Muslim women experience a unique form of oppression when anti-Muslim racism, sexism, and gender-based violence are coupled with each other. The term “Muslimahgyny”, coined by sahibzada mayed, draws attention to the nuanced ways in which Muslim women experience misogyny and sexism. This is a direct result of the compounding effects of gendered Islamophobia, Orientalism, and colonial feminism.

Abolition is not a means to an end; it is a pathway to new beginnings. Abolition starts from within. It starts from recognizing the oppressor that lives within all of us. It starts from killing the cop in our heads and in our hearts. Abolition is how we get free.