SUPERMAN IS MORO: PROBLEMS OF IDENTITY, ALIENATION, INTEGRATION

From: The Manila Times | Date: May 4, 2006| Author: Tamano, Adel A | Copyright information

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THE current increase in veil wearing among Moros is paradoxical because originally the use of the hijab was a sign of old-fashionedness and modesty and not worldliness in terms of the knowledge of the political implications that using the veil engenders.

For those of a more activist bent, the use of the hijab is a banner screaming for an end to prejudice and intolerance against Muslims; for those who prefer convenience, then they go the route of not wearing t...

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