Governing women's morality: a study of islamic veiling in Canada

Creator

Atasoy, Yildiz

Medium

Journal article

Year

2006

Country

Germany

Provider

GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Library Cologne

Collection

2048425_Ag_DE_DDB_GESIS

"The veiling of Muslim women is subject to strongly contested ideas about whether the veil is a symbol of women's subordination to an oppressive tradition or a means of emancipation from that tradition. This article suggests that women's own personal reasons for veiling must be analysed. Data collected from published documents from Muslim organizations allows for demonstration that the veil is configured as central to an Islamic moral code of female modesty. A further analysis of findings from i

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