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(Sent out on behalf of Professor Saba Safdar)
Given the contentious issues surrounding the Islamic veil in
Western societies and speculation of its symbolic meaning, in this
research we anticipate to gain rich data on Islamic veils as
markers of religious affiliation, ethnicity, social class, gender, nationality,
empowerment, submission, social differentiation, and other relevant
dimensions. It is also the goal of the study to examine the complex
interplay between gender and religious identity of Muslim women in
the Canadian context.
Specifically, the aim of this study is to shed lights on the
meanings and significance of the hijab for Muslim women in Canada.
It seeks to test and validate a scale that was developed by Safdar
and Litchmore in 2013, measuring ‘Subjective Meaning of Islamic
Veils’ (SMIV). There are no psychological scales that measure the
meaning of Islamic veils and the SMIV scale would provide a
much-needed tool for studying identity and religiosity of Muslim
women in Canada.
We invite women who identify with Islam to participate in the study
whether or not they wear hijab. The study takes approximately 30
minutes and is completely confidential. No identifying information
is asked in the survey and participants may withdraw from the study
as any time. The study has received ethics approval from the
Research Ethics Board of the University of Guelph.
The link to the survey is: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/veilstudy
If you require any
information, please contact the Principal Investigator: Prof. Saba
Safdar at the University of Guelph. Email: ssafdar@uoguelph.ca.
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