The world must stop trying to 'rescue' Muslim women
The world must stop trying to 'rescue' Muslim women Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Fri, 09/18/2026 - 15:24 The measure of our freedom is not how closely we resemble somebody else's image of liberation A woman prays at Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City on 27 September 2023 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off There is perhaps no woman in contemporary political discourse who has…
The world must cease attempting to "rescue" Muslim women, asserts Soumaya Ghannoushi. The notion of liberation for these women is not measured by how closely they mirror a foreign conception of freedom. A woman praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem's Old City on September 27, 2023, exemplifies this perspective (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP).
The image of the Muslim woman is one that is repeatedly portrayed as a passive victim of religion, tradition, family, and patriarchy. However, this portrayal is far from accurate as the experiences of Muslim women vary greatly depending on their unique backgrounds, societies, and historical contexts.
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