Abstract: The debate on Muslim women’s veil (hijab) has always been central in contemporary feminist discussion, and therefore it embodies the core of the conflict between two antinomic views: the one in neo-orientalist and hegemonic neo-western discourse, and a certain majoritarian traditionalist Islamic discourse. For some, it embodies patriarchal oppression while for others it is […]
Tags: Body, colonial ideology, decolonial, emancipation, Hijab, islam, Modernity, Orientalism, patriarchal oppression, Quran, veil, women