It's Not About the Burqa

A wonderful selection of personal & vital response

I couldn't stop listening, and finished the book in a sitting.I wish I could gift this book to so many other women, Muslim and non-Muslim. A truly relevant rendition of women's experiences in the Uk today.What an amazing and courageous group of Intelligent, erudite, eloquent women giving voice to the oft misunderstood .

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Amazing!!

This book was AMAZING view of different woman’s perspectives on religion, faith, racism, feminism, marriage and a plethora of other subjects that were brought up in the essays that were created by each author. While listening to the book it felt like a drink that I did not want to put down! As I could identify a lot with what was being discussed and shared.

Fantastic book which is a must read!!

Great book if you want to learn more about the experiences of Muslim women in the uk. There is a lot of topics mentioned such as marriage and how Muslim women are seen. I love the audio so much I had to buy the book.

An honour to listen to

I loved the fierce passion, courage, humour and love for their faith ,in all its machinations, of these wonderful women

Highly Recommended

Found this to be a very informative and thought provoking collection of essays. Very glad I saw it and decided to listen and I will be looking for other works by the authors. 

A masterful , eye-opening and essential anthology!

I don't even know where to start with this as I am still in awe of everything I have heard. I have learnt so much about how Western society's gross misunderstanding of Islam and willful ignorance about Islam and the cultures of all the diverse people who identify as Muslim women has led to the demonisation of these women. Through listening to this audiobook I encoumtered some of the fiercest and bravest women I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. I am not Muslim but as a black women of West African heritage there was so much I could identify with. There was also so much I was ignorant of which I am thankful I have learnt. Whether you are Black, Brown, White, Muslim, Christian, non-religious, a woman, a man, non-binary or identify as anything else you need to listen to this book because my gosh there is so much to learn from these powerful stories

Should be read by all

This is a fantastic collection of essays and it truly helps everyone understand the intricacies of being a muslim woman and the role that the following factors play:sexuality, gender, culture and religion. If we want to learn about one another we need to listen to one another stories and this does just that. Everyone of different genders and backgrounds should listen to this

Brilliant & educational

All stories are heartfelt, genuine, unique, brilliantly written. Truly learnt so much about Islam and feminism, but most of all, that the two are not incompatible.

A must read!

Fantastic book, such an insightful collection of different muslim women from such a broad spectrum of backgrounds, including engineering and STEM work.

Really informative and helped me to understand the lives of Muslim women and particularly British Muslim women more. Feel much more clued up about Islamnin general and how to tackle social issues in the muslim community

A must read for any femenist or anyone interested in learning about the muslim community, especially from a womens perspective

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loved it helps with understanding Muslim women identity and struggles and how to fight them