Abstract
Indonesia has recently experienced an unprecedented wave of Islamization with women wearing veils (hijab). Despite this trend, a small number of Muslim women also remove their veils on a steady basis. This chapter examines the paradox by investigating how Indonesian women interpret hijab within the contemporary hijrah (migration) movement and why Muslim women decide to unveil. This chapter argues that veiling, unveiling, and moments in-between the two, are migratory processes that involve ethical decision-making in order to be a better person as well as to find balance between the individual’s internal and the external self.
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Riswan, Y. (2021). Hijab as Migration: Embracing and Leaving Hijab in Contemporary Indonesia. In: Thimm, V. (eds) (Re-)Claiming Bodies Through Fashion and Style. New Directions in Islam. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71941-8_8
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