your life. Knowingly or unknowingly part of the masses. Pick it up.