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 they were never bullied on campus (67.1%), 19% said they were often bullied. Most
(78.5%) said that they were given freedom even though there was a suggestion to open
their faces when education and learning were taking place.