actual thread image of “slave” woman in #nfl #SuperBowl halftime show by @shakira to Arab music
Empowering (Muslim) women = microfinance to female entrepreneurs
not here to defend religion
however, Muslim women have ALWAYS had the right to own wealth/property & run businesses
Empowering (Muslim) women = microfinance to female entrepreneurs
not here to defend religion
however, Muslim women have ALWAYS had the right to own wealth/property & run businesses
If you fund women
AND stop funding warlords (increase safety)
AND invest in education and infrastructure
we can actually save our own darn selves, thank you very much
hbs.edu/faculty/Public…
AND stop funding warlords (increase safety)
AND invest in education and infrastructure
we can actually save our own darn selves, thank you very much
hbs.edu/faculty/Public…
My dad may not be a Nobel prize laureate like Muhammad Yunus who pioneered microfinance
like @Yunus_Centre my dad grew up in the village
walked 6 miles to school (boat in monsoon season)
Now, I’m a Harvard grad @HarvardChanSPH and @AKUGlobal grad
like @Yunus_Centre my dad grew up in the village
walked 6 miles to school (boat in monsoon season)
Now, I’m a Harvard grad @HarvardChanSPH and @AKUGlobal grad
If the 1.8 billion Muslims in the world were not captured by #Superbowl & @shakira & pop culture by Orientalist tropes, you might know of women & men who are Muslim and/or Arab who are empowered & empowering others
For instance, I admire @Malala
Do we give credit to her dad?
For instance, I admire @Malala
Do we give credit to her dad?
True my dad married into a wealthier family, and my grandfather (Nanaba) offered to pay for my dad’s graduate education in U.S. My grandfather was also from a village, was self made. He used to tell us stories of the village sounds of toads at night & time he killed a cobra.
What I’ve seen in my family is that
men work hard and *earn* the right to be with a “phenomenal woman”
men pick up books to get an education
to get jobs
not a gun
to change their circumstances, even move countries
and raise empowered daughters
men work hard and *earn* the right to be with a “phenomenal woman”
men pick up books to get an education
to get jobs
not a gun
to change their circumstances, even move countries
and raise empowered daughters
I am the product of village-raised Muslim men
my dad taught me to ride a bike, swim, how to do my taxes
my mom taught me love of reading, ethics, compassion, generosity
today am a doctor, Harvard grad, small business owner, job creator
one example of 1.8 billion diverse ppl
my dad taught me to ride a bike, swim, how to do my taxes
my mom taught me love of reading, ethics, compassion, generosity
today am a doctor, Harvard grad, small business owner, job creator
one example of 1.8 billion diverse ppl
Am pro self-expression
(false outrage vs #SuperBowlHalftimeShow by @JLo & @shakira was racist - they dressed no more/less than #nfl cheerleaders)
my beef is with exploitation of Orientalist fetish/trope
personal brand needs to empower across full diversity spectrum
(false outrage vs #SuperBowlHalftimeShow by @JLo & @shakira was racist - they dressed no more/less than #nfl cheerleaders)
my beef is with exploitation of Orientalist fetish/trope
personal brand needs to empower across full diversity spectrum
Every single girl and woman is a powerful, strong, beautiful, creative
strong, wise, secure men want
to be around
raise
hire
work for
such women
instead of craving fetishized slave girl submission
because together we can accomplish so much for humanity
strong, wise, secure men want
to be around
raise
hire
work for
such women
instead of craving fetishized slave girl submission
because together we can accomplish so much for humanity
I was named one of “Top 15 Female Voices in the World” by @LinkedIn after posting a rebuttal to this post
No, a depleted, exhausted woman on her knees with no other resources but self harm
to provide for her child
is NOT beautiful
her ❤️ is beautiful, yes
Pay her
Fund her
No, a depleted, exhausted woman on her knees with no other resources but self harm
to provide for her child
is NOT beautiful
her ❤️ is beautiful, yes
Pay her
Fund her
We need more caring, more healing, more unity across the full spectrum of diversity of womanhood/sisterhood
...AND make room for diverse spectrum of masculinity
“We may struggle alone, but together we heal."
@lizzo @reshmasaujani @GirlsWhoCode
teenvogue.com/story/girls-wh…
...AND make room for diverse spectrum of masculinity
“We may struggle alone, but together we heal."
@lizzo @reshmasaujani @GirlsWhoCode
teenvogue.com/story/girls-wh…
Regardless of the community, to “save” them
have the humility to ask them
THEIR realities & values
THEIR hopes & dreams
transfer power/resources/tools for them to do it themselves
SO many Muslim women & men doing that for own communities @SaniaNishtar
have the humility to ask them
THEIR realities & values
THEIR hopes & dreams
transfer power/resources/tools for them to do it themselves
SO many Muslim women & men doing that for own communities @SaniaNishtar
And, inserting there here, please, PLEASE stop with the land mines
we don’t need to create or imagine:
women with hands
bound/tied
dancing to Arabic music
we have actual children maimed
killed
everyday
who could have lived very different lives
mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…
we don’t need to create or imagine:
women with hands
bound/tied
dancing to Arabic music
we have actual children maimed
killed
everyday
who could have lived very different lives
mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…
The U.S. has the power to STOP this, not expand it further
Land mines kill mostly children
But when you fetishize, demonize, and dehumanize...
...do you even SEE these children?
They are in their own homes, lands
just trying to grow up
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Land mines kill mostly children
But when you fetishize, demonize, and dehumanize...
...do you even SEE these children?
They are in their own homes, lands
just trying to grow up
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Do you SEE those trying to live their lives? Or only see Orientalist caricatures for entertainment?
Ten girls were killed by a land mine, collecting firewood in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province
Khalida, Freshta, Nazifa, Basmaro, Salma, Marzia, Fawzia, Marzia ...and Farishta
Ten girls were killed by a land mine, collecting firewood in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province
Khalida, Freshta, Nazifa, Basmaro, Salma, Marzia, Fawzia, Marzia ...and Farishta
Let’s start to be more thoughtful and informed in how we “empower” women, how we build our personal brands
Include women of color as well as women with disabilities
Make space for men who are building safe, functional societies
Be intersectional
bustle.com/articles/11796…
Include women of color as well as women with disabilities
Make space for men who are building safe, functional societies
Be intersectional
bustle.com/articles/11796…
Let’s focus on love that celebrates individuality and autonomy
Let’s stop promoting fetishized images of women bound/tied
“Love liberates” -Maya Angelou
Beautiful video of a mother-daughter relationship
Let’s stop promoting fetishized images of women bound/tied
“Love liberates” -Maya Angelou
Beautiful video of a mother-daughter relationship
/Fin
@threadreaderapp please unroll. Thanks.
@threadreaderapp please unroll. Thanks.
