This thesis will explore the research question “How does the unveiling of the Muslim women represent a power relationship between the Muslim Orient and the European Occident?” by looking into two...Show moreThis thesis will explore the research question “How does the unveiling of the Muslim women represent a power relationship between the Muslim Orient and the European Occident?” by looking into two case studies that represent the European desire to ‘unveil’ the Muslim women with their ‘fetishization’ and ‘voyeuristic gaze’, connecting to the concept of orientalism. It will analyze the case studies from the discipline of postcolonial feminism, developing from the mainstream postcolonial theory that aims to subvert the authority of the colonizer by highlighting the voice of colonized subjects.Show less