Islamic Hijab in International Relations And Its Role in Strengthening the Soft Power of Islamic Discourse

Considering the importance of the Islamic hijab issue and its political and social role in societies and different social levels in the international arena, this issue is one of the important issues in the field of international politics and any discussion about it is linked to political and international issues. On the other hand, understanding the global role of Islamic discourse is deeply dependent on examining the nature and function of Islamic hijab as one of the power-building components of Islamic discourse in the field of soft power. Hijab as a cultural element and a manifestation of Islamic principles and discourse with a soft nature has been able to play a special role in the form of figures of power and is a threat to the liberal discourse of the West. Therefore, the question arises as to how the Islamic hijab has strengthened the soft power of Islamic discourse in international politics. This research, with a constructivist approach and using a qualitative method and in a documentary way, explains the idea that the Islamic hijab as a communication medium has strengthened the soft power of the Islamic discourse through identity building and the expansion of the discourse system against competing discourses. The most important achievement of this research is the explanation of the role of hijab according to its media nature in advancing the soft power goals of Islamic discourse.