New wave of well-off Pakistani women drawn to conservative Islam | World news

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  • New wave of well-off Pakistani women drawn to conservative #Islam | World news | guardian.co.uk
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    “I started reading the Qur’an properly and praying five times a day. No one made me wear the hijab. That would be impossible,” she laughs brightly. “I showed the way to the other girls at work.”

    They are not alone. Though there are no statistics and most evidence is anecdotal, a new wave of interest in more conservative strands of Islam among wealthier and better educated women in Pakistan appears clear.

    It is part of a broader cultural and religious shift seen in the country over decades but which observers say has accelerated in the past 10 years.

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