Mariam Khan is de redacteur van de veelgeprezen bundel essays van moslimvrouwen, "It's Not About the Burqa." Als voorstander van intersectioneel feminisme en diversiteit in boeken, promoot haar schrijven de kruising van diverse identiteiten en ervaringen. Met haar werk beoogt ze ondervertegenwoordigde stemmen te versterken en conventionele verhalen uit te dagen.
"It’s Not About the Burqa" challenges stereotypes of Muslim women by featuring the voices of seventeen diverse women discussing topics like hijab, feminism, and identity. This collection aims to reclaim the narrative from predominantly white male perspectives, offering a candid look at the realities of being a Muslim woman in the West today.
Seventeen Muslim women speaking frankly about the hijab and wavering faith, about love and divorce, about feminism, queer identity, sex, and the twin threats of a disapproving community and a racist country. With a mix of British and international women writers