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Randa Abdel-Fattah

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When you exist in the centre of a debate, as a topic, a hypothesis – otherised and stigmatised – you become the prop in a proposition.

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Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to suppose that a piece of material covering the hair strips a woman of the ability to speak English, pursue a career, work a remote control.

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I do know that detachment is important. A surgeon can’t be weeping into the open wound.

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May 25, 2024

I do know that detachment is important. A surgeon can’t be weeping into the open wound.

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May 25, 2024

Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to suppose that a piece of material covering the hair strips a woman of the ability to speak English, pursue a career, work a remote control.

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