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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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Bibliographic Details
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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Table of Contents:
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  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1. Significance of the Study
  • 1.2. Previous Research
  • 1.3. Kuwaiti Society
  • 1.4. Gulf University for Science and Technology
  • 1.5. Methodology
  • PART II: THE SURVEY
  • 2.1. Survey Measures
  • 2.2. Family Background
  • 2.3. Limitations
  • 2.3.1. General Context and Difficulties of the Survey
  • 2.3.2. The 'East-West' Problem
  • 2.4. Preliminary Conclusion
  • PART III: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
  • 3.1. The Central Question: Why do you Veil?
  • 3.1.1. First Findings: Answers of 'Covered Girls'
  • 3.1.2. Second Findings: Answers of 'Uncovered Girls'
  • 3.1.3. Third Findings: Answers of 'Male Students'
  • 3.2. The 'Protect Women from Men' Argument
  • 3.3. The Feminist Argument
  • 3.4. Preliminary Conclusion
  • 3.5. Religion as a Factor
  • 3.5.1. Praying Attitudes
  • 3.5.2. Knowledge of the Scriptures
  • 3.5.3. The Qur'anic Passages
  • 3.6. Social Interactions and Mutual Perceptions
  • 3.6.1. Culture and Religion
  • 3.6.2. Perception and Self-Perception
  • 3.6.3. Respect and Virtue
  • 3.6.4. Different Perceptions of 'Male Attention'
  • 3.6.5. Combining the Hijab with Western Clothes and 'Veiling Fashion'
  • 3.6.6. Does the Hijab Enhance the Woman's Beauty?
  • 3.6.7. Preliminary Conclusion: Unequal Perceptions and the Question of Tolerance
  • PART IV: THE GUILT/SHAME PARADIGM
  • 4.1. Modesty and Fitna
  • 4.2. Shame and Guilt in Islamic Culture
  • 5. Conclusion
  • 5.1. The Paradox of Veiling Fashion
  • 5.2. Overall Evaluation of Responses
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix: The Questionnaires.