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Author / Creator:	Zakaria, Rafia, 1978- author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. ©2017
Description:	120 pages ; 17 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Object lessons Object lessons.
Subject:	Veils -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Hijab (Islamic clothing) Muslim women -- Clothing. Veils -- Political aspects. Veils -- Social aspects. Hijab (Islamic clothing) Muslim women -- Clothing. Veils -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Veils -- Social aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11385996

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ISBN:	9781501322778 150132277X 9781501322785
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"The veil can be an instrument of feminist empowerment, and veiled anonymity can confer power to women. Starting from her own marriage ceremony at which she first wore a full veil, Rafia Zakaria examines how veils do more than they get credit for. Part memoir and part philosophical investigation, Veil questions that what is seen is always good and free, and that what is veiled can only signal servility and subterfuge. From personal encounters with the veil in France (where it is banned) to Iran (where it is compulsory), Zakaria shows how the garment's reputation as a pre-modern relic is fraught and up for grabs. The veil is an object in constant transformation, whose myriad meanings challenge the absolute truths of patriarchy."--Publisher description.

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Call Number:	BP190.5.H44Z35 2017
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