Essays about: "Hijab"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the word Hijab.

  1. 1. #Feminism in a Non-Democratic Context : #Womanlifefreedom in Iran

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : shirin Nazari; [2023]
    Keywords : #Feminism; Twitter; Iran; Women s Right; Mahsa Amini; #Womanlifefreedom;

    Abstract : The Murder of Mahsa Amini Under the custody of moral Police caused a wave of protests against the mandatory hijab in Iran. The protests started with women's demands in the street and cyberspace under the feminist hashtag#Womanlifefreedom. READ MORE

  2. 2. Media: Where the Voices of the Local and the Diaspora Meet : Women-led Protests in Iran from September 2022 to March 2023

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Stefanie Mitchell; [2023]
    Keywords : Mahsa Amini; Iran; Protests; 2023; Rights; Hijab; Diaspora; Unity;

    Abstract : This degree project focuses on the representation and intersection of the voice of the Iranian local and the voice of the diaspora in international media, exploring the ‘unity’ of the local and the diaspora as put forth by media during the 2022 protests in Iran.  The death of Jinha Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman in police custody made international news headlines on 16 September 2022 and quickly became a transnational social movement for change against the repression of women in Iran. READ MORE

  3. 3. AFGHAN WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE SWEDISH LABOUR MARKET

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mohammad Anil Rasah; [2022-02-11]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Discrimination matters; this study addresses an old yet existing social problem in the Swedish labour market. Most refugees who came to Sweden are highly educated but face many challenges that problematized their employability, as well as facing employer’s prejudice, especially those who are Muslim. READ MORE

  4. 4. Silenced Detainees in Repressive Hijab : A Marxist Analysis of the Hijab of Afghan women in Sweden, the patriarchal coercion to veil, and the responsibility of the Swedish government

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Alireza Asgari; [2022]
    Keywords : Veil; Sweden; Slöja; Afghan women; repressive Hijab; Muslim women; violations; Human Rights; multiculturalism; patriarchal structure; Marxist feminist; Swedish government;

    Abstract : This empirical research focuses on the subject of Hijab in Sweden. It demonstrates that Afghan (Muslim) women residing in Sweden do not consider the Hijab as an element of their culture/identity. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Hijab Debate in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Laurenta Kofrc; [2022]
    Keywords : Hijab; ban; Sweden; Muslim; covering; veil.;

    Abstract : The current debates on abolishing hijabs in the European Union have seen many countries absolish headscarves. Nations including France, Belgium, and Austria are among the countries that have banned hijabs in public spaces. However, in Sweden, various bills have been presented in the parliament. READ MORE