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The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam

by Fatema Mernissi · 1988

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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.

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adult
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medium · 228 pages

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