Choosing to Veil: Perspectives of Veiling in America

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Perspectives of Veiling in America

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https://www.instagram.com/hautehijab/?hl=en

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NIKE

https://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/women /nike-pro-hijab

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/page/hana-taji ma.html

UNIQLO

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/middleeast /macys-hijab-debate/index.html

MACY’S

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/17/middleeast /macys-hijab-debate/index.html

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HIJAB hi·jab hiˈjäb/

a thing that prevents, hinders, debars or precludes; a thing that veils, conceals, hides, covers or protects

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Green: Islamic States Charteuse: Islam as State Religion Blue: No Declaration Orange: Secular States https://www.quora.com/How-many-Muslim-ma jority-countries-are-secular-in-the-world

Islamic States IRAN SAUDI ARABIA

Secular States KOSOVO UZBEKISTAN TURKEY

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WEST https://www.quora.com/How-many-Muslim-ma jority-countries-are-secular-in-the-world

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ACADEMIC WRITING

HISTORY

STIGMA

CHOICE

AUTHORS

SURVEY

HIJABI

INTERVIEW

ME SURVEY

snapchat my networks:

whatsapp others networks facebook messenger

Google Forms

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Muslim women

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born or spent a majority of their life in the US or Canada

48 RESPONDENTS age range 18+

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didn’t wear hijab at puberty

muslim afghan american southern designer instructor Abstract

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When did you DECIDE you wanted to cover your head with a scarf?

18-23

27

24-29

6

30-35

4

36- 41

7

42-47

2

48-53

1 1

60 +

When did you START to cover your head with a scarf?

18-23

25

24-29

6

30-35

5

36- 41

6

42-47

2

48-53

1 2

60 +

What was the trigger or reason to make you want to cover your head with a scarf?

Many wrote that it had do with studying, learning and gaining more knowledge from the Qur’an and seeking spiritual enlightenment

“Wanted to show my religion and that I am Muslim to complete my faith”.

“After taking a "women, art, & society" course it made me realize that the West pressures women to feel that they are simply pieces of flesh with no intellect. It is something that I always felt, but seeing non-Muslims address this fact made me realize i need to cherish the ideals that my own religion has provided me. I always wanted to wear hijaab, but I knew it takes courage to do so. I realized I needed to stand up and be courageous. And so I did.”

Did you also alter/change your daily outfits?

YES

43

NO 5

If yes, what changes did you make? Select as many as appropriate.

Looser Garments

75%

Long Sleeves

86%

Higher Neckline

60%

Longer Hemlines

50%

YES

How did you feel when you first went out into public?

YE S33%

Anxious

YE S 18% Happy

YE S 12%

No Difference

YE S10%

Relieved

YE S 2%

Embarrassed

What were the main obstacles you faced when wearing the headscarf?

Caring what others thought

discrimination

finding my new self as a hijab

focused more on what to wear

6 people said they faced no obstacles

“Veiling is a lived experience full of contradictions and multiple meanings.”

Homa Hoodfar

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