Bangladeshi New Women’s ‘Smart’ Dressing: Negotiating Class, Culture, and Religion

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Kashmiri women in conflict: a feminist perspective

“…Joseph (2013) and Singh (2010) studied the role gender plays in the formation of national identities in conflict-ridden South Asia and concluded that women are portrayed as the protectors of a nation's culture, morals, and traditions. The place of South Asian women in society is continually assessed in light of economic exploitation, right-wing nationalism, religious extremism, and patriarchal dominance (Hussein, 2018), where women are constructed as sources of 'national culture' or 'honor' just as the patriarchal view presents armed forces' violence as a valid 'defense' of the 'nation'. Feminist analysts have pointed out the relationship between war discourse and gender (Cockburn, 2007(Cockburn, , 2013Cockburn and Enloe, 2012;Enloe, 2004;Kesic, 2000;Lucas, 2009;Mazurana, 2005;Moser and Clark, 2001).…”

“…Sexual abuse is the most severe and prevalent form of direct aggression against women and is used to intimidate and degrade the state's political opponents by repressing their sexuality. The idea of "honor" has deep cultural resonance in South Asia (Hussein, 2018;Joseph, 2013;D.K. Singh, 2010).…”

Normative Model Of New-Woman: A Discourse Of Ten Female Protagonists Of Urdu TV Drama Serials (2010-2019)

“…The female characters are portrayed in proper Islamic attire (i.e., with full body suits and head coverings). Women, who act outside the joint family system and reject caring and nurturing roles, (Hussein, 2018a)not following the persistent religion-traditional norms were considered rebellious, disobedient of elders, westernized and deviant women (Abbas, 2018).…”