Interesting how "liberation" seems to be defined by a person's values rather than the values of those being "liberated."
"Liberation is not a cookie-cutter deal. It looks different to every single woman in the world, and Muslim women are no different. There are Muslim women for whom liberation looks like a miniskirt, or a headscarf, or a university degree, or a well-paying job, or a husband, or a house, or debt wiped clean, or a divorce, or a reliable source of clean water, or opportunities for her children, or different combinations of these, etc. Forcing one model of liberation on anyone isn't liberating; it's just as oppressive as other paternalist or patriarchal forces in a Muslim woman's life."
http://www.altmuslimah.com/a/b/a/3171/?utm_source=Ode+Newsletters&utm_campaign=e34848196a-good-news-weekly-rss&utm_medium=email
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