In the essay "My body is my own business" by Sultana Yusufali. She explores the topic of exploitation of female sexuality through advertising. Initially Yusufali writes about the injudicious individuals that assume she is oppressed by her hijab. She proceeds to compose her thoughts on how the hijab has a number of negative connotations in western society. She goes on to point out that many in western society associate the Muslim headdress with terrorism. Contrary to what society thinks about Sultana's hijab, it is her hijab that is her bastion against the preying eyes of the public. Sultana subsequently proceeds to assert that when many people think of the hijab they associate the headdress with "harem girls and belly
