Wearing the niqab : Muslim women in the UK and the US
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Bibliographic Information
Wearing the niqab : Muslim women in the UK and the US
（Dress cultures / series editors, Reina Lewis & Elizabeth Wilson）
Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2022, c2021
- : pbk
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-174) and index
First published in Great Britain 2021. Paperback edition first published 2022
Summary: "This book explores representations of the niqab in the UK and US as well as the wearing practices through which women find agency"-- Provided by publisher
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Mainstream media representations of women who wear the niqab and women's responses
2. Religious framing of the niqab
3. Translating the niqab for secular audiences
4. Intersections of Islamophobia, racism, and sexism and coping strategies
5. The digital niqabosphere as a hypermediated third space
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
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