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This chapter explores the diversity and complexity of the veil as a visual expression of youthful Muslim femininities in Southern Thailand in the 1990s. The meanings of this garment are strongly associated with religious identity and the intersections of dress, religion, gender, politics, and culture. This chapter analyses the significance of the hijabHijab crisis in 1987–1988 when the veil was recognised as the right of the minority to practice Islam. Meanwhile, the meaning of the veil was ascribed to modesty, identity and religiosity. Their stories are absent from historical discussions of the young Muslim women’s movement. Reflecting on years of ethnographic fieldwork enables me to discuss norms in relation to the practice of veiling in Thai society.

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Contested Meanings of the Veil’s Resurgence Among Thai Muslim Youth

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    2025年

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  • Amporn Marddent

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This chapter explores the diversity and complexity of the veil as a visual expression of youthful Muslim femininities in Southern Thailand in the 1990s. The meanings of this garment are strongly associated with religious identity and the intersections of dress, religion, gender, politics, and culture. This chapter analyses the significance of the hijabHijab crisis in 1987–1988 when the veil was recognised as the right of the minority to practice Islam. Meanwhile, the meaning of the veil was ascribed to modesty, identity and religiosity. Their stories are absent from historical discussions of the young Muslim women’s movement. Reflecting on years of ethnographic fieldwork enables me to discuss norms in relation to the practice of veiling in Thai society.