Stander, ChristellShefer, TamaraWani, CatherineWomen and Gender StudiesFaculty of Arts2013-06-212024-04-022007/03/272007/03/272013-06-212024-04-022004https://hdl.handle.net/10566/10247Magister Philosophiae - MPhilThe Islamic dress code has been forcibly imposed on the women in Sudan, since 1983, and many feminists researchers have criticized the practices of the veil as a tool to oppress women. This study aimed to explore a group of Sudanese women, currently living in South Africa, experiences and perceptions of the veil, whether the veil is a religious dress code or a tool that has been used to exercise inequality.enIslamic clothing and dressMuslim womenClothingVeilsReligious aspectsIslamThesisUniversity of the Western Cape