Wearing hijab as a new religious identity for women Muslim convert

• Main Authors: Suraya Sintang, Khadijah Mohd. Khambali @ Hambali
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Journal of Arts Humanaities and Social Sciences Studies 2019
• Subjects: BP188-190 Islamic religious life; HQ1101-2030.7 Women. Feminism
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33028/1/Wearing%20hijab%20as%20a%20new%20religious%20identity%20for%20women%20Muslim%20convert.abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33028/4/Wearing%20Hijab%20as%20a%20New%20Religious%20Identity%20for%20Women%20Muslim%20Convert.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33028/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337948591_Wearing_Hijab_as_a_New_Religious_Identity_for_Women_Muslim_Convert

Hijab significantly addresses one of the religious identities for Muslim women either those who are born Muslim or new Muslim. The new Muslim women adopt new style of identity markers by changing new lifestyle through wearing hijab. It is also a form of new bodily practices and new forms of behaviou...