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Race and Ethnicity

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Morocco: Culture and Society

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Diary Of The Hijab, Monica Ek Apr 2008

Diary Of The Hijab, Monica Ek

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

To understand the position the veil has within modern society and examine the perspective of women. It is also to understand and know the reasons for wearing and not wearing the hijab and the opinions of women about it. To study the respect issues associated with hijab, by actively wearing and not wearing; expectations and treatment on the streets. Interviews, observations and participant observations were methods to study.


Khal: An Exploration Of The Language Around Blackness In Morocco, Rachel Leigh Johnson Oct 2007

Khal: An Exploration Of The Language Around Blackness In Morocco, Rachel Leigh Johnson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Morocco has been described as a melting pot. While various ethnicities, religious beliefs, and languages merge and intermingle within the country, the language in the majority of Moroccan homes is Darijaa. The language itself is a mixture of the Amazigh language and classical and popular Arabic with some European elements. Additionally, Darijaa is the language through which the majority of Moroccans have come to understand the world and the people around them. It is also through this language that I will explore conceptions of blackness and black identity in Morocco. Through evaluating the words for “black” in Darijaa, I hope …