Decolonizing the hijab: An interpretive exploration by two Muslim psychotherapists
| Autor: | Sumayya Ebrahim, Noorjehan Joosub |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Islamophobia
media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Patriarchy Gender studies 0506 political science Gender Studies Symbol Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Expression (architecture) 050903 gender studies 050602 political science & public administration Sociology 0509 other social sciences General Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Feminism & Psychology. 30:363-380 |
| ISSN: | 1461-7161 0959-3535 |
| Popis: | This article explores the professional, personal, and feminist interpretations and experiences of wearing of the hijab as a symbol of religious expression by two Muslim psychotherapists practicing in Johannesburg. By privileging these interpretations, the authors aim to demonstrate the need for questioning and resisting hegemonic representations of the hijab that have been appropriated by various international political and religious institutions for their own agendas, often to manipulate women’s sense of agency. With Western societies banning the hijab and Islamist societies making it compulsory, the agency of the wearer of the hijab is undermined. The inclusion of the voices of Muslim women, whether they wear the hijab or not, is necessary to redress the constraints on the agency of Muslim women that has emanated both from those in the West, and from within the Muslim community itself. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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