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MP Sarah Wollaston has publicly expressed her vehement opposition to Muslim females wearing the niqab (face veil) (in The Telegraph, here). Here is part of a brief exchange I had with Wollaston on Twitter: @drwollastonmp: Our schools should teach & encourage girls to communicate not collude with a misogynist opinion that they should be masked … Continue reading
by Zara Huda Faris “As to women, as many, if not more than men, are to be seen in the streets [i.e. going about their daily activities, etc] […] I think I never saw a country where women may enjoy so much liberty, and free from all reproach, as in Turkey […] The Turks in … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, the Muslim Community Radio invited me for a debate with Councillor Rania Khan (Cabinet Member for Culture) on the question, Do Women Need Power? It was an exciting discussion, with Cllr Rania Khan arguing that the “patriarchy” continues to marginalise women in the UK today, and I demonstrated that injustice … Continue reading
‘Do Women Need Power?’ It is commonly claimed by feminists that women need economic or political power in order to safeguard the interests of women, but this call to “empower” women is a highly misguided one that is propagated by feminists under the guise of justice. The feminist call for power is not really about … Continue reading
A fortnight ago, representatives from UK mosques and Muslim community organisations were invited to attend an “engagement” meeting with Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats (LibDems) at London Central Mosque. From the invitation, it had sounded as though the event would be a focused opportunity for some honest and … Continue reading
I have been invited to speak at an all-sisters event at the Kanoon Towhid centre in Hammersmith, London, UK, inshaAllah. Here is the advert for the event: Join us for the most inspiring event of the year ‘The Beauty Within’, bringing together community leaders, talent, creativity and the modern Muslim Women. The day includes a … Continue reading
The “Q&A” posts on this site are snippets of discussions I have had, or questions I have answered, in person, by email, or on other social networking platforms, which are collated here for ease of reference. Question: “If feminism is about female privilege, why are there male feminists, too?” Answer: If the BNP is racist, … Continue reading
On 4 April 2013, FEMEN, the secular “sextremist” Ukranian feminist group known for staging topless protests, declared an “International Topless Jihad Day” in support of Amina Tyler, the Tunisian Femen Activist who sparked controversy when she posted online topless pictures of herself with the words “F*** your morals” and “My body belongs to me and … Continue reading
Here is my lecture on why Islam prescribes the ‘hijab’ for Muslim women. In this lecture, I discussed how society perceives women in the West, and how this has impacted women’s perception of themselves. I also discussed how the solutions that Islam posits by way of ‘hijab’, and other facets of its social system, are … Continue reading
“Sexual harassment” in streets, transportation and places of work seems to be endemic to many societies, including London – 43% of female Londoners say they have been sexually harassed in London’s public spaces (YouGov). The legal recognition of sexual harassment in the work place in the 1970’s was considered to be a success of feminism, … Continue reading
Zara Faris 