Muslim Women Beauty Standards Grounded in European Colonist & White Supremacist Ideals | Dr. Amina
Channel: Muslim Community Center - MCC East Bay
Date: 2022-09-16

Imamina Amina Darwish gives practical and spiritual insights about beauty standards for women in the Muslim community and how they originated in colonialist beauty and Occidentalisation of beauty norms that are Euro-centric. 

Watch her entire talk: https://youtu.be/RVKzTg4BWWc

Shaykh Amina cites this video Body Image: Reality and Standards - Dalia Mogahed - MSA National: https://youtu.be/5CvCJmcg5YI

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This talk was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California March 6, 2022.

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