Veiled Voices: Muhajabat in Secular Schools is based on ethnographic research that examines, questions and dispels assumptions regarding American, Muslim females that wear the Islamic headscarf (hijab) and attend secular schools. Prior to sharing the voice of the six females focused upon in this study, Dr. Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid provides a thorough explanation of what Islam, Sunnah and Shariah teach regarding hijab. What is unique about this work is the thorough explanation provided to readers regarding Islam's teachings pertaining to hijab. This allows readers to gain insight and...

Published version of the author's thesis (Ed. D.), State University of New York at Binghamton, School of Education, 2008.