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It is no exaggeration to say that in their quest to malign Islam, some in the West target Muslim women. Her position within the family, her place in society and, of course, her dress are placed under the microscope – and like colonialists in the days of empire, her emancipation is seen to be a means to a greater Islamic reformation. In recent days, France’s minister of education has announced that Abayas, the loose dress many Muslims wear for modesty, will be banned from schools. Apparently, a piece of clothing is an affront to French secularism and, yet again, another sign of separatism. In the UK, the former prime minister likened burka-wearing Muslim women is a those who chose to look like letterboxes and bank robbers.

Young Muslim women are subject to a barrage of what can only be called propaganda, traducing their religious dress and promising to liberate them from their religion. To help us understand how this works and to caution against some of the extremes by which the community can handle this onslaught.

Lauren Booth is a broadcaster turned activist and author. She is known for her principled activism on Palestine and regularly comments on Muslim affairs. Her book, In Search for the Holy Land is available to purchase from all good book stores.

You can find her book here https://www.amazon.co.uk/In-Search-of-Holy-Land/dp/1739384113/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LLEMY7MPD86N&keywords=in+search+of+a+holy+land&qid=1692958858&sprefix=in+search+of+a+holy+land%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1

Her social media here: Lauren Booth: IG/Facebook: @laurenboothofficial. Website: www.laurenbooth.co.uk

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The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 109

00:00 Introduction

02:20 On Nicky Campbell's review

05:50 Onslaught against Muslim women

07:58 Obsession with women's dress

10:45 Societal Pressure

11:32 Criminalising young Muslim men

13:20 A deliberate agenda

15:38 Navigating the noise around the hijab

19:49 Modernist interpretations of scripture

22:53 Progressive gender ideologies

24:06 How secular society judges women

26:35 Women in Muslim societies

29:52 Muslims leaving the West

34:11 Making the move

36:38 Gender roles

39:17 Living feminism

44:25 Gender wars

46:50 Hyperindividualism

49:43 British politics post Iraq war

51:22 Attending a Muslim event

55:22 Why write a memoir

58:10 Palestine and Isreal

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The War on Muslim Women with Lauren Booth - Abaya Bans and European Delusions