ISBN:
9780804791168
,
0804791163
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xi, 257 pages)
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Korteweg, Anna C. The headscarf debates
DDC:
391.43082091767
Keywords:
Hijab (Islamic clothing) Cross-cultural studies
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Political aspects
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Muslim women Cross-cultural studies
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Clothing
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Political aspects
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Citizenship Cross-cultural studies
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National characteristics Cross-cultural studies
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Political aspects
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Hijab (Islamic clothing) Cross-cultural studies Political aspects
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Muslim women Cross-cultural studies Clothing
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Political aspects
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Citizenship Cross-cultural studies
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National characteristics Cross-cultural studies Political aspects
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HEALTH & FITNESS ; Beauty & Grooming
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Citizenship
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National characteristics ; Political aspects
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Hoofdbedekking
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Sluiers
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Religion
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Philosophy & Religion
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Islam
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Cross-cultural studies
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Electronic books
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Electronic books Electronic books
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Europa
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Muslimin
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Kopftuch
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Schleier
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Öffentliche Meinung
Abstract:
Feeling at home in the nation -- Rejecting the headscarf in France -- Reinventing the headscarf in Turkey -- Tolerating the headscarf in the Netherlands -- Negotiating the headscarf in Germany -- Retelling national narratives.
Abstract:
The headscarf is an increasingly contentious symbol in countries across the world. Those who don the headscarf in Germany are referred to as ""integration-refusers."" In Turkey, support by and for headscarf-wearing women allowed a religious party to gain political power in a strictly secular state. A niqab-wearing Muslim woman was denied French citizenship for not conforming to national values. And in the Netherlands, Muslim women responded to the hatred of popular ultra-right politicians with public appeals that mixed headscarves with in-your-face humor. In a surprising way, the headscarf-a g
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-236) and index. - Description based on print version record
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