Muslim women: Western stereotypes versus social reality

Abstract

In this article I refute several stereotyped images about the supposed discrimination of Arabic-Muslim women which are widespread in the West. Firstly, I identify some topics about the supposed discrimination of Muslim women in general, which are also attributed to Magrib women, and I compare them with facts in order to contradict those that are wrong and to grasp to what extent other beliefs have a real foundation. With this aim, then I argue that other factors are more relevant for gender discrimination in Magrib countries, which are actually important causes of female emigration to Spain.