A woman’s visible religious observance can unsettle even her own devout family.

Evidence

“The key element of the genealogy of Islam is this passage from the woman as the only one who can verify Truth, to the woman who by her nature lacks reason and faith, cheats and lies, provokes men, interposing herself between them and God as a disturbing presence, and who therefore has to be rendered invisible. Woman, in other words, is an ontological scandal, whose public exposure is an affront to God.” — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 566 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A hijab-wearing woman’s daily life is governed by family fear of attacks — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 40; Woman’s public visibility is framed as an ontological scandal in this genealogy — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 566

Broader Connections

• Woman’s public visibility is framed as an ontological scandal in this genealogy #complicates (0.72) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 566