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Which range from simple head scarf to full-body burqa, the veil is worn by vast numbers of Muslim women about the world. What Is Veiling? clarifies one of the very most apparent, controversial, and least grasped emblems of Islam. Sahar Amer's evenhanded approach is anchored in well-defined cultural insight and wealthy historical context. Handling the importance of veiling in the religious, cultural, political, and sociable lives of Muslims, history and present, she examines the complicated jobs the practice has played in history, religion, conservative and progressive perspectives, politics and regionalism, modern culture and economics, feminism, fashion, and fine art. By highlighting the multiple meanings of veiling, the publication decisively demonstrates the realities of the practice cannot be homogenized or oversimplified and extend well beyond the religious and political accounts that are overwhelmingly proclaimed both inside and outside Muslim-majority societies. Neither defending nor criticizing the practice, What Is Veiling? clarifies the voices of Muslim women who battle to be noticed and who, veiled or not, demand the right to live spiritual, personal, and general public lives in dignity.

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