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READ: Jacqueline Oesterblad, “I Know a Lot of Radical Muslims”

LINK : https://www.huffpost.com/entry/i-know-a-lot-of-radical-muslims_b_57777607e4b0746f5647fcef?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kMmwuYXJpem9uYS5lZHUv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAETylp6BlKNPlmRUr65rNgWHvt46lW04Zv0OIpyBXM-KqRIXSNHlCgHTGAgML2TBZnTktqt2B8h

· READ: Introduction, pp. 286-307

Muslim women are often characterized in Western media as oppressed. Choose one Muslim woman from the readings (either a historical or contemporary figure) who challenges this view. What do you find particularly compelling about this figure? (Be sure to support your answer with evidence from the readings.)