Veiling in the Southern Indian City of Calicut
Exploring the many varieties of religious veil worn by the Muslim women of Calicut (Kozhikode).
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Why do Muslim women wear the hijab? How do they reconcile different approaches to veiling between generations, across different geographical regions and in different cultural and social envi...
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8 episodesTranscript -- Veiling in the Southern Indian City of Calicut
Transcript -- Exploring the many varieties of religious veil worn by the Muslim women of Calicut (Kozhikode).
Why do Muslim women adopt hijab?
What are the factors that affect a Muslim womans decision to cover their hair, and even their faces, with the hijab?
Transcript -- Why do Muslim women adopt hijab?
Transcript -- What are the factors that affect a Muslim womans decision to cover their hair, and even their faces, with the hijab?
Attitudes towards the hijab as a fashion item
Has the hijab become an expression not just of tradition and identity, but of fashion?
Transcript -- Attitudes towards the hijab as a fashion item
Transcript -- Has the hijab become an expression not just of tradition and identity, but of fashion?
Commercialisation of the hijab
Is Muslim dress becoming its own form of commercial fashion? How does the Muslim modest fashion industry differ from the mainstream fashion...
Transcript -- Commercialisation of the hijab
Transcript -- Is Muslim dress becoming its own form of commercial fashion? How does the Muslim modest fashion industry differ from the mains...