The Hijab and the Uniform: A Situated Examination of Religious Accommodation
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| Title: | The Hijab and the Uniform: A Situated Examination of Religious Accommodation |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mary Ann Chacko (ORCID |
| Source: | Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 2026 57(2). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Religious Factors, Muslims, Females, Student Participation, Foreign Countries, Islamic Culture, Dress Codes, Clothing |
| Geographic Terms: | India |
| DOI: | 10.1111/aeq.70075 |
| ISSN: | 0161-7761 1548-1492 |
| Abstract: | Drawing on multi-sited ethnographic research on a school-based cadet program in Kerala, India, this article complicates prevailing understandings of religious accommodation. It examines unofficial and tacit sartorial adjustments negotiated by cadets, families, and teachers to enable Muslim girls' participation in the cadet program. These practices demonstrate that religious accommodation is not a unilateral act of a secular state, but a reciprocal, pragmatic process shaped by everyday negotiations in specific socio-political contexts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1505513 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Drawing on multi-sited ethnographic research on a school-based cadet program in Kerala, India, this article complicates prevailing understandings of religious accommodation. It examines unofficial and tacit sartorial adjustments negotiated by cadets, families, and teachers to enable Muslim girls' participation in the cadet program. These practices demonstrate that religious accommodation is not a unilateral act of a secular state, but a reciprocal, pragmatic process shaped by everyday negotiations in specific socio-political contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 0161-7761 1548-1492 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/aeq.70075 |
