There are two types of Muslim women that appear often in the news: the oppressed Muslim woman and the Muslim woman who is defying the stereotype. That is not to say that there aren’t other types of women that appear in the media in association with stories about Islam (we can’t forget the sexy/exotic Muslim woman and the I-hate-Islam-and-am-no-longer-Muslim-but-please-use-me-as-a-legitimate-source-on-the-religion woman), but the news seems to harp on the oppressed and wow-look-at-her notes.