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The veil in Kuwait : gender, fashion, identity /

"The Veil in Kuwait explores the complex and compelling reasons behind why young women in Kuwait wear the hijab, abaya, and/or niqab, analyzing--along the way--the ways in which these women are perceived by those who do not veil. In April 2013, Thorsten Botz-Bornstein and Noreen Abdullah-Khan c...

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Main Authors:	Botz-Bornstein, Thorsten (Author), Abdullah-Khan, Noreen, 1973- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Palgrave pivot.
Subjects:	Hijab (Islamic clothing) > Kuwait. Muslim women > Clothing > Kuwait. Women > Kuwait > Social conditions. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion.
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