Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research - ISSN 2288-6168 (Online) Vol. 7 No.4 November 2019: 251-260 http://dx.doi.org/10.15206/ajpor.2019.7.4.251 251 Islamic Perspective on Students Wearing a Burqa at Universities in Indonesia: Results from a Survey at Three Universities Muhammad Hanafiah Anwar Hafidzi 1 Wardatun Nadhiroh Moh. Iqbal Assyauqi Muhammad Zainal Abidin Musyarrafah Sulaiman Kurdi, Yokke Andini Antasari State Islamic University, Banjarmasin, Indonesia Abstract Burqa or in Arabic An-Niqab is used to cover the entire face of a woman, except the two eyes. The burqa is not obligatory according to Syafi’i madzhab, which is followed by the majority of Indonesian Muslims. In this study, researchers used a survey to develop an understanding of veiled female students’ attitudes about themselves, their experience wearing a burqa, interactions with peers, and their perception of how other members of their academic community perceive them. The survey used Likert-type items. The sample in this study was 100 students from three general universities in South Kalimantan: Antasari State Islamic University, Rasyidiyah Khalidiyah Islamic College, and College of Quranic Sciences. The key findings include that 58.2% indicated a willingness to form associations with any women; 17.7% said they were happy associating only with the veiled community. A total of 13.9% said that sometimes they were told to take off their burqa when they were in the classroom. While most said 1 All correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Anwar Hafidzi at Rumah Jurnal of UIN Antasari, Jalan Ahmad Yani Km. 4.5 Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia or by e-mail at anwar.hafidzi@uin-antasari.ac.id.