Religion and the State in Turkish Universities: The Headscarf Ban (Middle East Today)

This book explores educational and cultural experiences of 'part-time' unveilers during their undergraduate degree programs in public institutions in Turkey. The term 'part-time unveiler' refers to undergraduate female students who cover their hair in their private lives but who remove the headscarf while at a Turkish university. This book explores educational and cultural experiences of "part-time unveilers" during their degree programs in public institutions in Turkey. The term "part-time unveiler" is coined to refer to undergraduate female students who cover their hair in their private lives, but who remove the headscarf while at a Turkish university as a result of the higher education headscarf ban policy. The book is based on a qualitative study that involved one-on-one interviews with thirty participants. The book highlights how part-time unveilers understand and negotiate the policy, the challenges and opportuni Front Matter....Pages i-xxii The Research and the Researcher....Pages 1-20 The Headscarf Ban Policy in Its Political, Social, and Educational Context....Pages 21-40 Part-Time Unveilers: Background Information and Selected Case Narratives....Pages 41-82 Understanding and Negotiating the Headscarf Ban Policy....Pages 83-110 Impact of the Policy on Part-Time Unveilers’ Campus Experiences....Pages 111-143 Impact of the Policy on Part-Time Unveilers’ Sense of Identity....Pages 145-155 Discussion and Reflections....Pages 157-180 Back Matter....Pages 181-207