EUROPE IN THE FACE OF THE MUSLIM HEADSCARF. AN APPROXIMATION TO THE DEBATE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Authors

  • Núria Roca Farré

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/ACS2018.7.2

Keywords:

Muslim woman, social inequality, feminisms, Muslim “headscarf”, intersectionality, orientalism, gender islamophobia

Abstract

This article proposes a critical approach to the controversy generated by Muslim women wearing a “headscarf” in Europe. In particular, the article analyses the Western stance which argues for the abolition of such a tradition and holds that such garment is a symbol of the oppression of “Muslim women” and, thus, it is directly opposed to gender equality. It will be critically argued that such a position is derived from the orientalist discourse and it is paradoxically defended for the sake of the liberation of women wearing headscarves, while it fails to acknowledge women’s own ability to decide upon the issue in an emancipated way and it even refuses to pay heed to women’s own views.

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Published

2018-06-01

How to Cite

Roca Farré, N. (2018). EUROPE IN THE FACE OF THE MUSLIM HEADSCARF. AN APPROXIMATION TO THE DEBATE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS. Social Conflict Yearbook, 7(7). https://doi.org/10.1344/ACS2018.7.2

Issue

No. 7

Section

Section II: Structures, Processes and Conditions for Conflict

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