(DOWNLOAD) "Behind the Muslim Veil: A Qualitative Analysis of Pakistani Female Students' Views Towards Veiling/ Derriere Le Voile Islamique: Une Analyse Qualitative Des Constatations Des Etudiantes Pakistanaises Sur Le Voile (Report)" by Zhou Yun # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Behind the Muslim Veil: A Qualitative Analysis of Pakistani Female Students' Views Towards Veiling/ Derriere Le Voile Islamique: Une Analyse Qualitative Des Constatations Des Etudiantes Pakistanaises Sur Le Voile (Report)
- Author : Zhou Yun
- Release Date : January 31, 2010
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 99 KB
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1. INTRODUCTION After the attacks of 911, Islam phobia, a term coined to reflect "the general hatred and fear towards Muslim" becomes much apparent among (western) public. Islam is portrayed and scrutinized as the "other" culture by the media and is sometimes subjected to vicious criticism. In the realm of academia, Islam is often referred to as a gender-biased religion that does not treat women equally. One of the many supporting evidences for such claim is the (mandatory) veiling of Muslim women. This research is conducted after a ten-month stay in Islamabad, capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In this paper I intend to look behind the veils and demonstrate the veiled women's own opinions towards issues regarding veiling and women's right since their voices as insiders are equally, or even more important than the tirade of outsiders. After qualitatively analyzing their responses, I intend to present the functions of veiling from the point of view of multiculturalism.