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Hijab in the Eyes of Little Muslim Women

Mahfoodh, Hajar Ali
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1218545019

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2008, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, American Culture Studies/Communication.
Hijab has born many different meanings associated with social, political and cultural changes. During the Iranian revolution, Hijab was used as an important political tool to represent the new character of Iran after the Pahlavi dictatorship. Hijab is often exclusively connected to Islam even though the practice of veiling is as ancient as the Roman Empire where the free women had to veil themselves when walking out in public places. Hijab is frequently discussed outside the borders of Islam, and it is presented from either a Western or an extreme feminist perspective. This results in a misunderstanding of Hijab, obscuring religious, cultural, political and regional differences. The topic of Hijab will be discussed within an Islamic context, through interviews the auther conducted with girls between the ages of 8-12, from two diffferent cultures. One group represents the diaspora of the United States, represented by girls from Dearborn, Michigan. The Middle East Muslim culture is represented by girls from Bahrain. The goal of this paper is to provide a counterpoint to the accusations made against Hijab. It is an attempt to initiate a new approach in discussing Hijab as it is practiced in current and previous Islamic cultures, from the perspective of girls who willingly choose to practice. It is also constructs a new methodology for percieving the many alternative meanings for Hijab, rather then reducing it simply to an Islamic garment.
Madeline Duntley, PhD (Advisor)
Donald McQuarie, PhD (Advisor)
95 p.
Hijab; Islam; Muslim feminine Culture

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  • Mahfoodh, H. A. (2008). Hijab in the Eyes of Little Muslim Women [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1218545019

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mahfoodh, Hajar. Hijab in the Eyes of Little Muslim Women. 2008. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1218545019.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mahfoodh, Hajar. "Hijab in the Eyes of Little Muslim Women." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1218545019

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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