Creighton University

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 7:00PM. In Harper Center Room 3027

The department is proud to host Dr. Mutema, a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Women's and Gender Research, University of Bergen, Norway.

Despite its use in other religions and cultures, the veil has increasingly become a polarizing symbol associated with Islam. In the public debate over the use of the veil, reference is often made to what Muslim women ‘need.’ Dr. Mutema argues that there is a worrying absence of the voices of veiled women and their perceptions about their own needs and priorities. She will share some of her findings about the meaning of the veil from her research on young Somali immigrants in Omaha.