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When Orientalist Fear Meets Post-Colonial Incongruity: The Veil Simplified through Stand-Up

December 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

Lamiae Aidi In this way, female stand-up comedians redefine the image of the veil, by offering other interpretations of the stereotype through a postcolonial humor of incongruity.

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Muslim Women Resist: How Mona Haydar Counters Difference through Rap

February 06, 2019 Leave a Comment

Lamiae Aidi Through the lens of media as a form of pedagogy that shapes people’s identities and personas, the music video is a response to stereotypes of a subcategory of Muslim women that is represented as a problematic difference. It reminds women to voice their choice, it reiterates the same message as World Hijab Day.

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How the Hijab Has Grown into a Fashion Industry

June 07, 2017 2 Comments

Faegheh Shirazi Nike, in fact, is not the first corporate brand to champion the hijab.

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