The Burka Ban: Islamic Dress, Freedom and Choice in The Netherlands in Light of the 2019 Burka Ban Law
This article, part of an evolving and large project, examines the relationship between clothing, freedom and choice, and specifically Islamic dress in shaping the identity of Dutch Muslim women after the Burka Ban that was voted into law on 1 August 2019 in the Netherlands. It discusses the debates before and after this date, as well as the background to the ban. A veil covering the face is a garment worn by some Muslim women to adhere to an interpretation of hijab (modest dress). It can be referred to as a burqa or niqab. In the aftermath of the Burka Ban that prompted considerable public ala... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Text |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Schlagwörter: | Islam / Dutch Islam / hijab / freedom / burqa / Islamic dress / choice / identity / modesty / niqab / covering / Burka Ban |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28767687 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/rel11020093 |