Somali prayer resists the European and American dehumanizing gaze

Evidence

The Islamic headscarf has always been a powerful symbol of Muslim women’s defiance against the male gaze, against colonialism, and against Islamophobia as we know it today. Now in the West, it has become a racially politicized garment; there is every reason to think it will sadly remain at the center of a sociopolitical tug-of-war for the foreseeable future. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 454 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Colonial prejudices sexualized and dehumanized the Algerian Muslim; The hijab functions as a symbol of defiance against colonialism and Islamophobia — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 454

Related

• The hijab functions as a symbol of defiance against colonialism and Islamophobia (similarity 0.90)
• Rising Islamophobia drove many Muslim women to adopt the hijab in protest. (similarity 0.79)
• The hijab functions as Islam’s most provocative symbol in Western public discourse. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The hijab functions as a symbol of defiance against colonialism and Islamophobia #exemplifies (0.65) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 454
• Colonial prejudices sexualized and dehumanized the Algerian Muslim #expands (0.60)