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Tag Archives: veil
The Fight Between the Veil and Secularity
Many Westerners view modest clothing as the ultimate sign of Muslim women’s oppression. They assume that the concept of the veil, whether a headscarf or a full-body covering, is based on the outdated idea that women’s bodies are overly sexual … Continue reading
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Tagged fashion, hijab, Islam, modernity, pious, secular, veil, veiling
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Dear ‘the West’ – Stop Being Regina George, Sincerely Cady Heron
Kristen Smith REL195: Islam and Modernity Professor Morgenstein Fuerst When we think of ‘the west’ and ‘the east’ it is tempting to imagine them as singular, homogenous entities in opposition to each other. But, we know that this is wrong … Continue reading
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Tagged democratic, free press, islamic, mean girls, modern, secular, the west, Turkey, veil
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