Mustafa perceives that wearing the Hijab gives her the advantage of being recognized for who she is, which will ultimately allow her to interact within society without being hindered by outward appearance. Mustafa closes her essay powerfully by proclaiming, "True equality will be had only when women don't need to display themselves to get attention and won't need to defend their decision to keep their bodies to themselves" (489). Alternatively, author Heather Mallick believes that wearing the Niqab denounces men everywhere and actually furthers the gap between genders. Mallick believes that using the Niqab to cover a woman's body breeds a hostile environment and has the potential to offend as Mallick states, "men whose co-operation this feminist needs to build a society that will be fair to our daughters" (492). Mallick believes that in order to bring equality between men and women, there needs to be a mutual trust between the two genders which, in her opinion, is seriously hindered by the
Mustafa perceives that wearing the Hijab gives her the advantage of being recognized for who she is, which will ultimately allow her to interact within society without being hindered by outward appearance. Mustafa closes her essay powerfully by proclaiming, "True equality will be had only when women don't need to display themselves to get attention and won't need to defend their decision to keep their bodies to themselves" (489). Alternatively, author Heather Mallick believes that wearing the Niqab denounces men everywhere and actually furthers the gap between genders. Mallick believes that using the Niqab to cover a woman's body breeds a hostile environment and has the potential to offend as Mallick states, "men whose co-operation this feminist needs to build a society that will be fair to our daughters" (492). Mallick believes that in order to bring equality between men and women, there needs to be a mutual trust between the two genders which, in her opinion, is seriously hindered by the