The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain are staging an online protest against the underlying sexism of the hijab, burkha, niqab, and other forms of religious covering of women, and the compulsion to wear it by Islamist regimes.
mobile.twitter.com/CEMB_forum
If you'd like to participate, you can use the hashtags
#WorldHijabDay
#FreeFromHijab
#NoHijabDay
Quotes in the images:
‘Accusations of Islamophobia is a smokescreen that serves to legitimise Islamist terror and violence and blame the victims.It says criticism of Islam and Islamism are forbidden, blasphemy laws are required and that, therefore, threats and actual murder of critics is perfectly legitimate.’ – Maryam Namazie, 2016
‘Modesty culture, of which the veil is central, sexualises girls from a young age, puts the onus on them to protect themselves. It removes male accountability for violence. It’s an extension of rape culture.’ – Maryam Namazie, 2018
‘The idealised woman in islam is obedient, properly veiled, submissive, and accepting of her assigned “place” in society. The rest of us are whores, compared to unwrapped sweets – covered in flies and free for the taking.’ – Maryam Namazie, 2014