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Discussion Questions for Hessini's "Wearing the Hijab"

1) What primary Western misconceptions about the veil does Hessini’s research help dispel?

2) How does the hijab differ from the veil?

3) Hessini refers to urban educated Moroccan women who wish to see complementarity between the sexes rather than Western-style competition between the sexes. What are the implications of this statement?

4) What happens to traditional notions of private vs. public space when women venture outside the private “feminine” realm into the public “masculine” realm?

5) THE BIG QUESTION: How are these Moroccan women redefining tradition and modernity?

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Two women demonstrate the differences between the modern Muslim hijab and traditional Moroccan veil
Images courtesy of flickr user Greg Robbins

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