Posts tagged women
Why do so many Westerners fear the veil?
Why do so many Westerners fear the veil?

There is no singular reason why Muslim women choose to wear hijab, and yet it’s often perceived by Westerners as just a symbol of oppression. UnTextbooked producer Jana Amin interviews Leila Ahmed about her book A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America.

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Jana AminJeff EmtmanHijab, niqab, burkha, burqa, veil, islam, muslim, women, gender, feminism, middle east, the west, british colonialism, egypt, lord cromer, barbarism, uncivilized, oppression, liberation, resistance, womens rights, monotheism, christianity, virgin mary, leila ahmed, women in islam, a quiet revolution, jana amin, youth, history, podcast, veiling, perceptions of muslims, white feminism, third wave feminism, religion, clothing, abrahamic religions
The forgotten mothers of American gynecology.
The forgotten mothers of American gynecology.

Black enslaved women and poor Irish immigrants were the human test subjects of early gynecological research, but we don’t even know who most of them were. UnTextbooked producer Ruba Memon interviews Deirdre Cooper Owens about her book Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology.

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