Convinced that the veil is a symbol of unjust male authority over women, in The Veil and the Male Elite, Moroccan feminist Fatima Mernissi aims to investigate the origins of the practice in the first Islamic community.
Format:
Pages:
228 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Basic Books
Edition:
Remainder
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0201632217
ISBN13:
9780201632217
kindle Asin:
0201632217
The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam
Convinced that the veil is a symbol of unjust male authority over women, in The Veil and the Male Elite, Moroccan feminist Fatima Mernissi aims to investigate the origins of the practice in the first Islamic community.