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Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

May 16, 2019

“The Weaponization of Nostalgia: How Afghan Miniskirts Became the Latest Salvo in the War on Terror”

“US national security adviser McMaster showed Donald Trump 1970s-era photos of Afghan women wearing miniskirts in order to convince him to maintain the…

Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

May 16, 2019

“PLEASE KEEP YOUR AMERICAN FLAGS OFF MY HIJAB”

“2. Know that the hijab — for *me* at least — represents a rejection of materialism, of capitalism, of euro-centric beauty standards (among other significance) and draping an American flag over it erases almost everything the hijab means to me.

Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

Aug 30, 2016

“Two Years in the Life of a Saudi Girl”

“For two years, Majd Abdulghani recorded an audio diary of her life in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — where women cannot drive, and where they only make up 16 percent of the workforce. But the society is changing, and Majd’s story of studying to be a scientist…

Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

Aug 30, 2016

“What Does It Mean To Be A Muslim Woman In The Modern World?”

“Rather than continue fixating on how I was a bad Muslim, I decided a few years ago to redefine how Islam fit into my life. While I don’t observe Islam in the same way that my sister or parents do, that doesn’t mean I’m not…

Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

Mar 20, 2016

“This Election Will No Longer Be About Us Without Us”

“MPowerChange.org is launching an unprecedented grassroots campaign designed to uplift the voices of American Muslims and show the ways in which we affect and are affected by politics and policies.Muslim communities have always been a…

Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

Jun 28, 2016

“Muslims of Reddit, how much did your life change after 9/11?”

“My friends treated my family and I differently. We stopped getting invited to events like birthday parties and such. This was a big deal because in my old neighborhood when you had a birthday the entire neighborhood was…

Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

Sep 1, 2014

“Ramadan Is Tough for Muslims with Eating Disorders”

“For some eating disorder sufferers, Ramadan is the one month they can get away with starving themselves because not only is not-eating enabled, it is rewarded. Fasting is at the core of Islam and one of the five pillars of Islam, which…

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Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

Aug 8, 2014

“The Surprising Lessons of the ‘Muslim Hipsters’ Backlash”

“The mixed reactions within the Muslim-American community excited me because it proved the idea that Muslims are not a monolith. But the criticisms made me realize I’d been naïve to think that the video could be a personal…

Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

Jun 3, 2016

“How to Sell a Hijab in Malaysia”

“Yusof is now among the growing number of Malaysian women who are trying to revolutionize the hijab’s contentious image. While the scarf has tended to be viewed primarily as a marker of Islamic duty and identity, and sometimes, especially in the West, of female…

Jess Brooks in Intersectional and Crossectional

May 22, 2015

“Practicing Islam in Short Shorts”

“My hesitation in these scenarios comes from knowing that a sizable number of people from my religion look at people dressed like me and write us off as women who have lost their way and veered off the path of Islam. I don’t cover my thighs, let alone my ankles. (The…