The Eco-Islamic Ambivalence of the Modest Fashion Industry

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34809/2024.01.13-16

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modest fashion, eco-Islam, consumer behavior, environmental ethics

Abstract

From an environmental perspective, the modest fashion industry presents real challenges, and further points to some ambivalences when dealing with Islamic ideals on consumption. Examining a selection of case studies can indicate a (re)framing of certain Islamic conceptions, where con­sumption and spirituality are not mutually exclusive. Further, it points to some of the complexities dealing with consumer behavior.

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  • Marita Furehaug, University of Oslo

    Marita L. Furehaug is a PhD Fellow at the Faculty of Theology in the University of Oslo, where she is researching Islamic eco-theology and Muslim Environmentalism in Egypt. She holds an MA in Religion and Society from the University of Oslo and a BA in Arabic Language and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Copenhagen. Recent publications include the chapter: “Differing ethical Approaches to Consuming Modest Fashion” in The Routledge Handbook of Global Islam and Consumer Culture edited by François Gauthier and Birgit Krawietz (2024) and “Apocalypticism in Islamic Environmental thought” in the edited volume The Environmental Apocalypse: Interdisciplinary Reflections on the Climate Crisis (Kowalewski 2023).

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2025-05-22

Ausgabe

Bd. 2 Nr. 1 (2024): Wiener Zeitschrift für Interdisziplinäre Islamforschung/ Die «Grüne Moschee»

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