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Wearing the Niqab - Muslim Women in the UK and the US (Paperback)
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Wearing the Niqab - Muslim Women in the UK and the US (Paperback)
Series: Dress Cultures
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Bringing niqab wearers' voices to the fore, discussing their
narratives on religious agency, identity, social interaction,
community, and urban spaces, Anna Piela situates women's accounts
firmly within UK and US socio-political contexts as well as within
media discourses on Islam. The niqab has recently emerged as one of
the most ubiquitous symbols of everything that is perceived to be
wrong with Islam: barbarity, backwardness, exploitation of women,
and political radicalization. Yet all these notions are assigned to
women who wear the niqab without their consultation; "niqab
debates" are held without their voices being heard, and, when they
do speak, their views are dismissed. However, the picture painted
by the stories told here demonstrates that, for these women,
religious symbols such as the niqab are deeply personal, freely
chosen, multilayered, and socially situated. Wearing the Niqab
gives voice to these women and their stories, and sets the record
straight, enhancing understanding of the complex picture around
niqab and religious identity and agency.
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