{"product_id":"the-othered-woman-how-white-feminism-harms-muslim-women-by-shahed-ezaydi","title":"The Othered Woman: How White Feminism Harms Muslim Women by Shahed Ezaydi","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Shahed Ezaydi's work deftly traces how both the state and white feminist practices consistently vilify and dismiss Muslim women through a kaleidoscope of Islamophobia and racism. \u003ci\u003eThe Othered Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is also an important corrective, underscoring the Muslim activists and thinkers challenging these harmful narratives' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKoa Beck, the author of \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhite Feminism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An urgent, vital contribution to the feminist conversation - one that tears through the comfortable myth of universal sisterhood' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlya Mooro, author of \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Greater Freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A radical, eye-opening analysis of the marginalisation that Muslim women face that leaves no stone unturned. Powerful and truth telling' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJJ Bola, author of \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMask Off: Masculinity Redefined\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Shahed incisively lays out the deep entanglement between white feminism and Islamophobia. This is a necessary read that lays bare how Muslim women have been persistently sidelined by the very movements claiming to fight for our liberation' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNafisa Bakkar, CEO of Amaliah and author of \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Make Money\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A powerful, clear-eyed reckoning with the exclusions at the heart of white feminism. Shahed Ezaydi illuminates what so many need to see. \u003ci\u003eThe Othered Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is the read we need in book clubs up and down the country - there's so much to learn here and even more to talk about' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreya Bromley, author of \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tidal Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant read. Meticulously researched and robustly articulated, this is a timely analysis of white feminism's performative solidarity and the damage it causes Muslim women' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamia Rahman, author of \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuslim Women and Misogyny\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Resisting (the) hate narrative, Shahed Ezaydi centres Muslim women's voices and celebrates inspirational Muslim women of the past and the present. This is essential reading in today's polarised world where States and social media allow hate to flourish, providing wider society with \"permission to hate\" Muslim women as 'Other'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Irene Zempi, Associate Professor in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Like swallowing the red pill of Feminism. Truly enlightening. Shahed writes with the familiarity of a \"tell it like it is\" truth-telling friend and packs a painful, at times, page-turning punch. A reminder and a prescription for all feminists (and everyone) to take their medicine' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Zahra Barri, author of \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaughters of the Nile\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Traces how both the state and white feminist practices consistently vilify and dismiss Muslim women' \u003c\/b\u003eKoa Beck, the author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lays out the deep entanglement between white feminism and Islamophobia' \u003c\/b\u003eNafisa Bakkar, co-founder and CEO of Amaliah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A vital contribution to the feminist conversation - one that tears through the myth of universal sisterhood' \u003c\/b\u003eAlya Mooro, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Greater Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing up, journalist Shahed Ezaydi was often asked how she could call herself a feminist and still practice her faith. It's a question that reveals a deeper issue that Muslim women often face: being ignored in feminist spaces entirely, or cast as passive victims in need of being saved. But Muslim women don't need rescuing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Othered Woman \u003c\/i\u003eis the book that Ezaydi wishes her younger self had turned to. It challenges the myths of how Muslim women are oppressed and by whom, and shows that these myths translate into very real harm, showcasing the voices of feminists who are fighting for liberation on their own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShahed Ezaydi\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer at \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of the \u003ci\u003ePeaks of Colour Nature Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. 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