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ABSTRACT This essay considers the activist group FEMEN and the online reactions to their “International Topless Jihad Day” protests. Specifically, I analyze the vernacular discourses present in the Facebook group Muslim Women Against FEMEN and their counter-protests as they articulate their dissatisfaction with FEMEN’s imperialist feminism. I argue that online spaces can provide meaningful sites for Muslim women to reassert their agency alongside of, rather than despite of, their Muslim identity. Tensions over the boundaries of feminist activism help us understand how digital spaces can aid in developing a more capacious understanding of agency that actively decolonizes imperialist feminist politics.
本文探讨激进组织FEMEN及其“国际无上装圣战日”抗议活动引发的网络反应。具体来说，我分析了Facebook群组“穆斯林女性反对女性主义”(Muslim Women Against FEMEN)中的白话话语，以及她们的反抗议，因为她们表达了对女性主义的帝国主义女权主义的不满。我认为，网络空间可以为穆斯林女性提供有意义的网站，让她们在重申自己的身份的同时，而不是无视自己的穆斯林身份。女权主义活动边界上的紧张关系有助于我们理解数字空间如何帮助我们更广泛地理解主动去殖民化帝国主义女权主义政治的机构。
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