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Fatemeh Fakhraie

Being Muslim and a feminist are not mutually exclusive

January 16, 2012 01:29 AM

People, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, often tell me that I can’t be both a Muslim and a feminist. At a recent book reading in Oregon, for example, a male audience member asked me, “How does that even work?” These questions demonstrate some of the rigid misconceptions individuals...

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