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Islam and the veil : theoretical and regional contexts / edited by Theodore Gabriel and Rabiha Hannan.
Van Pelt Library BP190.5.H44 I85 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hijab (Islamic clothing).
- Veils--Islamic countries.
- Veils.
- Women in Islam.
- Muslim women--Clothing.
- Muslim women.
- Islamic clothing and dress.
- Islamic countries.
- Physical Description:
- x, 204 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
- Contents:
- Theoretical contexts
- Respect in a plural society / Marcus Braybrooke
- Reflections on sartorial injunctions in Islam / Theodore Gabriel
- Unveiling orientalism in reverse / Alison Scott-Baumann
- Mawdudi, purdah and the status of women in Islam / Roy Jackson
- Female seclusion and the veil: two issues in political and social discourse. the reforms of Sultan Muhammad shah (b.1877-1957), 48th imam of the Nizari Ismaʻilis / Simonetta Calderini. Examining the scriptural texts: The veil? between tradition and reason, culture and context / Usama Hasan
- An exploration of the debates pertaining to head covering and face veiling of women in the British Muslim context / Rabiha Hannan
- Norms of gender interaction / Javaid Ghamidi
- Hijab, a symbol of modesty or seclusion? / Khola Hassan. Human rights and freedom of expression
- Marginalisation or an opportunity for dialogue?; exploring the hijab as a discursive symbol of the identity of young Muslim women / Sariya Contractor
- The Islamic veil: a focal point for social and political / Malika Hamidi. Debate: Muslim women, the veil and activism / Rajnaara C. Akhtar
- Hijab and belonging-Canadian Muslim women / Katherine Bullock.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781441187352
- 1441187359
- OCLC:
- 657602751
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