Original Urdu Jamaat-e-Islami Women’s Wing “International Hijab Day” Banner, Pakistan

Original Urdu-language religious and social campaign banner produced for عالمی یوم حجاب (International Hijab Day). The banner states that dignified and honorable men are the guarantee of a pure society, linking masculine honor, social morality, and the politics of veiling within a public-facing Islamic campaign. The lower panel identifies the producer as حلقہ خواتین جماعت اسلامی (Women’s Wing, Jamaat-e-Islami) with a district designation.

Title: باوقار اور غیرت مند مرد پاکیزہ معاشرے کی ضمانت
English Title: Dignified and Honorable Men Are the Guarantee of a Pure Society
Format: Printed banner or placard
Language(s): Urdu
Country and Theater: Pakistan
Date: 2023
Publisher: حلقہ خواتین جماعت اسلامی، ضلع سٹی (Women’s Wing, Jamaat-e-Islami)
Creator: حلقہ خواتین جماعت اسلامی (Women’s Wing, Jamaat-e-Islami)
Subject: International Hijab Day, Jamaat-e-Islami, women’s modesty campaigns, Islamic social morality, gender politics, religious activism, Pakistani political ephemera
Provenance: Taken off the road in P.E.C.H.S., Karachi.

Translation:
“Dignified and honorable men are the guarantee of a pure society.”

Bottom panel: “Women’s Wing, Jamaat-e-Islami, City District.”

Circular emblem: “International Hijab Day.”

Imagery: The banner uses large black Urdu Nastaliq text across a pink floral background. On the right, a circular emblem contains a stylized purple hijab icon with the words عالمی یوم حجاب. A purple lower cartouche identifies the Jamaat-e-Islami women’s organization. The design combines soft floral imagery with formal religious campaign typography.

Objective: To promote hijab and public modesty as part of an Islamic social order, while framing male dignity and honor as necessary to maintaining a “pure society.” The message places responsibility for modesty and social morality not only on women, but also on men as guardians of public ethical conduct.

Condition: Good condition. Complete and legible, with visible folding, creasing, light surface wear, and minor edge handling consistent with a printed campaign banner or placard.

Exhibited in Spasial Program by Khajistan, SculptureCenter, New York — June 19 to July 28, 2025

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