"It's Not An Oxymoron"

The way in which media plays a role in so many of our lives is quite unbelievable. Darraj emphasizes this as she talks about the role of media, and the impact it has on the views and opinions on the Western world. She talks about how women are depicted in the American scope, as she never had to experience many of the harsh treatment that so many Western people are wired to believe that Middle Eastern women feel. Moreover, the wording Darrraj uses it quite interesting. She states "it seemed that the Arab women was the poor downtrodden step-sister in this family". She was referring to the family of all women and the sisterhood created for women. By making that statement, she portrays her belief of how saddening it is that Western women can place such a view on other women without much thought, this goes back to media and its impact.  Fortunately, Darraj is able to find her own unique form of feminism, with of course total respect to her heritage and culture.