Abu-Logodh's "The Muslim Woman" Main Points

Lila Abu-Logodh's main points in her article, "The Muslim Woman", focus on stereotypes that have been put on Muslim women and their veils. Throughout her paper, she brings up issues with the media, different countries and their views, the Taliban, “pity”, and the freedom of choice that Muslim women go through. The one point I found most interesting was her argument with the media being the source of stereotypes. She was able to capture her reader’s attention by rebutting this argument with a different point of view.

            I think that Abu-Logodh’s audience could be those of whom support Muslim beliefs and those of whom criticize it, for she is trying to deliver a point across to those who do not know enough about the Muslim religion and there ideologies.

            I also think that Abu-Logodh is writing in an informative genre with an angry tone for she is trying to deliver a point, yet she seems frustrated with what others believe and the issue behind the stereotypes of Muslim women.

            In the first paragraph, Abu-Logodh uses the word “we” to signify those of whom look down upon Muslims, like many Americans and Europeans due to recent terrorist attacks. She includes herself in this, hence the “we”, to show that even she has some skepticism to her argument, yet she knows it is wrong to believe that all Muslims are bad. She also uses the words “us” and “them” referring to “us” as Americans and “them” as Muslims. She does this to show segregation we have placed upon them, as if we have labeled all Muslims in a negative connotation.

            Haydar and Abu-Logodh present different views and styles within their writings. Haydar uses more anecdotes and gets to the point much faster than Abu-Logodh. Abu-Logodh uses more resources, such as Identification, to deliver her point to her reader’s. Also, Abu-Logodh uses media and other countries to express her opinion on the issue.