The clearly is one of those left wing types who think only white people are racist. If it wasn't for the fact that she is most likely an islamaphile I would ask her to actually ask the burka wearing Muslim women what they thought of bikini wearing westerners.
But she already knows they hate us.

No in modern left wing Australian you can be proud of your heritage as long as your heritage isn't English if it is clear you are a racist and should start any conversation apologize profusely for any actions perceived or real that someone perceived as racist.

Perhaps all white people should be made to wear signs apologizing for being alive and having had once been interested in making the world a better place.
Lord knows now that the far left has completely taken over our Unis there is no hope for our future.

Anyone thinking I'm over reacting just needs to do two things, read some story about China's cultural revolution in the 60's and then read a few articles and comments at the far left site "the conversation" and tell me they aren't using the same language.

“ Activist” Alice Aslan, a “Turkish-Australian anthropologist”, has not improved on her last rant. She should at least try to read Women and Sharia Law by Dr Elham Manea who on the basis of serious research concludes that the burqa is not Islamic and is a symbol of a totalitarian ideology which suppresses women. She pointed out that the garment is part of a culture that treats women as objects, denies basic rights and tells them to be slaves to their husbands.
( This is a wasted effort. Alice Aslan never replies to posts)

Mz Hansen certainly opened a can of worms with her typical, appeal to a dark underbelly, I believe, of implicit racism.

And allowed Islamic scholars, to inform us that the burqa, far from being widely worn by passive (sexually subjugated) females, was very limited and the exclusive product of incredibly repressive Saudi (Wannabe) inspired bondage.

Similarly, genital mutilation is not universal teaching/practice, but limited to medieval stone age custom among a few African cults.

And synonymous with all cults! Are headed by absolutely infallible leaders, who alone speak for and knows the mind of God!

Even when diametrically opposed by any other, who is equally infallible and also knows the mind of and speaks for God, with equally absolute certainty.

Let the debate and information flow/enlightenment continue along with timely modernity/peaceful cohabitation! Seek ye first the kingdom of heaven within, learn to meditate!
Alan B.

Cool article. Its never made sense why locals apportion any blame at all to muslims themselves, people seem to forget they were invited to the west to repair the horrendous impact of 18th century philosophical modernism upon western civilisation.

'Alice Aslan is a Turkish-Australian anthropologist, writer and activist '

as an antropologist you surely know Islam is not a race so anti Islamist are not racist

as an activist it shows that her ' science' is thrown out the window in favour of lies to back her narrative.

Perhaps Alice can throw some of her dazzling intellect to muslim countries like Pakistan where to offend them is to invite massive violent demonstrations and murder. Yes they have murdered over cartoons for goodness sake.
They murder if we offend them, really?
Let's agree islam has no part in our country and they should be barred from immigration until they settle down. The muslims here can stay and civilise themselves or go to any country where islam holds sway.