Hijabista

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As Hijabista ( portmanteau of hijab and fashionista ) a woman is Muslim faith referred taking off her headscarf ( hijab makes) a kind of fashion accessory. This trend is particularly widespread in the UK .

popularity

The topic is still comparatively new in Germany, which is why there are not very many media reports on it yet. For example, there is a report from the TV magazine Puls. The scene is becoming more and more popular, especially in countries such as Great Britain and France, but also in the United Arab Emirates. There are now some hijabista models on the Paris catwalks. Newspapers have also taken up the subject elsewhere, including Die Welt and Svenska Dagbladet .

discussion

The trend to turn the hijab into a fashion accessory is highly controversial, especially in the Muslim community, as is pretty much the entire clothing issue. Some very traditional believers hold on to the burqa , while the mostly young women develop a new self-confidence.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ J. Patrick Williams, M Nasir Kamaludeen: Muslim girl culture and social control in Southeast Asia: Exploring the hijabista and hijabster phenomena . In: Crime, Media, Culture . tape 13 , no. 2 , January 27, 2017, p. 199-216 , doi : 10.1177 / 1741659016687346 .
  2. Patrizia Schlosser, Bayerischer Rundfunk: Hijabista: Can wearing a headscarf be cool? | BR.de. May 12, 2016, accessed on January 7, 2018 (German).
  3. Katharina Pfannkuch: Hijabistas combine headscarves with fashion . In: THE WORLD . June 18, 2015 ( welt.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  4. hijabista bakom en av sveriges-storsta modebloggar . In: Svenska Dagbladet . June 10, 2017 ( svd.se ).