Young Muslim women on the face veil (niqab): A tool of resistance in Europe but rejected in the United States

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-62

  Shirazi, Faegheh ^a   Mishra, Smeeta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Burqa; Hijab; Immigration regimes; Material culture; Multiculturalism; Muslim women; Niqab

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549098469     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877909348538     Document Type: Article

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