The seminar on Da‘wah in Kuala Lumpur in 1977 and the emergence of Hijab awareness in Indonesia

• Main Authors: Alwi, Alwi, Setiawan, Agus, Sunjayadi, Achmad, Ramlan, Yunadi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2023
• Subjects: D History (General); HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/105628/1/A%20Alatas%20et%20al%20-%20The%20Seminar%20on%20Da%E2%80%98wah%20in%20Kuala%20Lumpur%20in%201977%20and%20the%20Emergence%20of%20Hijab%20Awareness%20in%20Indonesia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105628/7/105628_The%20Seminar%20on%20Da%E2%80%98wah%20in%20Kuala%20Lumpur%20in%201977%20and%20the%20Emergence%20of_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/105628/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/id/article/view/1939/1029
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In the late 1970s, a new awareness of wearing hijab emerged in Indonesia, especially among Muslim students in public schools. Even though it was banned by the New Order government throughout the 1980s, hijab was finally permitted to be worn in public schools and its use continued to spread in Indone...