Muslim women from instagram – fashion trends in contemporary arab – muslim cultures Cover Image

Muzułmanki z Instagrama – modowe trendy kulturowe współczesnych kobiet z kręgu kultury arabsko-muzułmańskiej
Muslim women from instagram – fashion trends in contemporary arab – muslim cultures

Author(s): Magdalena El Ghamari
Subject(s): Politics, Psychology, Photography, Visual Arts, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo HUMANICA Instytut Studiów Kobiecych
Keywords: Arab women; Muslim women; fashion; social network; blogs

Summary/Abstract: The contemporary situation of Muslim women is different in different parts of the Islamic world – it cannot be clearly defined as good or bad. It is not only the result of the division of societies into rich and poor, because in the rich countries of the Gulf, women enjoy less freedom than in many poor villages in Syria. The position of Muslim women in the world raises a lot of controversy as a result of cultural prejudices or ignorance. General trends in the fashion world do not omit men and women in Muslim countries. Like other young people all over the world they are directly exposed to changing trends, including those known as "Western wear". It can be said that the modern activities of Muslim women that fit their – interests give them a new type of professional experience and consequently lead to their economic independence. These activities and interests don’t conflict with traditional roles a Muslim woman plays in the family. Online shopping, for example, can be done without leaving the office or while keeping an eye on the house and children.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 147-172
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish