‘Contemporary Muslim Fashions’ Review: Eye-Catching Modesty
An exhibition at the De Young Museum offers a snapshot of the how women dress in today’s Islamic cultures, from the austere to the brightly colored, the athletic to the couture. San Francisco ‘She wore the burkha,” Paul Scott writes of a Muslim woman in “The Day of the Scorpion,” the second novel in his masterpiece […]
Islamic Dress: Europeans Say No
According to a recent poll, most Western Europeans support at least some restrictions on Muslim women’s Islamic dress.
Op-Ed Forget traditional chadors, abayas or burqas. Islamic style is showing up on catwalks, in mainstream stores and on non-Muslim women
For a decade I’ve studied how Muslim women dress. Ripped jeans tucked into combat boots, structured jackets accessorized with designer sunglasses, flowy pastel chiffons embellished with crystal-encrusted brooches and tailored batik dresses paired with hand-dyed head coverings. These are just a few examples of what I call pious fashion: clothing that aims to be modest […]
Snapchat: Woman in Miniskirt Sparks Ire in Saudi Arabia
A woman in Saudi Arabia could face prison after posting a video on social media that showed herself dressed in a mini skirt and a crop top as she walked around in public. The video, posted on Snapchat, struck out against Saudi Arabia’s conservative value system, where the ruling royal family upholds a strict Wahhabist […]
Bikini begone: What modesty at the beach means for Mormons, Muslims, Orthodox Jews, nuns and more
Summer is in full swing. For many of us, that means trips to the pool or the beach to cool off from the summer sun. So what are the options for people — women in particular — whose religion dictates modest dress? Deciding what to wear in the water as a conservative or plain clothes […]
The Burqa or the Bikini?
By Hanan al-Harbi As the weather warms up, many Muslim women head to the beach to cool off. While the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, expected his followers to be able to swim, many Muslim women are confronted with the question of swimwear. If one travels the shorelines of the Islamic world, […]