When I lived in Bahrain in the late 1970s and through the 1980s,. I almost never saw someone having a veil over the girl face.
Genuine,, however even in Iran, faces-without the prohibited makeup-were released.
When I returned to Bahrain in 2006, after 16 years away, I revealed the changes in dress up startling. Not more contemporary, as I would have predicted in the 80s, however , distinctly more traditional. In the malls,, however , its style had changed. No longer a cape that covered the head and extended over the shape,, ankle-length clothe,.
now easily accessible throughout the causeway that connected the two countries,. "Why the change? " I asked in each conversation.
Diverse explanations were proposed, however all centered on the fact that Muslims felt their faith to be threatened, and dress became a way of affirming their Muslim identity.
the Afghan-Soviet conflict, or the Gulf War of 1990 had triggered the concern. Others proposed that the changing role of girl, with significantly greater involvement in higher education and employment, led them to select conservative clothes to signify that a change in life fashion was not a rejection of the faith.
I returned in 2009 wondering if the trend toward classic costume had intensified. It had not. Perhaps not enough time has passed for a definite conclusion, however , my impression is that fewer ladies veil their faces and the abaya has become a more fashionable outer covering.
The cover picture for my book was taken this year and although most of the girls wear an abaya, it's not the classic sleeveless cape. Wide, embroidered sleeves are clearly visible.. This is as well what I observed on the street and merchants.
Unlike Iran or Saudi Arabia, Bahrain has no laws regulating women's dress. The pressure to conform to what others are putting on, felt by females everywhere, has a major role in determining dress in Bahrain.
Probably the alternatives are more complex there due to the fact of the tension among the religiously backed tradition and newer trends that assert a changed role for women.
Both Saudi Arabia and Iran have laws governing woman's clothe. I had little direct experience with Saudi women's dress on my recent trip, though I spent nearly two weeks in Iran.
As I planned my Iranian trip, I remembered the costume restrictions inaugurated by Khomeini in 1979 and imposed by harsh treatment of girl who protested. With this in mind, I borrowed an abaya with sleeves and packed several scarves to cover my head. Although I saw identical clothes in rural provinces, I was out of step in the cities, where the lady have largely abandoned the ankle-length chador (abaya). The new fashion is a knee-length, fitted coat-dress worn over pants.
Far from shapeless, this manteau is commonly cinched having a wide belt, producing a rather modern and trendy look.
Other restrictions enforced in the early Khomeini years are as well gone. Make-up is universal, and although a scarf is required by law,. No faces are veiled.
I eventually abandoned my efforts to dress up inconspicuously. When I did not wear my borrowed abaya in the cities, I was left with my normal cotton pants and long sleeved shirts. Provided my head was covered, these were perfectly acceptable by Iranian law,. Underneath a navy blue manteau, an Iranian college girl may wear blue jeans,.
This is not genuine for school girls for whom pastels are the rule., aged perhaps 7 to 14, as they left school or were on their way home and all wore pants covered by a knee length tunic having a head covering of the same color. Each school had its exceptional color.
Pale blue and pink seemed to be trendy alternatives. Are light colors considered suitable only for children, with darker colours indicating maturity? I could just observe.
Muslim woman in all nations clothe in compliance to the Islamic mandate that their bodies be covered from neck to ankles.
Although Bahrain and Iran are close geographically, women clothes quite differently. My tentative conclusion, based on limited time in these two countries, is that women's clothe in the Middle East is diverse and evolving.
My tentative conclusion, based on limited time in these two nations, is that women's apparel in the Middle East is diverse and evolving.
Genuine,, however even in Iran, faces-without the prohibited makeup-were released.
When I returned to Bahrain in 2006, after 16 years away, I revealed the changes in dress up startling. Not more contemporary, as I would have predicted in the 80s, however , distinctly more traditional. In the malls,, however , its style had changed. No longer a cape that covered the head and extended over the shape,, ankle-length clothe,.
now easily accessible throughout the causeway that connected the two countries,. "Why the change? " I asked in each conversation.
Diverse explanations were proposed, however all centered on the fact that Muslims felt their faith to be threatened, and dress became a way of affirming their Muslim identity.
the Afghan-Soviet conflict, or the Gulf War of 1990 had triggered the concern. Others proposed that the changing role of girl, with significantly greater involvement in higher education and employment, led them to select conservative clothes to signify that a change in life fashion was not a rejection of the faith.
I returned in 2009 wondering if the trend toward classic costume had intensified. It had not. Perhaps not enough time has passed for a definite conclusion, however , my impression is that fewer ladies veil their faces and the abaya has become a more fashionable outer covering.
The cover picture for my book was taken this year and although most of the girls wear an abaya, it's not the classic sleeveless cape. Wide, embroidered sleeves are clearly visible.. This is as well what I observed on the street and merchants.
Unlike Iran or Saudi Arabia, Bahrain has no laws regulating women's dress. The pressure to conform to what others are putting on, felt by females everywhere, has a major role in determining dress in Bahrain.
Probably the alternatives are more complex there due to the fact of the tension among the religiously backed tradition and newer trends that assert a changed role for women.
Both Saudi Arabia and Iran have laws governing woman's clothe. I had little direct experience with Saudi women's dress on my recent trip, though I spent nearly two weeks in Iran.
As I planned my Iranian trip, I remembered the costume restrictions inaugurated by Khomeini in 1979 and imposed by harsh treatment of girl who protested. With this in mind, I borrowed an abaya with sleeves and packed several scarves to cover my head. Although I saw identical clothes in rural provinces, I was out of step in the cities, where the lady have largely abandoned the ankle-length chador (abaya). The new fashion is a knee-length, fitted coat-dress worn over pants.
Far from shapeless, this manteau is commonly cinched having a wide belt, producing a rather modern and trendy look.
Other restrictions enforced in the early Khomeini years are as well gone. Make-up is universal, and although a scarf is required by law,. No faces are veiled.
I eventually abandoned my efforts to dress up inconspicuously. When I did not wear my borrowed abaya in the cities, I was left with my normal cotton pants and long sleeved shirts. Provided my head was covered, these were perfectly acceptable by Iranian law,. Underneath a navy blue manteau, an Iranian college girl may wear blue jeans,.
This is not genuine for school girls for whom pastels are the rule., aged perhaps 7 to 14, as they left school or were on their way home and all wore pants covered by a knee length tunic having a head covering of the same color. Each school had its exceptional color.
Pale blue and pink seemed to be trendy alternatives. Are light colors considered suitable only for children, with darker colours indicating maturity? I could just observe.
Muslim woman in all nations clothe in compliance to the Islamic mandate that their bodies be covered from neck to ankles.
Although Bahrain and Iran are close geographically, women clothes quite differently. My tentative conclusion, based on limited time in these two countries, is that women's clothe in the Middle East is diverse and evolving.
My tentative conclusion, based on limited time in these two nations, is that women's apparel in the Middle East is diverse and evolving.
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