When you step out in clothing that boldly states your womanhood, you are a free woman. You are no longer a slave to old rules and notions. Modernity is inherently free.
Shabana Mir
Author of Muslim American Women on Campus: Undergraduate Social Life and Identity, winner of the 2014 Critics’ Choice Award (American Educational Studies Association) and the Outstanding Book Award (National Association for Ethnic Studies), Shabana has taught Anthropology, Research Methods, and Education at Millikin University, Oklahoma State University, Indiana University, Eastern Illinois University, and the International Islamic University. She blogs at Koonj.