Thread by @YasMohammedxx

This is why I get so upset at Western support of misogynist constraints on Muslim women. There are many girls who are in a tug-of-war between two world views. Your support of hijab pushes girls further into an honor and shame culture they could potentially escape.

#FreeFromHijab

As I’ve said in articles and interviews, first-generation girls like me are now getting the same msgs inside AND outside the home. There’s no reprieve. At least in my day, there were feminist icons to show us why purity culture was toxic. Today those icons support our subjugation

The above excerpt is from Prey by @Ayaan

I truly believe-and it has been my experience and the experience of countless women I’ve spoken to-that removing hijab is the key to freedom. You release yourself from the physical constraint that signifies your subordination. Like a slave removing their chains.

#FreeFromHijab