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Hats and Hijabs in Algeria and Turkey

2018/1/17
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Episode 341

with Sara Rahnama)

hosted by Susanna Ferguson) and Seçil Yilmaz)

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In this episode, we explore debates about aesthetics, headwear, and dress in interwar Algeria and Turkey. Why did hats and hijabs generate so much debate among Algerian thinkers, both men and women? How did expectations about what men would wear on their heads carry different political connotations than similar debates about women's head coverings? This episode takes up the role of dress and comportment in shaping Algerian conversations about colonialism, feminism, and Islamic reform, as well as the importance of a "Turkish model" in interwar Algerian debates.

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