Open AccessHijabi Muslim Women: Resisting in Sexy and Fierce Formation
Author(s) -
Victoria Romanik,
Mohamed Rahall
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
invoke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1927-7091
DOI - 10.29173/invoke48960
Subject(s) - oppression , piety , narrative , meaning (existential) , aesthetics , islam , gender studies , sociology , filial piety , art , psychology , history , literature , religious studies , political science , philosophy , law , archaeology , politics , psychotherapist
Muslim women who bear on the hijab are often viewed through a patriarchal binary lens: one of oppression and constrained-piety. This has led to the reduction of the Hijab, and within that, of the agent who chooses to wear it. In this paper, I argue how popular culture can be a powerful tool for Muslim women to reclaim the meaning of the Hijab. I analyze and contextualize Mona Haydar's Music Video "Wrap My Hijab" to show how she redefines the hijab to be one that is diverse and unique to the agent who bears it on. Overall, this paper will re-affirm the notion that Muslim Hijabi women are resisting the patriarchal narrative of the hijab in powerful and sexy formations.