Marnia Lazreg Questioning the veil

open letters to Muslim women

Muslim women of all ages are increasingly turning to wearing the veil. Is this trend a sign of rising piety or a way of asserting Muslim pride? And does the veil really provide women freedom from sexual harassment? Written in the form of letters addressing all those interested in this issue, this book examines the inadequate reasons given for the veil, and points to the limitations of this questionable cultural practice. Lazreg combines her own experiences growing up in a Muslim family in Algeria...

Engels | 156 pagina's | Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ [etc.] | 2009

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