Veil Dressing and the Gender Geopolitics of “What Not to Wear”

Franklin, M. I.

doi:10.1111/insp.12019

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“…Smith et al (2016) describe bodies as territorial "agents." In an "intimate geopolitics" (Smith, 2012), the boundaries of state and nation are forged, contested, and rejected within bodies through violence (Mayer, 2004;Slack, 2015), social reproduction (Clark, 2015(Clark, , 2016Harker, 2011), biological reproduction (Fannin, 2012, McKinnon, 2014, Smith, 2009, Smith, 2012, migration (Mountz, 2011;Nagel, 2002), emotions and affect (Faria 2014, Laketa, 2016, Pain, 2009, Jackson, 2016, McGinty, 2014, consumption (Evered & Evered, 2016, Faria, 2014, Fluri, 2009, Franklin, 2013, Gökariksel, 2012, Gökariksel & Secor, 2010. Dixon (2015) pushes a feminist material critique further by urging geographers to "query the geofrom another direction" (p. 47).…”

Section: Embodying the Middle Eastmentioning

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Feminist geopolitics and the Middle East: Refuge, belief, and peace

Clark

2017

Geography Compass

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In this article, I draw on the work of feminist and critical political geographers to demonstrate what a feminist geopolitics can offer Middle East studies. I cite scholarship of feminist and critical geographers situated within and outside the region to address three key themes: “refuge,” “belief,” and “peace.” In each theme, I use the “body” as a starting point to convene a justice‐oriented methodology of studying and knowing the Middle East. A major objective and contribution of feminist geopolitics to geography has been to recenter political inquiry from the state to the fleshy matter of the body. A “corporeal geopolitics” understands that all bodies have geopolitical agency, that all bodies are vulnerable—albeit differentially—to politics, and that all bodies are connected within and formative of shared economic, social, and political processes across space. Here, I chart ways that a feminist geopolitical analytic focused on “bodies” can contribute to a more complex understanding of the Middle East, one that operates through specificity, accountability, and care.

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Section: Embodying the Middle Eastmentioning

confidence: 99%

Feminist geopolitics and the Middle East: Refuge, belief, and peace

Clark

2017

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“…Studies around the ban focused primarily on the pretexts for the unveiling process. According to Franklin (2013), the ban represents orientalists discourse around Muslim women. Open society justice initiative (2011: 5) categorized the ban as Xenophobia, which fed on the fear of difference and the unfamiliar.…”

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Revisiting the Veil Ban during the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Shift in the Social Context

Ballout

2023

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Objectives: This study aims to re-evaluate the veil ban in a new era. For many years, the prevailing belief was that covering the face obstructed successful communication between society members, thus eliminating cohesion, provoking peace, and endangering public security. However, when masks covered faces during the Covid-19 crisis, this belief became questionable, leading societies to renegotiate face politics and other social concepts. Methods: The study analyzed social and media contexts to discuss how societies coped with face masks, even applauding individuals for covering their faces, while laws still rejected veiled Muslim women. Results: The preliminary results of the study indicate that social structures exhibited high flexibility and adaptation to changes imposed by Covid 19; people managed to reshape rules of social interaction. Conclusions: Surprisingly, the epidemic improved the social experience for Muslim women wearing a veil. The study also carried a practical advantage; it offered a new perspective on Muslim women's social future in the post-Covid-19 world

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The Level of Job Satisfaction among Faculty Members at King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia from their View point

Al-Ajmi

2023

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Objectives: The study aims at identifying the level of job satisfaction among faculty members at King Faisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to reveal differences in the responses of faculty members about their level of job satisfaction according to study variables: gender, nationality, college, academic rank, and experience. Methods: The theoretical descriptive approach was adopted by building a questionnaire consisting of (36) items, divided into five areas: job, social relations at work, salaries and incentive, direct administration, professional development, and promotions. The study tool was applied to (252) faculty members from various scientific and humanitarian colleges. Results: The findings showed that the level of job satisfaction among faculty members at King Faisal University was high. The field of social relations at work came at a very high level, while the field of salaries and incentives came at a moderate level. It was also found that there were no statistically significant differences (α = 0.05) attributed to the variables: college, academic rank, nationality, and the number of years of experience. While the differences were due to the gender variable and in favor of males. Conclusions: Based on the study's findings, the researcher suggests that King Faisal University officials enhance faculty salaries to align with global changes, ensuring a comfortable lifestyle. Additionally, developing a merit-based reward system for exceptional teaching, research, and community engagement is recommended.

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Veil Dressing and the Gender Geopolitics of “What Not to Wear”

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Feminist geopolitics and the Middle East: Refuge, belief, and peace

Feminist geopolitics and the Middle East: Refuge, belief, and peace

Revisiting the Veil Ban during the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Shift in the Social Context

The Level of Job Satisfaction among Faculty Members at King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia from their View point

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