Veiling: The Symbol of Islamization

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Veiling: The Symbol of Islamization
Introduction
* The article is an extract from The Forbidden Modern: Civilization and Veiling and is laid out in eight parts.
* Veiling as a political claim asserted by women
* Veiling of women is not only a traditional symbol but a political symbol as well
* Legal and social status of women has played a significant role in the rising movements in Islam society
* The visibility of Islamization has relied on the image of a veiled woman as its political symbol.
* Emergence of Veiling as a political symbol in the Iranian Revolution
* Impact of Iranian Revolution on the existing identities between veiled women and radical Islamism
* Veiled symbol of women provides distinction between Western and Islamic political organizations
* Translation of the image of veiled women represents the integration of religiosity and faith into politics
* The paradoxical role of women and the black veil
* Use of a black veil as a symbol of women’s active participation in politics and
* The replacement of the traditional image of a veiled woman with a politized and active one
* Article Structure
* Hermeneutic approach to analysis and discussion
* Analysis of the nature of social relations
* Textual analysis of books, brochures, and publications from the Islam world
* Sociological methods of analysis
From Traditionalism to Radicalism
* Role of Islamic women in the criticism of traditional and Western modern culture
* When educated and urban women veil, it speaks for radical Islam. This means that despite the effect of education and urbanism, such women still hold tight to their traditional symbol of veiling, a key symbol of radical Islam.
* Radical Islamism is molded on the tension between modernism and traditionalism. Thus, veiling women in the urban scene and social spaces is not a periphery role. Rather, it is an active and self-asserting role that sustains radical Islam.
* Differences between current university students and their mothers on the issue of veiling
* Younger Islam women, especially those influenced by urbanism and education, tend to reject the traditional interpretation of Islamic values.
* Unlike their veiled counterparts, they represent the educated, urban, and militant new countenance of Islam.
The Veiled Sexuality
* Segregation of sexes
* The role and function of clothing is the level at which segregation of sexes begins.
* Books of law provide a basis on how clothing should be done.
Clothing is a reinforcing symbol that differentiates between masculinity and femininity.
* Maintenance of purity
When a woman veils, she limits her appeal and exerts control over her behavior.
Veiling also encompasses how women converse, behave, sit, and stand. Revealing feminine attributes is a temptation to men.
While some women veil simply because of traditions, others do so because they prefer it.
* Functions and Dimensions of the Concept of Veiling
Visual dimension – The function of the visual dimension is to hide self from (men’s) look.
Space dimension – The function is to establish boundaries or separate the sexes.
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