Islam, Women and Feminism

25 Aug 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com

Feminism, Colonialism and Islamophobia: Treacherous Sympathy with Muslim Women

By Leila Ahmed Aug 23, 2011 Ever since the attacks of 9/11, feminists in the West have increasingly used the theme of the oppression of women in Islam as justification for war and domination. This strategy of using this rhetoric of “saving the women” in the name of “civilization” is an old ploy used many times in the past by Western imperialists, writes Leila Ahmed. http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamWomenAndFeminism_1.aspx?ArticleID=5319