‘Much of the progress is due to American Muslims who have focused on aspects of their lives that make them human rather than Muslim.’
Today I read article, Terrorist No More, regarding Muslims image/character in the US/Hollywood. I think, the Jewish community at some point did this too and there’s definitely a move to do the same by the feminist, relating to another article I read recently that stated, among many things that, ‘one in five (women) were portrayed (in films) with some exposed skin between the mid-chest and upper thigh regions.’
That article, I feel is a more must read than the one above. Besides discussing not feminism per se but mainly sexism, it also discusses the psychological effects, based on media studies. For example, they’ve noticed that, ‘when one or more women are involved in writing (a film), the number of female characters jump.’ Which gives an indication of how neutral one’s imagination can get. Read that article, The Shame of Family Films, here.
Above is a picture from the film Taqwacores.
- http://zainhd.com/2010/12/article-muslim-and-women-media-studies/
