Visibly Muslim by Emma Tarlo

The media plays an important role in the distortion of Muslims around the world, and many publications stimulate or assume Muslim's stereotypes in society (Aydin & Hammer 2009). Regarding events like 9/11, 2005 London bombings, Danish cartoon dispute (Tarlo 2010), Muslims are depicted violently and conflict with social acceptance. Manga controversy reaffirms the relationship between Islam and violence and terrorism (Tarlo, 2010). Because it may generate incorrect judgments and injustices through stereotypes, there is a possibility that the whole Muslim population may have a big impact.

Before proceeding, it is important to say that you experienced discrimination by becoming a Muslim, especially a Muslim. This is only a small part of the discrimination that color, immigrants and other Muslims have faced in the Netherlands for centuries. My experience as a white convert is definitely an experience of Islamic phobia, but considering the convert stereotypes and concrete contempt, my white people are in a public place more than most Muslims in the Netherlands Gives more privilege and peace.

More and more visible African-American Muslims have created space, but we did not do so in the past. The mainstream image of "ordinary" or "ordinary" Muslims is not African-American Muslims. If it is, it is related to Muslim countries, but there are many African-American Muslims not in Muslim countries. There are orthodox Muslims, this is the community I know. I would like to bring it to the understanding of "ordinary" Muslims. The influence of Islamic phobia on Muslims varies. As an African American woman, my racial discrimination and sex difference experience is mixed with Islamic phobia.

I deliberately chose Muslim women's experience as a woman who chose to be recognized as a Muslim for a variety of reasons both personally and politically. So understanding and expressing this view through my work is valuable to me. It is also reflexive. In fact, I am a woman, and I approach this work in this way. It inevitably affects the space I chose to shoot. I think it caused a lot of participation and discussion about participation and space designation.