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The Importance of Modesty in Modern Society

Keywords integrated: jilbab extra quality, Indonesian social issues, culture, hijab commodification, syar’i standards, class and piety, local traditions batik, generational divide hijab.

(Indonesian term for hijab) is a central symbol in Indonesia's evolving sociopolitical landscape, representing a complex intersection of religious piety modern fashion state-level controversies

“The rhetoric is that hijab is simple and modest,” says Dewi. “But the reality is: modesty is expensive. And visible modesty is a competition.”

For many Indonesian women, this has become a source of anxiety rather than spiritual peace. Young university students report feeling perculous (awkward) if their hijab shifts slightly to reveal an earlobe or a wisp of hair. The pressure to maintain an "extra quality" look—constantly adjusting pins, wearing multiple layers (inner ciput, ninja hijab, outer hijab)—is exhausting.

B. Consumerism as Pseudo-Piety (Gaya Hidup Halal)

• The rise of "Halal lifestyle" marketing has commodified faith. Extra-quality jilbab brands (e.g., Zoya, Ria Miranda, Elzatta) use religious rhetoric ("veiling with love," "shyness is faith") to sell luxury goods.
• Critique: Scholars and activists argue this creates riya (showing off), which is forbidden in Islam. Wearing a 500,000 IDR jilbab to a pengajian may shift focus from spiritual humility to material display.

But socially, EQ means something deeper: respectability through investment. “Wearing a thin, cheap jilbab is coded as kampungan—backward, low-class, careless,” explains Dr. Siti Aisyah, a sociologist at Universitas Gadjah Mada. “The extra quality jilbab signals that a woman has the time, money, and cultural capital to curate her piety.”

“The cheap one makes me sweat and slide,” she says, fanning herself. “The extra quality one makes me feel... terlihat baik — presentable. Like I matter.”