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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Main Author:	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2009
Subjects:	BP188 Islamic religious life
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/1/Hijab.pdf

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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
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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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author_facet	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
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title	Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies
title_short	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_sort	making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary western societies
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4601/1/Hijab.pdf
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Making sense of hijāb and niqāb in contemporary Western societies

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