Hijab in an Age of Fear

Security, Secularism, and Human Rights

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ID23028757
AuthorsI Abraham (0000-0003-1448-7449, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume19
Issue2
Pages169-188
Publication date2006-02-25
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal for the Academic Study of Religion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2047-704X • E-ISSN: 2047-7058
PublisherEquinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/jasr.v19i2.169
OpenAlexW1985326277
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

In recent years, Islamic dress has emerged as one of the abiding sites of contention in the relationship between Muslim communities and the State. Specifically, the wearing of Islamic headscarves by women in public spaces has raised questions about secularism, women’s rights, and national identity. This article explores the debates about banning hijab in educational institutions across four jurisdictions: France, the United States, Turkey, and Australia. Through the analysis of various case studies, this article argues that an analysis focussed on human rights reveals common themes in the debate in each country: the fear of terrorism and fundamentalism, insecurity about national identity, and how to reconcile secularism with religious freedom, gender equality, and other human rights

Aesthetics · Criminology · Fundamentalism · Human rights · Identity (music) · Islam · National identity · Political science · Politics · Religiosity · Religious identity · Secularism · Sociology · State (computer science) · Terrorism · Gender Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society

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