Islamophobia Backfires, ala France

Across the pond, outcry against the recently passed French "Burqa Ban" is taking a number of forms. One of the most notable is the ongoing work of a mysterious graffiti artist who goes by the moniker Princess Hijab.

Princess Hijab is Paris's most elusive street artist. Striking at night with dripping black paint she slaps black Muslim veils on the half-naked airbrushed women – and men – of the metro's fashion adverts. She calls it "hijabisation".

 The Guardian managed to snag a rare interview.

"The veil has many hidden meanings, it can be as profane as it is sacred, consumerist and sanctimonious. From Arabic Gothicism to the condition of man. The interpretations are numerous and of course it carries great symbolism on race, sexuality and real and imagined geography."

 Meanwhile, a pair of women who call themselves Niqabitch have taken a stand against the burqa ban with this video:




(Top: photo by Princess Hijab)