Research Note: Post-Colonial Identity and Gender in the Arab World: The Case of the Hijab

Authors

  • Paul Eid University of Toronto

Keywords:

Hijab, Islamic clothing, Mulsim women, Poststructuralism,

Abstract

Using the hijab as a case-study, this article focuses on the political entailments for Arab women of the merging of gender, religion, and national identity in a post-colonial context. It critically engages two conflicting feminist approaches to the hijab, while relying on excerpts of interviews with veiled women.

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Published

2002-04-01