This exhibition looks at the diversities and commonalities of women’s dress through space and time, highlighting the influence of many forces – class, status, region, work, religious interpretation, ethnicity, urban/rural, politics, fashion, climate etc. Dress codes are one of the crucial elements which contribute to the construction of a ‘Muslim’ identity by both local and...
Author: Sara Lopez (Sara Lopez)
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WLUML Exhibition: Dress codes & modes – women’s dress in some Muslim countries and communities
This exhibition looks at the diversities and commonalities of women’s dress through space and time, highlighting the influence of many forces – class, status, region, work, religious interpretation, ethnicity, urban/rural, politics, fashion, climate etc. Dress codes are one of the crucial elements which contribute to the construction of a ‘Muslim’ identity by both local and...
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Women’s Agenda in the UN: To Beijing and Beyond
Women’s Agenda in the UN: To Beijing and Beyond Publication Authors: Lucy Carroll (ed) , WLUML (co-published WRAG-WLUML Bombay). Date: March 2004 Number of pages: 90 This kit provides information on the existing processes and how NGOs can intervene/participate in the review – whether they choose to stay at home, participate in the UN processes...