54 Powerful Tweets Explaining What It Means To Be An Empowered Muslim Woman

Because some dumbasses think it's impossible to be both a feminist and a Muslim.



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My favorites:

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Mubnii Morshed @mubnii If you have a voice, you have power. Empowerment is when you use your voice to elevate the voices of those unheard. #EmpoweredMuslimWomen

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Arnesa @_arnesa_ We need to also create a space where LGBTQ Muslim women are welcomed, their voices matter too. #EmpoweredMuslimWomen

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Namira @NI0987 Before passing away, my Bangladeshi grandfather prayed that my mother would have all daughters. I'm one of three. #empoweredmuslimwomen

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Raquel E Saraswati @RaquelEvita #EmpoweredMuslimWomen are subject to hostility from all sides. Our strength comes from within, our power from above. We will not be deterred

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~ @AncientEmpress We will not allow the media to represent our men like terrorists & us like victims nor will we stay quiet about sexism #EmpoweredMuslimWomen

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Zahraa @loredsaviour I love baking. I also love dismantling institutions of oppression. Get at me. #EmpoweredMuslimWomen

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ilana alazzeh @OccupiedMuslim #EmpoweredMuslimWomen are not threatened by the way other women-ppl dress whether naked, hijab, jilbab, niqab, mini skirt or short sleeves.

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~ @AncientEmpress The person who created the first ever university was a muslim woman. #EmpoweredMuslimWomen

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