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- Title
HIJAB: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE USE AND ADVANTAGES OF HIJAB AMONG FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PAKHTUN SOCIETY.
- Authors
Farhatullah; Ahmad, Nizar; Sajid, Imran Ahmad; Ali, Syed Rashid; Shah, Shagufta
- Abstract
Studies on veiling and its observance mostly focus on dichotomous discourses of male jurists and religious opinion-leaders; contents and objectives of all such discussions remain sermonising and chastising women. Such discourses, thus, tend to neglect and override women's perceptions, experiences, and viewpoint regarding veiling observance. This paper evaluates the perception of female university students of a university towards wearing hijab (Islamic head covering). Data was collected from a random sample of two hundred and thirtyfive female student respondents studying at Kohat University, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP of Pakistan). The sample included female students with face covered and face revealed. The study was designed to explore whether female students' perception of hijab as a social obstruction or as an assurance to freedom. Do the hijab wearing women find themselves less prone to harassment as compared to those who do not observe hijab? More importantly, is hijab a cultural or a religious obligation? Finally, do women decide themselves to veil or not to veil? In any case, what are the gains and losses?
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies: Alam-e-Niswan, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 1, p105
- ISSN
1024-1256
- Publication type
Academic Journal