The ‘Niqab Squad’ Wants Women to Be Seen Differently
2020年3月23日 · A movement of Indonesian women promotes the niqab veil as a way to get closer to heaven and avoid sexual harassment. Others fear it reflects growing extremism.
Why do Indonesian women wear the hijab when they don't have to?
2017年9月17日 · In 2015, the Alvara Research study showed less than 2 per cent of Indonesian women surveyed preferred wearing the niqab or burqa, both of which cover the face. Explainer: Why do Muslim women wear a hijab? What is a burka, niqab or hijab, and why do some Muslim women choose to wear them?
“I Wanted to Run Away” - Human Rights Watch
2021年3月18日 · Its advocates say that the niqab (the term used in Indonesia to refer to the abaya or the abaya and the face veil) is “the perfect hijab” (kaffah jilbab) because it completely hides the shape...
Banning niqab makes no sense in Indonesia, but wearing it does
2019年11月29日 · The niqab or face veil is typically worn in countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Due to its associations with the region, most Indonesians interpret it as “foreign” and immoderate. Such...
Indonesian Girls Are Under Pressure to Wear the Hijab
2022年9月14日 · In recent years, several cases of teachers forcing female students to wear the hijab (the veil used to cover the head, neck, and chest by some Muslim women in Indonesia) have made headlines ...
‘Niqabis’ in Indonesia share struggles to fit into society
2023年3月12日 · In a candid, no-holds barred interview with The Straits Times, four Indonesian “niqabis” shared their struggles to fit into society while keeping their veils intact.
How Indonesian Islamic politics shape mandatory hijab rules and …
2022年8月12日 · To understand how Indonesia’s political climate affects hijab rules in schools, one can start by looking at the country’s 2014 ministerial regulation that govern school uniforms nationwide.
To Ban or Wear: The Niqab in Indonesian Public Offices
The central government’s proposal to ban the niqab in Indonesian public offices faces pushback from local political leaders and various quarters of the country’s Muslim community. A student wearing a niqab face veil stages a protest against the ban on wearing niqabs on university grounds at the Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University in ...
Practising Sunnah for reward of heaven in the afterlife: Indonesia …
2021年7月29日 · This article discusses the recent phenomenon of more women wearing a cadar (niqab) in Indonesia, particularly among relatively young, urban Muslim women. Although there has been quite a few studies about wearing the hijab and Islamic clothes in Indonesia, there remains a dearth of research on the wearing of a cadar.
Indonesian bans mandatory Islamic 'hijab' scarves for schoolgirls
2021年2月5日 · Indonesia has banned schools from forcing girls to wear Islamic "hijab" headscarves after the case of a Christian pupil pressured to cover up sparked outrage in the world's most populous...