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.
When Orientalist Fear Meets Post-Colonial Incongruity: The Veil Simplified through Stand-Up
Muslim Women Resist: How Mona Haydar Counters Difference through Rap
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.
How the Hijab Has Grown into a Fashion Industry
Faegheh Shirazi Nike, in fact, is not the first corporate brand to champion the hijab.