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Islam, Women and Feminism 01 Feb 2012, NewAgeIslam.Com Who Says I can’t be a Muslim Feminist? By Fatemeh Fakhraie January 31, 2012
	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 have about Islam and feminism; many people think that they’re mutually exclusive categories. In fact, as a Muslim feminist, I have found them to have more in common than people realise, especially when it comes to social justice. Some assume that feminism is concerned only with the protection and advancement of women. But as a bi-racial Muslim woman, I can’t ignore the ways that different socially constructed categories, such as gender and race, interact and interrelate. My feminism is concerned with the dignity and rights of every person. -- Fatemeh Fakhraie http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamIslamWomenAndFeminism_1.aspx?ArticleID=6520