Visibly Muslim : fashion, politics, faith /

Tarlo, Emma.

Visibly Muslim : fashion, politics, faith / Emma Tarlo. - Oxford : Berg, c2010. - xiii, 241 p. [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Muslims in the West are increasingly choosing to express their identity and faith through dress, whether by wearing colourful headscarves, austere black garments or creative new forms of Islamic. This book cuts through media stereotypes of Muslim appearances, providing intimate insights into what clothes really mean to the people who design and wear them.


Electronic reproduction.
Oxford :
Berg,
2010.
(Berg fashion library)
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Muslim women--Clothing--Great Britain.
Muslim women--Social conditions.--Great Britain
Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Great Britain.
Burqas (Islamic clothing)--Great Britain.
Clothing and dress--Religious aspects--Islam.
Veils--Religious aspects--Islam.
Islam in mass media.
Muslims in popular culture.

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