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Three things we can learn from contemporary Muslim women's fashion

  • Written by Liz Bucar, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Northeastern University
A headscarf and a wrap displayed in the exhibit 'Contemporary Muslim Fashions' at the de Young Museum in San Francisco.AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Major art museums have realized there is much to learn from clothing that is both religiously coded and fashion forward.

Earlier this year the Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a fashion exhibition inspired by...

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