postcolonial theory

Femonationalism and the Preoccupation with Muslim Women’s Bodies.

In 2016, images from the beaches of Nice were published, showing a group of male police officers stripping a Muslim woman wearing a Burkini, an overall swimsuit that includes a Hijab. The French law prohibits wearing an “integral veil” for reasons of public safety on the one hand and “explicit religious sign” in public schools on theContinue reading “Femonationalism and the Preoccupation with Muslim Women’s Bodies.”