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Veil

by Fadwa El Guindi

ClothingCustoms and practicesIslamMuslim womenSocial aspectsSocial aspects of VeilsVeilsCostume

Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the Arab East, this book challenges the European dichotomy of space into public & private, & morality into honour & shame, & shows how the notions have been mistakenly applied to Arab women's use of the veil.

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Book data: Open Library