Muslim Women Stereotypes

Wearing a veil is not synonymous with being hidden.
Why is it that you never see a female Muslim police officer, or actress? Why is it that whenever candidates like Donald trump speak on Muslim women words such as “powerless, or victims” always trail behind? The media is a way of general communication, information, or entertainment in society. The media grooms us to believe that certain groups of people have personality traits unique to them, which is stereotypical and ignorant. What comes to your mind when you think of a Muslim woman? A mysterious, veiled victim of male oppression, awaiting Western liberation? A slogan-shouting terrorist? An uneducated foreigner with whom you have little or nothing in common? Muslim women have largely been represented by negative media stereotypes - images that usually have little to do with real life, and may have been designed to support for someone's
Well you should have. She’s Minnesota’s first hijab wearing police woman and the first Somali female officer. St. Paul is also one of the few American police departments that allow women to wear the hijab while working. This way, they hope to enable Muslim women to consider a career in law enforcement. Kadra Mohamed is only 21 years old and already making history. This topic always raises the same questions. Why is it that Muslim women wearing hijab have to fight all kinds of stereotypes to have a career? There are millions of Muslim women like Kadra Mohamed, who want to achieve their goals. And it’s not their hijab that is holding them back. It those people with narrow-minded views, refusing to see what kind of talents these women might brighten up the world with. The fact that Kadra is the first Muslim; hijab wearing police officer in America proves that the media’s portrayal of Muslim women has leaded to police departments being reluctant to hire them, which is detrimental to young Muslim girls who want to pursue a career in law