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Muslim women and the media in Mauritius

The veil -epitomizing the muslim women

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Argument :although there is a

universalist assumption that most if not

all muslim women are conceptualizedand epitomized in relation to the veiled

women ,it can be constested that

shabniz meerun fractures this

misconception while claiming to redefine

her identity through the exposure of her

body .

Although there is a universalist assumption that all Muslim women are conceptualized and epitomized in relation to the veiled women ,The case ofAlthough there is a universalist assumption that all Muslim women are conceptualized and epitomized in relation to the veiled women ,The case ofAlthough there is a universalist assumption that all Muslim women are conceptualized and epitomized in relation to the veiled women ,The case ofAlthough there is a universalist assumption that all Muslim women are conceptualized and epitomized in relation to the veiled women ,The case ofAlthough there is a universalist assumption that all Muslim women are conceptualized and epitomized in relation to the veiled women ,The case of

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EXOTIFICATIO NOF THE FEMAL

BODY THROUGH

THE MALE GAZE

REPRESENTATION ON SHABNIZ

MEERUN

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"

"0 Prophet! Tell Thy wives

and thy daughters and the

women of the believers to

draw their cloaks closeround them (when they go

abroad). That will be better,

sot hat they may be

recognized and not annoyed.Allah is ever Forgiving,

Merciful

33:59 (sura Al-Ahzab).

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Thank you for your kind attention

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