Voices of Courage is a selection of interviews and artwork included in the International Museum of Women's online exhibition «Muslima: Muslim Women's Art & Voices.» The women included in this anthology are examples of Muslim women who are working around the globe to improve conditions for women and who are fighting negative stereotypes just by being themselves. The goal of this anthology, as well as the exhibition that inspired it, is to show that Muslim women are not, as they are so often depicted, veiled, oppressed, or victims, but rather that they are diverse, powerful, and courageous.
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International Museum of Women. Voices of Courage
Voices of Courage. Selected Stories from Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices. International Museum of Women
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Half-Value Life
Brave Reporting
Share Me
Pioneer in Peace
Mother, May I?
Diary of a Mad Arabian Woman
Progress is Painful, Costly, and Slow
Muslim Sisterhood
The Political is Personal
Gender, Sexuality, and Islam
Equality, Equity, Empowerment
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Special thanks to Muslima: Muslim Women’s Art & Voices Lead Sponsors MetLife Foundation and Museums Connect, made possible by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the American Alliance of Museums.
Muslima is an online exhibition from the International Museum of Women. Visit Muslima at muslima.imow.org.
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ALKA: Education is much better these days—we have many more girls going to school and college. The Afghan people know the threat they face from the Taliban and extremists, but they won’t let it stop them. We’re implementing democracy in Afghanistan, and our aim is to educate our girls. We have two problems that stand in our way of this—the Taliban, and family pressures from people who believe their daughters should stay at home until they marry. We have a lot of underage marriages and we have girls who are out working on the street to earn an income for their families. They don’t receive any support from the government.
In what ways do you think women in Afghanistan can help to address these issues and bring about change?
