Tolerance of the Muslim headscarf: Perceived reasons for wearing a headscarf matter

Velthuis, Evi; Verkuyten, Maykel; Noll, Jolanda van der; Smeekes, Anouk

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.07.009

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“…How are Muslim minorities to be included in liberal democracies? Sharing the values of the larger society is part of the answer, just as the largest number of Muslims do (Choi, Poertner, and Sambanis 2022a;Choi, Poertner, and Sambanis 2022b;Velthuis et al 2022a;Velthuis, van der Noll, and Verkuyten 2022b). Yet conflicts between liberal values and conservative injunctions of Islam, most conspicuously but not exclusively on issues of gender equality, continue to be political flashpoints.…”

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confidence: 99%

Value Conflicts Revisited: Muslims, Gender Equality, and Gestures of Respect

Ivarsflaten,

Helbling,

Sniderman

et al. 2024

Brit. J. Polit. Sci.

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This is a study on the inclusion of Muslims in liberal democracies in the presence of value conflict. We focus on handshaking controversies that appear to pit gender equality against religious freedom. The possible outcomes seem mutually exclusive: either conservative Muslim minorities must conform to the norms of the majority culture, or non-Muslim majorities must acquiesce to the legitimacy of conservative Muslim ideas. Using a trio of experiments to replicate our results, we demonstrate the efficacy of introducing alternative gestures of respect. Presented with a substitute gesture of respect – placing the ‘hand on heart’ – non-Muslim demands for Muslim conformity drop dramatically. The results of the handshaking experiments call out a general lesson. Thanks to the ingenuity and versatility of cultural customs to signal respect, value conflicts can be open to resolution in everyday encounters without minorities or majorities having to forsake their convictions.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%