The Problem with Hijab Culture, Self Development THROUGH Islam, & How The West Colonized Using Hijab

Dr. Noha Beydoun is a Professor that has done research on the politics of hijab in American Culture. We dive into the current state of hijab culture, the problems with it, and the wrong perspective that is being fed to us about hijab. We also dive into Noha's new body of work which is about Islam and self development.


00:00 Intro
04:20 Career journey
09:06 Journey with hijab
13:10 Being a hijabi isn’t easy
19:10 The problem with hijab culture
24:31 American culture influence on hijab
30:52 Why target Muslim women?
32:59 Who cares how Muslim women are represented
36:30 How the woman is pressured to leave her house and work
41:20 Colonization through gender
44:00 What would Muslim women do?
49:07 There’s a reason behind everything
55:10 Islam and Self Development


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