NYC Lush Day of Action

So- here’s my concern and question- Saudi Women’s rights activists are named as a victimized group in this description and the implication is made we are doing this action in support of them. Which Saudi women’s rights activists called for this? I’m asking because I think it’s really important that our actions and practices supposedly in support of and defense of Muslim women be developed in relationship with those women. The narrative of doing things to support the liberation of oppressed Muslim women is a popular false narrative that has been used to justify harmful actions, including most pointedly the imperial wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the wave of “anti-sharia” laws stripping Muslim women across Europe and beyond of their inherent right to self-determine their religious practice of modesty.

Perhaps there are communities of Saudi Arabian activists calling for solidarity actions like this and if that’s the case, I believe it important that they be centered as empowered leaders and named to the extent they desire in order to demonstrate this vital principle of what right-relationship looks like with impacted communities and ensure we are not fueling harmful stereotypes and narratives despite our good intentions.

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