British Prime Minister David Cameron and Muslim Women

Asmaa Malik: That what made British Prime Minister David Cameron recent comments about Muslim women that much more upsetting for Malik, leading her to add her voice to a feisty social media campaign calling out Cameron, according to Toronto Star. The British prime minister was criticized earlier this month after he said Muslim women must improve their English or face deportation from the U.K. Cameron also privately suggested that the traditionally submissiveness of Muslim women prevented them from speaking out against radicalism, The Telegraph newspaper reported. Ryerson University professor Asmaa Malik says her mother Khalida is her role model: she showed her what it means to be a very strong very un-submissive woman. That set off a firestorm on social media, with Muslim women from around the world tweeting their impressive credentials to the prime minister, alongside the sarcastic hashtag say that Muslim women are traditionally submissive is really one of the most insulting things you can say, Malik said on Monday. It plays up this idea that Muslim women are invisible in our cultures except in this role that Cameron points out. It so dramatically undervalues the contributions that they make on every level. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.