Hey everyone! Here are some of my thoughts on the book! Disclaimer that I am very much a beginner on this topic and English is my second language, so I am open to all and any corrections and thoughts you guys have!!! I’m using @crybabybea questions kind of like a guide to organise my thoughts.

This was a very dense, concise and effective book! It tries to cover a lot of topics to properly showcase how feminism is an intersectional interconnected issue. I think it does a good job of giving you the “highlights” of each topic and the connection it has with liberation from gender oppression. I enjoyed that this was explored through a British lens since it felt more relevant to me as I live in Europe.

Chapter five was the most interesting one for me since I haven’t read any theory yet dedicated to Muslim women, and how western feminism hurts them, objectifies them and villainises them at the same time. It truly opened my eyes on how much Islamophobic language is being used constantly in my country’s news and media. I am really interested in reading more on feminism in Islam and works of Muslim feminist thinkers if anyone has any recs!

Another very important topic that is explored is “Rights versus justice”. For me this is a must read and helped me put into words feelings and thoughts I had for a while. It is vital for all of us to understand that rights given by law will (and have) be taken away if it is more convenient to those in power. We must learn from our history and the grassroots organising by Black women before us and truly fight for justice and liberation, this has to be the goal. In chapter 9 of “Women Race and Class” by Angela Davis, it's clearly laid out how the moment white women started to fight for the right to vote before the Black man and not for the liberation of all and the abolition of slavery, the plot was lost.

Overall this is a very accessible read, to get you to explore and think about feminism as an intersectional struggle to liberation. It definitely made me more conscious of how religion plays into it.

Thanks again to @crybabybea for organising this quest and the book club! I loved this opportunity to talk about the book and sit with my thoughts for a while.

I absolutely love the way the platinum badge looks - not a want but a need!! Only 4 books away, that badge shall be mine posthaste!!!