However, the socio-political awakening of the late 1990s and early 2000s shifted the landscape. Following the fall of Suharto’s New Order regime, which had discouraged public Islamic expression, a religious revival known as the hijrah (migration) movement took hold. Suddenly, wearing the hijab was no longer a marker of political opposition but a voluntary, proud declaration of faith among the urban middle class.
The journey of the hijab in Indonesia is a narrative of social and political transformation. However, the socio-political awakening of the late 1990s
The widespread adoption of the hijab (locally known as the jilbab ) in Indonesia is a relatively recent cultural phenomenon. From Suppression to Expression which had discouraged public Islamic expression