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Islam and the veil : theoretical and regional contexts
- Title
- Islam and the veil : theoretical and regional contexts / edited by Theodore Gabriel and Rabiha Hannan.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
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- Description
- x, 204 p.; 25 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Theoretical contexts -- Respect in a plural society / Marcus Braybrooke -- Reflections on sartorial injunctions in Islam / Theodore Gabriel -- Unveiling orientalism in reverse / Alison Scott-Baumann -- Mawdudi, purdah and the status of women in Islam / Roy Jackson -- Female seclusion and the veil: two issues in political and social discourse. the reforms of Sultan Muhammad shah (b.1877-1957), 48th imam of the Nizari Ismaʻilis / Simonetta Calderini. Examining the scriptural texts: The veil? between tradition and reason, culture and context / Usama Hasan -- An exploration of the debates pertaining to head covering and face veiling of women in the British Muslim context / Rabiha Hannan -- Norms of gender interaction / Javaid Ghamidi -- Hijab, a symbol of modesty or seclusion? / Khola Hassan. Human rights and freedom of expression -- Marginalisation or an opportunity for dialogue?; exploring the hijab as a discursive symbol of the identity of young Muslim women / Sariya Contractor -- The Islamic veil: a focal point for social and political / Malika Hamidi. Debate: Muslim women, the veil and activism / Rajnaara C. Akhtar -- Hijab and belonging-Canadian Muslim women / Katherine Bullock.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-1066
- ISBN
- 9781441187352
- 1441187359
- LCCN
- 2010046125
- OCLC
- YBP 2010046125
- Title
- Islam and the veil : theoretical and regional contexts / edited by Theodore Gabriel and Rabiha Hannan.
- Imprint
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Gabriel, Theodore P. C.Hannan, Rabiha.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-1066