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Naked Breasts vs. Islam?by Phyllis Chesler http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/1058/naked-breasts-vs-islam
Excerpt: What's a poor girl to do? Should she wear a burqa — or should she wear very short skirts and a low-cut blouse? Should she wear a headscarf and a shapeless, floor-length garment — or should she pose naked for Playboy magazine? Do either of these extremes exemplify free as opposed to forced choices? Is either clothing extreme an expression of independence, resistance, or individuality? In the last year, three Muslim women have posed nude or nearly nude in the media. In April, Sila Sahin, a Muslim Turkish-German actress living in Berlin, posed nude on the cover of Playboy magazine. She claimed, "I did it because (I) wanted to be free at last. These photographs are a liberation from the restrictions of my childhood." As a result, her family has cut all ties with her. Sahin further intended her photos to draw attention to the normalized gender inequality in immigrant Turkish communities. One might ask whether she hoped to achieve this by objectifying herself in a Western media outlet that is inherently sexist? Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Islamic Gender & Religious Apartheid | |||||
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