19 Better | Jilbab Mesum

When the 19 students refused, they were threatened with expulsion. The national media dubbed them

To dismiss Jilbab 19 as merely a fashion fad is to miss the point. It is a diagnostic tool for understanding how Indonesian Muslims negotiate modernity. It raises uncomfortable social issues: Are we our clothes? Is modesty measured in inches of fabric or humility of heart? And in a globalized world, who gets to define what a "good Muslim woman" looks like? jilbab mesum 19