(PREPRINT) The Niqab: A Cross-Religious COVID-19 Safety Measure in Madina Zongo
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of the niqab (face veil), typically associated with Islamic fundamentalism and banned in some parts of Europe and Africa, has gained currency in multi-religious communities such as Madina Zongo (strangers’ quarters in Hausa) in Accra, Ghana. For some Muslim wome...
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| Language: | English |
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CERES / KHK Bochum
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer |
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| Online Access: | https://er.ceres.rub.de/index.php/ER/article/view/8997 |