This paper aims to navigate into the depths of the cyclical disruptive dynamics of power/knowledge that manipulate the veiled Muslim women immigrants in Western exile, by revisiting Leila Aboulela’s second novel, Minaret. The book depicts the aftermath of discourse of representation, lending emphasis on its bio-political, disciplinary practices, inter alia, surveillance. It recounts the limitations facing female minority members under the doubled gaze of patriarchy and liberalism. Hence, this analysis enlarges upon Michel Foucault’s framework of power/knowledge in generating the truth, which may take the form of a biased discourse of representation, rendering the veiled Muslim woman into a postmodern Homo Sacer, as conceptualized by Giorgio Agamben. Besides, this article draws upon the contributions of Gilles Deleuze, Homi Bhabha, Frantz Fanon, and Abu-Lughod on the politics of the “(not) seen”, as illustrative of the protagonist’s recourse to the veil to establish a sense of authority. As can be concluded, Leila Aboulela champions the cause of female Muslim immigrants who root for piety practices, such as veiling, as an agential initiative to defy the intruding gaze of patriarchal and liberal surveillance. As super-visible subjects, veiling becomes a form of expression and resistance for Muslim women. Aboulela introduces post-secular alternatives to the typically dominant feminist narratives.