Taylor reviewed Unveiled by Yasmine Mohammed
Review of 'Unveiled' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Yasmine has a unique perspective from growing up in radically different countries, ideologies, and households. Her story feels like many different lives in such a short timespan. Every grade in school, every passing year had new life-altering challenges. It's a well-written but difficult read.
9/10 is Yasmine’s story. The final tenth addresses the book’s subtitle, where she nails the disconnect between western societies and those seeking their help.
"I hope that people will start to assess one another and deal with one another based on ideas and not identities. I hope that when people meet a girl being beaten by her family, they won’t bow down to the ethnicity of her parents. I hope they will realize that all little girls bruise, regardless of ethnicity.”
"People in Muslim majority countries are just trying to progress their culture in the same way Western culture has. You have been able to abolish …
Yasmine has a unique perspective from growing up in radically different countries, ideologies, and households. Her story feels like many different lives in such a short timespan. Every grade in school, every passing year had new life-altering challenges. It's a well-written but difficult read.
9/10 is Yasmine’s story. The final tenth addresses the book’s subtitle, where she nails the disconnect between western societies and those seeking their help.
"I hope that people will start to assess one another and deal with one another based on ideas and not identities. I hope that when people meet a girl being beaten by her family, they won’t bow down to the ethnicity of her parents. I hope they will realize that all little girls bruise, regardless of ethnicity.”
"People in Muslim majority countries are just trying to progress their culture in the same way Western culture has. You have been able to abolish slavery. You have been able to fight for women’s equality. We just want to do the same. Why is it that when we try to progress, suddenly it’s a bad thing? We get called Islamophobic for criticizing Sharia and pushing for change. Why should we have to retain our misogynist, homophobic cultures? Cultures are not sacred—they are dynamic. They are meant to be changed with human progress. That is not a bad thing. It was not a bad thing for you and it is not a bad thing for us.”
