Muslim women - Clothing

Date: [ca 1939-1945]

By: Goodenough, Douglas Evan, active 1940s

Reference: PA1-o-1520

Description: Photographs of Egypt, taken and collected ca 1941-1943 by D E Goodenough, 6th Field Regt. 2nd NZEF. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Provenance: Purchased at auction, 2009

Date: 1915-1920s

From: Buchan, Doris Agnes, 1893-1984 :Photographs relating to James Buchan (1893-1948) and Doris Agnes Powell-Lewis (1893-1984)

Reference: PA1-o-1518

Description: Album of photographs, probably compiled by Doris Agnes Buchan (nee Powell-Lewis). Album comprises: Photographs of service with NZEF of James Buchan (1893-1948). Shows Cairo, journey from Egypt to Gallipoli, bivouacs at Gallipoli, camp life, Cape Town, scenes on sea voyage between New Zealand and theatre of war. Includes images of soldiers blindfold boxing. Photographs of service as nurse at Karitane Hospital, Dunedin, of Doris Agnes Powell-Lewis (1893-1984), later wife of James Buchan. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: Album page - [Inside front cover] Doris Lewis, Jan 1917 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 2004

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

Reference: DCDL-0013003

Description: Shows a courtroom in which the judge, lawyer, witnesses and jury are wearing burqas. The judge asks the lawyer how accommodating does their client want the courtroom to be. Refers to the controversy over Muslim women wearing traditional clothing in courts. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0002271

Description: The scene shows National MP, Bob Clarkson, dressed as a clown, and bowing to end a performance. As an encore he announces that he wishes to insult Moslem women and homos again. Refers to his outspoken comments about Muslim women wearing burqas and his tolerance of gays as long as they don't 'try and ram it down my throat'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2006

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0002193

Description: National MP for Tauranga, Bob Clarkson, described as a 'berk' is shown, pointing at a Muslim woman wearing a burqa and saying that she could be hiding a bomb under the burqa. Bob Clarkson claimed that "Islam religion-type people" who wear burqas could be crooks hiding guns, and that they should not wear such veils if they want to 'fit into our country'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DX-014-643

Description: A judge looks extremely frustrated as a man with his hat pulled down over his face and a huge overcoat on refuses to reveal his identity. Refers to issues that arose around Muslim women taking off their veils in court. Extended Title - Witness Nifty the Nark Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0006102

Description: Shows a Muslim wearing traditional Islamic clothing and Winston Peters wearing a blindfold. The Muslim is wearing hijab and burqa, traditional clothing worn by Islamic women, which covers the entire body and face except for a small region about the eyes. Refers to Winston Peters' accusations of a Islamic extremists amongst New Zealand Muslims. Also refers to Peters' opposition to Muslim women wearing burqas and traditional Islamic dress in New Zealand society. Published in The Press, 2 August 2005 Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called "QANTAS" Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2012

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

By: Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0020486

Description: A Muslim woman asks her husband if her 'bomb looks big in this'. Context: refers to an increasing number of women suicide bombers. Apparently some have used prosthetic pregnancy devices in which to hide the bomb. According to a report issued by intelligence analysts in the U.S. army in 2011, "Although women make up roughly 15% of the suicide bombers within groups which utilize females, they were responsible for 65% of assassinations; 20% of women who committed a suicide attack did so with the purpose of assassinating a specific individual, compared with 04% of male attackers." (Wikipedia) specific individual, compared with 04% of male attackers." (Wikipedia) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0026544

Description: Under the headline 'News: Saudi women flout the "no driving" law...' two men look at photos of women in full burkas, saying "And they're so jolly defiant!! Sending us photos of themselves at the wheel!" Refers to a protest on 23 October in which more than 60 women claimed they drove cars in defiance of the country's laws. No laws ban women from driving in Saudi Arabia, but authorities do not issue them licenses. Organisers allegedly received 13 videos and 50 phone messages from women showing or claiming they had driven. See Stuff, 27 October 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).