Wearing the niqab : Muslim women in the UK and US

Summary: "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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781350166066
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 182 pages) : illustrations
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electronic
reformatted digital
Publisher: London. England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-174) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Erasing niqabi women's voices: mainstream media representations -- Reclaiming niqabi voices: mainstream and social media -- Religious framing of the niqab -- Translating the niqab for secular audiences -- Intersections of Islamophobia, racism and sexism and coping strategies.
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