Hijab deconstructed : Hijab and meaning making amongst muslim women in Singapore

This paper attempts to deconstruct the Muslim women’s attitude towards the hijab by examining how they invest multiple meanings in the hijab in Singapore. While the meaning of hijab in Singapore might not be portrayed in an antagonistic light such as those in European areas, it is the micro-politics...

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Main Author: Fazliah Abdul Latiff
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-482582019-12-10T12:13:09Z Hijab deconstructed : Hijab and meaning making amongst muslim women in Singapore Fazliah Abdul Latiff School of Humanities and Social Sciences Premchand Dommaraju DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social psychology This paper attempts to deconstruct the Muslim women’s attitude towards the hijab by examining how they invest multiple meanings in the hijab in Singapore. While the meaning of hijab in Singapore might not be portrayed in an antagonistic light such as those in European areas, it is the micro-politics of everyday life for Muslim women that this paper is concerned in exploring. Investing meaning into the hijab extends beyond just the cognitive process, rather it encompasses other aspects of everyday life as well which constantly challenges their notion of self. Hijab, whether Muslim women wear it or not, is a way to discipline their bodies in terms of demeanor, appearance, sensuality and regimes, which can be argued to be a form of manifesting reflexivity and choice (Budgeon, 2003). Bachelor of Arts 2012-04-03T03:00:02Z 2012-04-03T03:00:02Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48258 en Nanyang Technological University 28 p. application/pdf
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Fazliah Abdul Latiff
Hijab deconstructed : Hijab and meaning making amongst muslim women in Singapore
description This paper attempts to deconstruct the Muslim women’s attitude towards the hijab by examining how they invest multiple meanings in the hijab in Singapore. While the meaning of hijab in Singapore might not be portrayed in an antagonistic light such as those in European areas, it is the micro-politics of everyday life for Muslim women that this paper is concerned in exploring. Investing meaning into the hijab extends beyond just the cognitive process, rather it encompasses other aspects of everyday life as well which constantly challenges their notion of self. Hijab, whether Muslim women wear it or not, is a way to discipline their bodies in terms of demeanor, appearance, sensuality and regimes, which can be argued to be a form of manifesting reflexivity and choice (Budgeon, 2003).
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title Hijab deconstructed : Hijab and meaning making amongst muslim women in Singapore
title_short Hijab deconstructed : Hijab and meaning making amongst muslim women in Singapore
title_full Hijab deconstructed : Hijab and meaning making amongst muslim women in Singapore
title_fullStr Hijab deconstructed : Hijab and meaning making amongst muslim women in Singapore
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