A group of Muslim women has launched an online campaign in response to demonstrations by bare-breasted activists staged in front of mosques and Tunisian embassies across Europe.

The "Muslimah Pride Day" was organised in response to the Ukrainian women's rights group Femen's self-declared "Topless Jihad Day", a day of topless protests around the world to support Tunisian activist Amina Tyler.

Organiser Sofia Ahmed, writing on Facebook, said: "Muslimah [Female Muslim] pride is about connecting with your Muslim identity and reclaiming our collective voice. Let's show the world that we oppose Femen and their use of Muslim women to reinforce Western imperialism."

Using social media sites, some Muslim women have posted photographs of themselves holding placards with messages to Femen such as "Nudity does not liberate me - and I do not need saving" and "Femen can't tell me what I can and can't wear".

The Femen rallies on Thursday targetted the case of Tyler, who sparked a scandal last month when she posted pictures of herself online with the words "My body belongs to me" emblazoned across her bare chest.

Supporters fear she could face criminal prosecution.

"Topless Jihad Day" was celebrated in capitals such as Berlin, Kiev and Paris.

"We're free. We're naked. It's our right. It's our body. It's our rules and nobody can use religion, [or] some other holy things, to abuse women, to oppress them," Femen member Alexandra Shevchenko said at a small demonstration in front of a Berlin mosque amid near-freezing temperatures.

Police in Kiev detained two young activists with "Free Amina" on their exposed chests immediately after their arrival in front of the city's only mosque.

Around two dozen topless feminists in Paris whose bodies were tagged with "No Islamists" and "No Sharia" tried to approach the Tunisian embassy but were deterred by police as they emerged from the subway, according to a photographer with the AFP news agency.

In Brussels, a small group of women stripped to the waist gathered in front of the Grand Mosque shouting "Free Amina", while three protested briefly outside the Tunisian consulate in Milan.




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I am joining at this ..muslim women do not need anyone to tell them how to live their lives. We are happy with our Islam and with our Hijab.

We are not faces and bodies to be seen and used by others at will. We are intellectuals, brave and everything good.

May Allah guide Amina Tyler. We love her still

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Mariam • 11 hours ago Report Abuse

If wearing a Hijab is a sign of oppression, then, I DON"T WANT TO BE FREED! I am a Muslim woman and I am wearing a full veil proudly..

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these woman are raunchy and skanky. I am a muslim woman and I a PROUD to wear my hijab for it keeps me modest, protects me from vulgarity, keeps me respectable and I love it. I don't need some trashy women who expose themselves like cheap trash to tell me what I can and can't wear. They are the ones with the obvious problem not muslim women.

Scorpio-

These NUDISTS, don't they have brothers and father at home?. Do they walk around naked in front of men in their family. They should respect men in the society just like at home. NUDISM IS SATANISM. May Allah bless Pious women as they are our sisters and mothers. There is a higher purpose for humanity, those of us who wish to understand are muslims and those that dont are trying there best to spread a false message. Even muslims with weakest of faith dont wish to associate with these NUDISTS, they are rebels against Holy Quran and Allah. As we have clear guidelines on how to cover our body, in Quran and Sunnah.

deols: I am joining at this ..muslim women do not need anyone to tell them how to live their lives. We are happy with our Islam and with our Hijab.

We are not faces and bodies to be seen and used by others at will. We are intellectuals, brave and everything good.

May Allah guide Amina Tyler. We love her still

Is that you on the article?

honeric01:

Is that you on the article?

Does it ,matter?

deols:

Does it ,matter?

Tell me na

honeric01:

Tell me na

Lol. I am Nigerian and I wear hijab

deols:

Lol. I am Nigerian and I wear hijab

But the lady on the pix could pass as a Nigerian too na, so you're yet to answer me.

I am not the one. The picture is with the article on Yahoo

Aighty!

if on only people understood the reason muslim women wear the hijab they would stop giving themselves high blood pressure. I have been on both sides of the discussion. for years I went out without the hijab while I dressed modestly all the time my hair was displayed looking back I wish I had the courage to take my hijab early. it liberates me, it keeps men with ignorant comments away from me when I am outside on my personal errands(any woman who has live in ny will appreciate what I am trying to get @ especially around prospect park) but most of all it is a constant reminder of what matter which is (Allah). So next time anyone wants to make it his /her personal mission to liberate me from my hijab he/she should have the courtesy to ask me first. I choose to wear my hijab, I don't pretend to be super religious or holly all I am trying to do is to practice my faith and the hijab is a tool that I have realised help me do just that
salam

deols: I am joining at this ..muslim women do not need anyone to tell them how to live their lives. We are happy with our Islam and with our Hijab.

We are not faces and bodies to be seen and used by others at will. We are intellectuals, brave and everything good.

May Allah guide Amina Tyler. We love her still

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BahPulo: if on only people understood the reason muslim women wear the hijab they would stop giving themselves high blood pressure. I have been on both sides of the discussion. for years I went out without the hijab while I dressed modestly all the time my hair was displayed looking back I wish I had the courage to take my hijab early. it liberates me, it keeps men with ignorant comments away from me when I am outside on my personal errands(any woman who has live in ny will appreciate what I am trying to get @ especially around prospect park) but most of all it is a constant reminder of what matter which is (Allah). So next time anyone wants to make it his /her personal mission to liberate me from my hijab he/she should have the courtesy to ask me first. I choose to wear my hijab, I don't pretend to be super religious or holly all I am trying to do is to practice my faith and the hijab is a tool that I have realised help me do just that
salam

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Btw Is the article taken down?

I clicked on the link and got "page not found"

BahPulo: if on only people understood the reason muslim women wear the hijab they would stop giving themselves high blood pressure. I have been on both sides of the discussion. for years I went out without the hijab while I dressed modestly all the time my hair was displayed looking back I wish I had the courage to take my hijab early. it liberates me, it keeps men with ignorant comments away from me when I am outside on my personal errands(any woman who has live in ny will appreciate what I am trying to get @ especially around prospect park) but most of all it is a constant reminder of what matter which is (Allah). So next time anyone wants to make it his /her personal mission to liberate me from my hijab he/she should have the courtesy to ask me first. I choose to wear my hijab, I don't pretend to be super religious or holly all I am trying to do is to practice my faith and the hijab is a tool that I have realised help me do just that
salam

wow. I love this

SONKOko: Btw Is the article taken down?

I clicked on the link and got "page not found"

google the title and see

BahPulo: if on only people understood the reason muslim women wear the hijab they would stop giving themselves high blood pressure. I have been on both sides of the discussion. for years I went out without the hijab while I dressed modestly all the time my hair was displayed looking back I wish I had the courage to take my hijab early. it liberates me, it keeps men with ignorant comments away from me when I am outside on my personal errands(any woman who has live in ny will appreciate what I am trying to get @ especially around prospect park) but most of all it is a constant reminder of what matter which is (Allah). So next time anyone wants to make it his /her personal mission to liberate me from my hijab he/she should have the courtesy to ask me first. I choose to wear my hijab, I don't pretend to be super religious or holly all I am trying to do is to practice my faith and the hijab is a tool that I have realised help me do just that
salam

Gee you need a new hairdresser. If you had a nice hairstyle am sure they would be complimenting instead of making ignorant comments. That's if they were talking about u in the 1st place.

Paschal007: Gee you need a new hairdresser. If you had a nice hairstyle am sure they would be complimenting instead of making ignorant comments. That's if they were talking about u in the 1st place.

Ignorant comments were based on her being a woman, they could be sexist, vulgar, patronising or condescending.

Such men tend to avoid women in hijab. It is one thing for people to have ignorant thoughts about you and another for you to have to listen to them.