ABSTRACT

This research challenges mainstream discourses of the Global North through the debate between the activist group, Femen, and some Muslim women. International Topless Jihad Day (ITJD), hosted by Femen, ignited conflict with Muslim women globally. On ITJD, Femen insisted that women removed their veil since, they stated, it was the symbol of oppression used by Muslim males. Femen’s message maintained the illusions of white superiority in public space through its assumption that all Muslim women are helpless and voiceless. Responding to the protest, a group of Muslim women formed the online movement; Muslim Women Against Femen (MWAF). This paper focuses on how MWAF reiterated the veil as agency, transforming Muslim women’s online resistance. In expanding how this reiteration is embraced, this paper will lend post-colonial feminist perspectives to the contestation of the veil in public.

摘要

这项研究通过激进组织Femen和一些穆斯林妇女之间的辩论，挑战了全球北方的主流话语。由Femen主办的国际裸照圣战日（ITJD）引发了与全球穆斯林妇女的冲突。他们说，在ITJD上，Femen坚持要求妇女脱掉面纱，因为这是穆斯林男性使用压迫的象征。Femen的信息通过假设所有穆斯林妇女都是无助和无声的声音，在公共场所保持了白人优越感的假象。为了回应抗议，一群穆斯林妇女组成了在线运动；反对妇女的穆斯林妇女组织（MWAF）。本文着重于MWAF如何重申作为机构的面纱，如何改变穆斯林妇女在网上的抵抗力。在扩大这种重复的接受方式时，