Abaya
The Abaya and Change in Saudi Women’s Public Lives
Explore Saudi abaya dress alongside dated changes in mobility, work, sport and cultural expression, with regional history and women’s own perspectives.
Afghan Dress
Afghan Women’s Dress: Caps, Chadaris and Regional Textile Traditions
Explore Afghan women’s dress through documented regional outfits, caps, chadaris and embroidery, with specific museum examples and a careful account of cultural...
Books
Books on Hijab in Islam: Four Routes into Dress, Faith and Meaning
Find a purposeful route into nonfiction books on hijab, compare religious, personal and historical arguments, and follow each author’s evidence with care.
Clothing History
Women’s Dress in Medieval Egypt: Cloth, Trousseaux and Everyday Lives
Explore women’s clothing in medieval Egypt through named trousseaux, dated textiles and jewellery, with careful distinctions between ownership, appearance and historical reconstruction.
Culture
Hijab and Feminism: Choice, Agency and the Questions That Matter
Explore feminist perspectives on hijab through choice, religious agency, coercion, intersectionality and representation. Learn how to compare arguments without reducing women to...
Books
Hijab in Fiction and Memoir: Four Books, Different Lives
Meet four works of fiction and memoir through their characters, narrative choices and distinct approaches to faith, memory and belonging.