However, quite in contrary to its aim, Hujum was seen by many - TopicsExpress



          

However, quite in contrary to its aim, Hujum was seen by many Muslims as an outside foreign force, namely Russians, attempting to force their culture upon the indigenous population, namely Tajiks, Tatars, and Uzbeks, and so the veil became a cultural identity marker. Wearing it became an act of religious and political defiance, and a sign of support for the respective ethnic nationalism. Prior to Hujum many women were in positions of power in the soviets of Muslim areas, however, despite Hujums aim of emancipating the oppressed Muslim women, after its instigation the number of women in power decreased remarkably
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:49:18 +0000

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