“ Some of us cover to protect our bodiessome of us cover to protect our soulsin both cases,respect their choices. Anjum Choudhary
“ I have always thought that if women's hair posed so many problems, God would certainly have made us bald. Marjane Satrapi
“ Her skirts, sleeves, collar, and hat saw to it that none of the young ruffians of the Leased Territories would have the opportunity to invade her body space with their eyes, and lest her distinctive f… Neal Stephenson
“ The ultimate decision [of wearing hijab] must be that of the individual. Western opinions on the hijab or burkas are rather irrelevant. We don't get to decide for Muslim women what does or does not op… Roxane Gay
“ Women often find great roles in revolution, simply because the rules fall apart and everyone has agency, anyone can act. As they did in Egypt, where liberty leading the masses was an earnest young wom… Rebecca Solnit
“ With my veil I put my faith on display—rather than my beauty. My value as a human is defined by my relationship with God, not by my looks. I cover the irrelevant. And when you look at me, you don’t se… Yasmin Mogahed
“ If you ask Muslim women why they cover up, ninety-nine percent of them will say it's to avoid arousing men. Fuck that, where's your self-accountability? Michael Muhammad Knight
“ What it is about Islam, I thought, that can make a woman so strong that she no longer strives to be noticed by men, no longer needs the admiring gaze to feel attractive, no longer puts herself on disp… Na'ima B. Robert
