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Behind the Veil:

Behind the Veil: Western & Muslim attitudes regarding Muslim clothing and its role in creating gender inequity. Using all the visual cues you’ve learned from American media, let’s play a game where you get to guess the religion of the following women. Queen Noor of Jordan Muslim.

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Behind the Veil:

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  1. Behind the Veil: Western & Muslim attitudes regarding Muslim clothing and its role in creating gender inequity

  2. Using all the visual cues you’ve learned from American media, let’s play a game where you get to guess the religion of the following women.

  3. Queen Noor of Jordan Muslim

  4. Shirin Ebadi Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2003 Iranian Muslim

  5. Hanan Ashrawi Palestinian Spokesperson Christian

  6. Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan 1988-90, 1993-96 Muslim

  7. Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India, 1966-74, 1980-84 Hindu

  8. Mother Teresa Macedonian Christian nun

  9. Laila Ali Boxer & Model Muslim

  10. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis First Lady of the United States,1961-63 Christian

  11. Rebiya Kadeer Leader of the Uighur Ethnic Minority, China Muslim

  12. Tansu Çiller Prime Minister of Turkey, 1993-95 Muslim

  13. Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis

  14. The image that many associate with typical Iranian dress is that of the full chador — where any appearance in public is under a shroud of black. Generally this means the woman is more traditional in her representation of proper hejab.

  15. Both of these women are acceptably veiled, but black is considered more respectful.

  16. School girls are inevitably uniformed, frequently in lighter colors. This hood-like headcovering is called a maghnaeh. It has the advantage of not slipping — and of course, showing less hair than a scarf.

  17. Scarves do slip (and all that evil hair shows), and you have to re-tie them. And they slip again... and again.

  18. There is some room for interpretation... and always a way to show your independence.

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