Muslim Modesty: Cultural Reverberations of Local Predominant Conventions Towards the Meaning-Making of Modesty Among Young Adult Muslimahs in Marawi and Manila, Philippines

• Main Authors: Balo, Gian Sofia C., Mama, Rehan Allyzah D., Monteroso, Alyssa Isabelita B., Tsai, Aliana Eibrielle T., Veloso, Diana Therese M.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Islam; modesty; Muslim women; predominant conventions; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/sinaya/vol1/iss1/5; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/sinaya/article/1006/viewcontent/5_Balo_etal_Muslim_Modesty_1.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Islam is widely recognized for its prominence on the manifestation of modesty throughout existing religious customs, primarily grounded on holy scriptures urging Muslimahs, especially, to maintain self-effacement in public. However, the universal benchmark for Islamic modesty has been interpr...