Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies
Ḥijāb, an Islamic ethico-religious and socio-cultural symbol, is increasingly becoming visible in the Western public arena giving rise to a debate over its compatibility with dominant Western culture and values. Placing it in an argumentative genre, the paper highlights the sociological, religious a...
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| description | Ḥijāb, an Islamic ethico-religious and socio-cultural symbol, is increasingly becoming visible in the Western public arena giving rise to a debate over its compatibility with dominant Western culture and values. Placing it in an argumentative genre, the paper highlights the sociological, religious and cultural rationales for the increasing visibility of the Islamic dress code among young Muslim women. It provides a discursive framework based on a cultural sociology through which ḥijāb and niqāb could be accepted. |
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| spelling | iium-46012012-11-19T06:02:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/ Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain BP188 Islamic religious life Ḥijāb, an Islamic ethico-religious and socio-cultural symbol, is increasingly becoming visible in the Western public arena giving rise to a debate over its compatibility with dominant Western culture and values. Placing it in an argumentative genre, the paper highlights the sociological, religious and cultural rationales for the increasing visibility of the Islamic dress code among young Muslim women. It provides a discursive framework based on a cultural sociology through which ḥijāb and niqāb could be accepted. IIUM Press 2009-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/1/Hijab.pdf Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain (2009) Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies. Intellectual Discourse, 17 (1). pp. 25-41. ISSN 0128-4878 http://www.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/6 |
| spellingShingle | BP188 Islamic religious life Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies |
| title | Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies |
| title_full | Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies |
| title_fullStr | Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies |
| title_short | Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies |
| title_sort | making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary western societies |
| topic | BP188 Islamic religious life |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/1/Hijab.pdf |