Sin velo: Cómo el progresismo legitima al islam radical
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Summary
Las mujeres y los librepensadores de las comunidades musulmanas tradicionales heredan una doble carga。 Si quieren vivir en el mundo moderno， deben confrontarse no solo con los teócratas que moran en sus casas y escuelas， sino también con muchos progresistas laicos， cuya apatía， mojigatería y alucinaciones de “racismo” arrojan un velo más a su sufrimiento。 En Sin velo， Yasmine Mohammed responde a ese reto con un coraje inaudito， refutando la peligrosa noción de que criticar la doctrina del islam es una forma de fanatismo。 Que su sabiduría y su valentía nos inspiren。
Reviews
Kathleen Spratt
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Every Western "liberal" should read this book。A Canadian woman's account of what it's like to be raised in Islam and then married off to a terrorist-adjacent man。I was fortunate enough to invite Ms。 Mohammed to my book club and she kindly accepted。 Over Zoom， she told us more about her compelling story and answered our questions in a gracious manner。 I was especially impressed when， to my embarrassment， someone in my group asked her to summarize her book because she "hadn't read it。" Ms。 Mohamme Every Western "liberal" should read this book。A Canadian woman's account of what it's like to be raised in Islam and then married off to a terrorist-adjacent man。I was fortunate enough to invite Ms。 Mohammed to my book club and she kindly accepted。 Over Zoom， she told us more about her compelling story and answered our questions in a gracious manner。 I was especially impressed when， to my embarrassment， someone in my group asked her to summarize her book because she "hadn't read it。" Ms。 Mohammed handled it graciously and did as requested。 This speaks volumes about her。If you read this review， thanks for coming to talk at my book club and I hope millions of people read your book。 。。。more
Leigh
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Although it started a bit slow， things pick up quickly in this book。 It's almost frightening to read considering that the author was born and mostly raised in Canada。 It's sad to hear that while Yasmine had noticeable bruises on her the Canadian system did nothing to help her。 Because that's their culture。 Had it been any other child， white， black etc they no doubt would've been yanked out of that house and put in foster care。 This is a searing indictment of the current culture wars。 The fact th Although it started a bit slow， things pick up quickly in this book。 It's almost frightening to read considering that the author was born and mostly raised in Canada。 It's sad to hear that while Yasmine had noticeable bruises on her the Canadian system did nothing to help her。 Because that's their culture。 Had it been any other child， white， black etc they no doubt would've been yanked out of that house and put in foster care。 This is a searing indictment of the current culture wars。 The fact that if you look at almost everyone who is offended and yelling racist are the ones who are not affected by these laws。 They've lived comfortably in a free country， never known any wars or what real hardships or dictatorships actually are like。 We need to listen to the voices of those who have lived it and get out of our echo chambers that we've all gotten far too comfortable in。 She goes after those who make up dumb problems to complain and protest about when there are real issues around the world and even in our free countries that we should be fighting for。 The fact that a lot of the horrific events in this book took place in Canada make this book even more terrifying。 。。。more
Karin
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"How can you control individuals？ Turn them into mindless drones" -Yasmine MohammedThis is a heartwrenching story about the abuse Yasmine Mohammed suffered at the hands of her sadistic mother and those her mother allowed to abuse her。 There is one particular scene regarding chicken soup that I doubt I will ever forget。 Sadly， it's a story that millions of abused children and adults can relate to regardless of their nationality， ethnicity， or religion。 Mohammed describes a time when the courts fa "How can you control individuals？ Turn them into mindless drones" -Yasmine MohammedThis is a heartwrenching story about the abuse Yasmine Mohammed suffered at the hands of her sadistic mother and those her mother allowed to abuse her。 There is one particular scene regarding chicken soup that I doubt I will ever forget。 Sadly， it's a story that millions of abused children and adults can relate to regardless of their nationality， ethnicity， or religion。 Mohammed describes a time when the courts fail to prosecute her abusers because the judge allows it based on their Islamic beliefs。 I think we can all agree that this is tragic and shouldn't have happened。 No one should be abused for any reason and they should be able to rely on the laws we have in place to protect them。 Much of the rest of the book is about her hardships and journey out of Islam。However， this story is ultimately about belief。 What we believe， how it shapes our actions， and how what we believe can cause unimaginable pain and suffering。 In the prologue， she quotes the Beatles and asks the reader to "Imagine there's no religion"。 Sometimes a book finds you at the right moment because， since reading about The Great Reset， that's exactly what I've been doing。 In the final chapter， Mohammad begins to address the claims stated in the title。 While I agree with many of her assertions like "there shouldn't be caste systems" and "people shouldn't be judged based on the color of their skin"。 I think that Mohammad is missing a far more important and nefarious picture。 She starts and ends the book by acknowledging Sam Harris， an outspoken atheist who promoted it on his podcast。 Harris spent the pandemic peddling fear， arguing against personal autonomy， in favor of a caste system， and advocating for more government control and censorship all because he "believed the science"。 As of the writing of this review， much of what Harris has believed has been proven wrong and it's now being revealed that the government many people trusted censored pertinent facts and dissenting voices that would have altered their deeply held beliefs。 Harris and Mohammad think the world would be better off without religion but fail to address that there is no absence of belief。 There will always be belief。 Belief in the "experts" belief in the system， belief in the government。 Mohammad makes the common mistake of framing "Separation of Church and State" as if the founding fathers wanted to keep religion out of politics。 No， they wanted to keep politics out of religion。 They understood that the government must be kept in check-something that Harris doesn't seem to understand。 Some of the assertions Mohammad makes are a nice first step， but they barely scratch the surface of what Western Liberals really should be responsible for。 I imagined the world without religion， as she asked us to do， and see that at no other time in history has religious belief been a more powerful buffer between personal autonomy and complete government control， so I'm weary about the timing， promotion， and messaging in this book given that the very people Sam Harris hates have been speaking out about the terrors of fundamentalist Islam for years and have been called racist Islamaphobes for doing so。 And I'd like to know why it's o。k。 for us to talk about this now。 。。。more
Sara Habib stubbs
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This book tells the story of so many oppressed littles girls。 Great read and I am so thankful the author had the courage to write it。
Marina
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Yasmin Muhammed is very interesting to read and listen to。 Recommendation came from Sam Harris and his podcast
Kajoli Tankha
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Very important book to read I am a huge supporter of women everywhere and thus， the book makes a persuasive case as to what that support should look like
Caitlin
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I enjoyed listening to this book。 It’s a very brave thing to have written and was full of heartache， it was however a memoir， which is really not what it says on the tin。 I was expecting the book to be more of a critique rather than a personal story。 There are some moments of analysis but for the most part it is a personal story without much in the way of objective criticism or discussion。 Still worth a listen though。
Abby
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Powerful and important。 Unfortunately， it was not well written， but really… that’s not the point。 It’s the author’s story of submitting to Islam for twenty years and how it affected her sense of self and how she saw herself in the world。
Sofia Hossain
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One review mentions how the author "seems to have the naive notion that western feminists can improve the conditions of eastern women through collaboration。 This might be possible but western feminism which demonizes islam has been used as an excuse to carry out imperialistic projects and destruction in countries like Afghanistan。 No collaboration between women in muslim countries and western countries is possible if they continue to demonize Islam and look at us through an imperialistic lens。"A One review mentions how the author "seems to have the naive notion that western feminists can improve the conditions of eastern women through collaboration。 This might be possible but western feminism which demonizes islam has been used as an excuse to carry out imperialistic projects and destruction in countries like Afghanistan。 No collaboration between women in muslim countries and western countries is possible if they continue to demonize Islam and look at us through an imperialistic lens。"And I agree completely！ It's absurd that non-muslim "feminists" and some ex muslims demonize and create boogymen out of muslims and then expect us to trust or collaborate with them in any capacity。 Anybody reading this book would think abuse is normal in muslim families or something！ Child abuse in hindu or christian （or atheist） households is never traced to their religion。 Also， why is it so normal for non muslims to treat so many different ethnolinguistic groups as a single monolith？！ It's pure xenophobic and imperialist propaganda which further alienates muslim women if anything。Anyone rating this book 3 stars or above needs to read Edward Said。 。。。more
Carlos
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Strong message
Sarah Sakellaris
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How anyone could think that Islam is a religion of peace after reading this book is beyond me！！！！！ What a hate-filled misogynistic ideology that Yasmine bravely escaped。 Bravo for telling your story and making more people aware of what really goes on behind closed doors in a Muslim household。
Annie
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Before white women start pissing themselves and crying about racism - shut up。 Muslim dictators don't need your tears。 Wife beaters and child abusers should not be protected because of their race or religion， and ex-muslim/muslim women and children don't need to take it lying down in order to not offend western liberals and violent religious extremists！ I'll leave you with some of my favorite quotes but just buy the book We accept and willingly support the subjugation of our sisters to the East Before white women start pissing themselves and crying about racism - shut up。 Muslim dictators don't need your tears。 Wife beaters and child abusers should not be protected because of their race or religion， and ex-muslim/muslim women and children don't need to take it lying down in order to not offend western liberals and violent religious extremists！ I'll leave you with some of my favorite quotes but just buy the book We accept and willingly support the subjugation of our sisters to the East， even though we would never accept that for ourselves or our sisters in the West。 Here， we demand that women be able to "free the nipple，" but we support those in the East who demand that women "cover their head。 The Dean of my faculty called me down to his office to ask me if I had dealt with any backlash [because of 9/11]。 Muslims has just killed thousands of Americans， and his first concern was that no one was making feel uncomfortable。 Oh Canada！ If you only knew what you were dealing with and how strange your concern seemed to me。 No， no one had made me feel uncomfortable。 In fact， they were going out of their way to make sure that I was always comfortable。 I felt like asking the Dean， "Seriously， are you *kidding* me？ We're calling for your death， and you're concerned that our feelings might be hurt？ Western women may well be recognized as equals of men， but in many parts of the world， brave suffragettes， counterparts to Susan B。 Anthony， are still fiercely fighting for their equality。 A deep disconnect exists between the feminists in the Western countries and the feminists in the Muslim-majority countries。 。。。 I don't have to refer to a history book to find women who are risking their lives to fight societies that view women as second-class citizens。 I interact with them everyday。 Yet， tragically， most prominent Western feminists are not standing alongside me and these brave freedom-fighting women。 。。。more
Michel Ghaly
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Great bookMy favorite this year
Nancy
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I’m usually too lazy to write a review。 I use this site to move books from my “want to read” list to my “read” list。 But to my few friends on Goodreads: please read this important book。 Hard to believe what Yasmine lived through as a Muslim raised in western Canada and the strength and bravery she summoned to break out。 And an important lesson to all westerners who think it’s racist to criticize Islamic beliefs。 What a powerful book。 I listened to it and Yasmine narrated her story。
Max Driffill
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Yasmine Mohammed explores the dangerous and harrowing contours of being brought up under and within a terrifying fundamentalism。 This biography is quite an effective criticism of fundamentalism and rigid ideology generally， and of her religion specifically。 The biography reveals almost every way fundamentalist ideology can damage human communities （at every level） that live under such systems。 I think her hypothesis about the ways in which the well meaning liberal attempt to not over simplify， s Yasmine Mohammed explores the dangerous and harrowing contours of being brought up under and within a terrifying fundamentalism。 This biography is quite an effective criticism of fundamentalism and rigid ideology generally， and of her religion specifically。 The biography reveals almost every way fundamentalist ideology can damage human communities （at every level） that live under such systems。 I think her hypothesis about the ways in which the well meaning liberal attempt to not over simplify， shortstroke， or otherwise lean on stereotypes， and simplistic hottakes criticism of minority religious positions （at least in western democracies） actually hurt progress for endangered minorities within those communities has much to recommend it。 That said， I’m not sure she makes the case as effectively as the subtitle of the book suggests she will。 That hypothesis is almost just an afterthought in the last chapter。 I would like to see her really expand on this hypothesis in another volume as I think her position and approach is exactly the stance all liberals like us should take。 As it is both respectful of live and let live believers while also being unapologetically critical of fundamentalist excess。 Even though I don’t think her book entirely justifies the subtitle， it is an important biography， that functions as one of the strongest critiques of religion I’ve read in many years。 This is the case because it is shows how completely fundamentalist religious ideology can ignore real human suffering。 。。。more
Kay
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This is such a wonderful book！ Yasmine Mohammed is setting the world on fire with her truth。 All western women who read her memoir and （should） support all women's rights need to heed her message that human rights need to come before all religious expression under the law regardless of culture or political correctness that can get conflated in the West。 Liberals don't need to create fake issues to stand behind when there are women who need to be seen and heard as the faces of their movements tow This is such a wonderful book！ Yasmine Mohammed is setting the world on fire with her truth。 All western women who read her memoir and （should） support all women's rights need to heed her message that human rights need to come before all religious expression under the law regardless of culture or political correctness that can get conflated in the West。 Liberals don't need to create fake issues to stand behind when there are women who need to be seen and heard as the faces of their movements toward juistice。 。。。more
Carlos
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Let’s get this out of the way， the title is pure sensationalism。 Mohammed writes of her abusive family， her deeply traumatic childhood and adolescence， and the impossible odds she had to overcome to leave a series of abusers。 While her story seems to lay heavy emphasis on Islam for the abusive nature of her fundamentalist mother and stepfather， it can’t escape the readers notice that Mohammed herself makes a passing comparison of her situation to those of fundamentalist Christian parents who abu Let’s get this out of the way， the title is pure sensationalism。 Mohammed writes of her abusive family， her deeply traumatic childhood and adolescence， and the impossible odds she had to overcome to leave a series of abusers。 While her story seems to lay heavy emphasis on Islam for the abusive nature of her fundamentalist mother and stepfather， it can’t escape the readers notice that Mohammed herself makes a passing comparison of her situation to those of fundamentalist Christian parents who abuse their children under the justification of their religion， as they understand it。 Where her criticism of liberal sensibilities stand on more solid footing is when she talks about the accusation of child abuse that a judge exonerated on the grounds that her family’s ethnicity merited different criteria for judging when corporal punishment is excessive。 She similarly accuses liberal Westerners for trying to normalize the hijab instead of fighting it as a misogynist imposition， writing passionately about her own experienced being forced to wear a hijab， while refusing to grapple with the fact that Muslim women have fought for the right to hear a hijab against the wishes of Western institutions。 While the book serves to tell her story of growing up in an abusive environment where her mother’s fundamentalism was a part of the nature of the abuse， her criticism of Islam is no more convincing than the criticism that could be made against Christianity by the stories of fundamentalism Christian parents abusing their children。 The best that can be said for her critique of Islam is that she makes a few good points about the way Western institutions are failing to protect women and children by letting cultural sensitivities prevent the impartial enforcement of laws against child and domestic abuse。 。。。more
Mo Haj Hassan
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Growing up in a Muslim family， I could relate a lot to the physical and mental abuse Yasmine talked and been through in the book。 I so proud to read your life story Yasmine。 Your story is inspiring。 Thank you Sam for everything you do too！
Esther
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A poignant and useful narrative， but disjointed and badly in need of a good editor。I agree that Ben Affleck went right off the rails on Bill Maher's show， unjustifiably。However， the title of this book， stating as it does that western liberals， unequivocally， empower radical Islam， is， shall we say， unhelpful。Ben Affleck came off as ridiculous and naive， which empowers no one。 I was embarrassed for him。 Not all western liberals are Ben Affleck。 As individuals， many liberals are equal opportunity A poignant and useful narrative， but disjointed and badly in need of a good editor。I agree that Ben Affleck went right off the rails on Bill Maher's show， unjustifiably。However， the title of this book， stating as it does that western liberals， unequivocally， empower radical Islam， is， shall we say， unhelpful。Ben Affleck came off as ridiculous and naive， which empowers no one。 I was embarrassed for him。 Not all western liberals are Ben Affleck。 As individuals， many liberals are equal opportunity atheists。 We do not respect the mores of any religion。 We dismiss every religion。 Equally。Had I been consulted， I might have suggested replacing "liberals" in the title with "liberalism。" Interpreting and enforcing laws in ways that pander to the idiosyncrasies of any religious sect which sets up camp in one of our liberal democracies can be， I would agree with the author， dangerous。Religions have been entrapping women since their various inceptions。 I don't know how to get past this， but we really must。 I hope this book is just a beginning。 。。。more
Miss Norman
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Really， the one criticism I have of this book -- and it's a big one -- is that this isn't a book about how Western liberals empower radical Islam。 This is Yasmine Mohammed's memoir。 Is it a good memoir？ You bet！ Easy to read， interesting， not the most lyrical piece of literature， but very enlightening and enjoyable。 Mohammed only talks about our （Western liberals'） behavior in the first and final chapter， and you'd have to have seen the Ben Affleck/Sam Harris debate to understand what she's talk Really， the one criticism I have of this book -- and it's a big one -- is that this isn't a book about how Western liberals empower radical Islam。 This is Yasmine Mohammed's memoir。 Is it a good memoir？ You bet！ Easy to read， interesting， not the most lyrical piece of literature， but very enlightening and enjoyable。 Mohammed only talks about our （Western liberals'） behavior in the first and final chapter， and you'd have to have seen the Ben Affleck/Sam Harris debate to understand what she's talking about。 I get a lot of flack for criticizing Islam， but I criticize it because it's a religion and all religions are stupid。 Islam just so happens to be popular amongst Brown societies， and Muslims are still committing terrible acts of violence today in the name of Islam。 When Christianity was the same age that Islam is now， the Spanish Inquisition was happening。 You can criticize the hijab， Islam and the profit Muhammed without personally attacking a Muslim。 I will never support the hijab。 I hate it almost as much as Yasmine Mohammed does。 Neither I， nor she， is a bigot。 We're liberals， and we stand up for liberal ideas。 。。。more
Kaspars
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A great， well-written book about leaving Islam / harsh life story。 And it’s also about how we - Westerners- are making it worse and harder for many willing to do the same， to live like it’s 21st not 7th or 10th century
Kimya Shahi
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The resilience， strength and courage of this woman is seriously one in a million。 What an incredible read。
Faezeh
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Many will not like it。 I did。 I knew that it's telling the truth of many， many， many women。 Hijab IS oppressive。 Islam IS abusive。 Muslims are NOT。 They're victims of Islam。 Oh yes， it's so easy to roll your eyes and say it's their "choice"。 It used to be my choice too， but it really wasn't。 Many will not like it。 I did。 I knew that it's telling the truth of many， many， many women。 Hijab IS oppressive。 Islam IS abusive。 Muslims are NOT。 They're victims of Islam。 Oh yes， it's so easy to roll your eyes and say it's their "choice"。 It used to be my choice too， but it really wasn't。 。。。more
Anusha
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The author's honesty and traumatic life was heartbreaking to read about it。 It definitely reflects the lives of a lot of muslim women。 She speaks about issues like FGM， forced marriages and honor violence which is very taboo still。 However， she seems to project her trauma onto Islam and blames the abuse onto it which doesn't make sense。 This abuse mainly stems from culture and narcissistic parents， Islam plays no role in it。 No respectable muslim scholar asks a parent to abuse your child and put The author's honesty and traumatic life was heartbreaking to read about it。 It definitely reflects the lives of a lot of muslim women。 She speaks about issues like FGM， forced marriages and honor violence which is very taboo still。 However， she seems to project her trauma onto Islam and blames the abuse onto it which doesn't make sense。 This abuse mainly stems from culture and narcissistic parents， Islam plays no role in it。 No respectable muslim scholar asks a parent to abuse your child and put them through such physical harm。 I'm not denying such scholars might exist but they aren't very qualified and only gain high status in countries due to their cultural norms。 Polygamy is not allowed if a man is unable to fulfill the rights of both wives。 Also understanding the Quran and it's meanings is strongly encouraged， only certain cultures focus solely on memorizing it and reciting it without knowing the meaning。 I believe it's important to talk about the abuse in muslim communities and countries but the blame on Islam sprinkled here and there was quite annoying。 The author grew up in the west where she was disconnected from Islam and the only exposure she gained was through her abusive parents， who distorted it blasphemously to fit their agendas。 She would have shed these misconceptions if she talked to an actual muslim scholar。 Also I thought the book would mention something like foreign funding of terrorist groups but there isn't really much in there about that or how liberals empower such people， it's more focused on the author's personal life。 She seems like a strong person who overcame a lot but the misconceptions about Islam are a serious flaw in her。 She also seems to have the naive notion that western feminists can improve the conditions of eastern women through collaboration。 This might be possible but western feminism which demonizes islam has been used as an excuse to carry out imperialistic projects and destruction in countries like Afghanistan。 No collaboration between women in muslim countries and western countries is possible if they continue to demonize Islam and look at us through an imperialistic lens 。。。more
Justin
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3。5
SIA
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2，5 I guess。I was expecting more of an essay or something more academical but I got a memoir with some statistics and anecdotes here and there。It's fine but it would have been appreciated that she talked about how those extremist Islamic countries are in the state they are in part thanks to Western intervention， especially the US （of course）。Also the similes with pop references felt really out of place and took me out of the "story"。 Chicken Little and Game of Thrones？ Please don't。 In the same 2，5 I guess。I was expecting more of an essay or something more academical but I got a memoir with some statistics and anecdotes here and there。It's fine but it would have been appreciated that she talked about how those extremist Islamic countries are in the state they are in part thanks to Western intervention， especially the US （of course）。Also the similes with pop references felt really out of place and took me out of the "story"。 Chicken Little and Game of Thrones？ Please don't。 In the same vein， talking about Michelle Obama as a model for young girls。。。No thanks。 。。。more
Z
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An eye-opening account into what growing up under Sharia was like。Wish the author went more into the "Western Liberal" aspect in the book。 There wasn't a dedicated section to it， apart from a brief chapter at the very end。 An eye-opening account into what growing up under Sharia was like。Wish the author went more into the "Western Liberal" aspect in the book。 There wasn't a dedicated section to it， apart from a brief chapter at the very end。 。。。more
David Kerr
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The escape of Yasmine Mohammed from a fundamentalist Muslim family is a remarkable story that needs to be read by people of all ages。 Her courageous decision to break free from the abuse that caged her and threatened her life is raw and confronting。 Yasmine doesn’t hold back in describing every form of abuse at the hands of her parents， brother and religious community。 The outrageous decision by a Canadian court， ruling that corporal punishment wasn’t against the law and due to Yasmine’s ‘cultur The escape of Yasmine Mohammed from a fundamentalist Muslim family is a remarkable story that needs to be read by people of all ages。 Her courageous decision to break free from the abuse that caged her and threatened her life is raw and confronting。 Yasmine doesn’t hold back in describing every form of abuse at the hands of her parents， brother and religious community。 The outrageous decision by a Canadian court， ruling that corporal punishment wasn’t against the law and due to Yasmine’s ‘culture’， ‘punishments can be more extreme than in the average Canadian household。’Yasmine’s betrayal by the justice system left her devastated as the decision forced her back to her family and the threat of greater abuse。In my role as a therapist， I’ve witnessed the brutality of domestic abuse/violence over four decades and marvel at Yasmine’s strength and determination not to remain a victim。 Is abuse culturally defined？ No！ Violence/abuse is found in every race， religion and culture – an indelible stain on humanity。While ‘Unveiled’ was hard to read， it was difficult to put down。 My emotions gyrated – anger – anxiety - sadness – hope。Yasmine wants to make a difference。 Her sufferings have been transformed into energy to encourage us to confront abuse wherever it exists。 Her passion is to support Muslim women still bound by fear and to warn the world of the ways of extreme Islam and to highlight the subtle ways the West contribute to maintaining the status quo。 。。。more
Jinn
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islamophobia。 author is a psycho。 or retarded 。
Armin
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