by Fatima Mernissi (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 30 Nov 1992
ISBN 10: 0201632217
ISBN 13: 9780201632217