Summary
Examines the practice of veiling in Muslim culture, discussing its history, its religious, social, and political significance, and its importance to both conservative and progressive Muslim women as a symbol of commitment to their beliefs. --Publishers description. Full description
- Understanding veiling in Islamic sacred texts
- What do progressive Muslims say about veiling?
- Politics and sociocultural practices of veiling
- Veiling in Euro-American societies
- Veils, harems, and the mission to civilize
- Veiling in Western Europe today
- Veiling in the United States of America today
- Veiling in the world and words of women
- Veiling and feminism
- Islamic fashion, beauty pageants, and Muslim dolls
- Veiling through the arts.