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

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

by Fatima Mernissi (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 30 Nov 1992

ISBN 10: 0201632217
ISBN 13: 9780201632217

Author Bio
Fatema Mernissi teaches sociology at University Mohammed V in Rabat, Morocco. She is the author of more than eight books, including Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood, Scheherazade Goes West, The Veil and the Male Elite, and Beyond the Veil.