Headscarf politics in Turkey : a postcolonial reading / Merve Kavakci Islam ; foreword by John L. Esposito and afterword by Lord Eric Avebury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Islam, Merve Kavakçı.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Turkey.

Hijab (Islamic clothing).

Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Law and legislation--Turkey.

Muslim women--Clothing--Turkey.

Muslim women.

Islam and politics--Turkey.

Islam and politics.

Muslim women--Clothing.

Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Law and legislation.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

xvi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

"Covering of Muslim women is often perceived as a sign of oppression in the Western eye. Nonetheless, there are a soaring number of women who choose to wear the Islamic headgear as a sign of their liberation and commitment to God. Although these women have long been of interest for the peoples of the Occident with endless material produced about them in the past, it was invariably through the monotonal voice of the Orientalist from a position of outside authority. Here the reader will hear, for a change, the insiders' voices from within the Orient, the voices of the contemporary Turkish women who cover, willingly and yes, decisively. Their day to day struggles in search for their niche in the secular Turkish society is intended to open a new window and provide an alternative perspective for the Western reader"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Women in nation-building

Politics of religion (1938-200s)

Social and political implications of the ban on heardscarf

In search of education, employment, and more

Conclusion : the road ahead : what's in store for bașörtülü kadinlar?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230106659

023010665X

OCLC:

567165971