"Sister, that is not hijab!" : Negotiating religiosity and hijab fashion.

This paper aims to explore factors influencing the Muslim women’s hijab sartorial choices in modern Singapore with relevance to religiosity and producer-consumer behavior. Available scholarship has revealed that religiosity, alongside cultural and social influences, plays a big part in decisions mad...

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Main Author:	Nur Aishah Binte Iskandar.
Other Authors:	School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format:	Final Year Project
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51713
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-517132019-12-10T13:31:45Z "Sister, that is not hijab!" : Negotiating religiosity and hijab fashion. Nur Aishah Binte Iskandar. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Premchand Dommaraju DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology This paper aims to explore factors influencing the Muslim women’s hijab sartorial choices in modern Singapore with relevance to religiosity and producer-consumer behavior. Available scholarship has revealed that religiosity, alongside cultural and social influences, plays a big part in decisions made by individuals. Through interviews conducted with local hijabis and observations of local hijab fashion scene on the streets and on online websites, the research presents that hijab fashion works as an intermediary in negotiating religious adherence and demands of modern cosmopolitan life and that it is effectively and efficiently directed to suit purposes of groups and individuals. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-09T03:09:39Z 2013-04-09T03:09:39Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51713 en Nanyang Technological University 44 p. application/pdf
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description	This paper aims to explore factors influencing the Muslim women’s hijab sartorial choices in modern Singapore with relevance to religiosity and producer-consumer behavior. Available scholarship has revealed that religiosity, alongside cultural and social influences, plays a big part in decisions made by individuals. Through interviews conducted with local hijabis and observations of local hijab fashion scene on the streets and on online websites, the research presents that hijab fashion works as an intermediary in negotiating religious adherence and demands of modern cosmopolitan life and that it is effectively and efficiently directed to suit purposes of groups and individuals.
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title	"Sister, that is not hijab!" : Negotiating religiosity and hijab fashion.
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"Sister, that is not hijab!" : Negotiating religiosity and hijab fashion.

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