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Nazira Zeineddine: A Pioneer of Islamic Feminism

By Miriam Cooke

Book information

Publisher
Oneworld Academic
Year
2010
ISBN
1851687696, 9781851687695
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2522730 bytes)
Series
(Makers of/Modern Muslim World)
Edition
1
Pages
164\0
Library
Memory of the World Library
Time added
2021-08-06 12:28:22
FeminismGender StudiesIslamic FeminismLiterary TheoryNazira Zain al-Din

Description

In 1928, a young Lebanese woman, Nazira Zeineddine al-Halabi, wrote a book called "Unveiling and Veiling", an indictment of patriarchal oppression in which she boldly stated that the veil was un-Islamic, directly challenging the teachings of wiser" male scholars. Considered by many an attack on Islam, it rocked the Muslim world and was banned by many clerics, although it quickly went into a second edition and was translated into several languages. In this latest addition to Makers of the Muslim World series, Miriam Cooke offers an intimate portrait of the life and work of this pioneering champion of Islamic feminism.

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