Ihsaan Magazine August 2016 | Page 30

Muslimah Excuse Me, Can I Speak For Myself? A pet peeve of most of us Muslim women is to be labelled as oppressed, backward, old-fashioned or lacking voice or willpower. When we speak of women’s rights in Islam, one of the key things to understand are how many fundamental roles we have as human beings that are common to both Muslim men and Muslim women Wouldn’t you rather hear about Islam... from a Muslim? Let’s face it- this one, little article isn’t going to erase all those images flashin