On being a “nice feminist”… and a “nice Arab”

I am many identities. Most of them make people uncomfortable. I’m a feminist and I’m an Arab. First of all, these can actually coexist. I actually just wrote a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yalla-Feminists-Arab-Rights-Resistance/dp/1476691150" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">whole damn book</a> about it. But that’s not the point right now. I’ve noticed that I’m only accepted, acceptable, palpable as a feminist if I’m not too angry. If I’m relatively “nice” about it. A polite feminist who stays in her lane and doesn’t get out of hand. The world has always tried to suppress or deny women’s anger. Just ask Soraya Chemaly — she wrote a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rage+becomes+her&i=stripbooks&crid=2RSMG9WWMAY7G&sprefix=rage+becomes+her%2Cstripbooks%2C167&ref=nb_sb_noss_2" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">whole damn book</a> about it. <a href="https://linaabirafeh.medium.com/on-being-a-nice-feminist-and-a-nice-arab-2d6116ddb031">Website</a>