ISBN:
9780300181432
,
0300170955
,
9780300170955
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 352 S.
,
25 cm
DDC:
297.5/76
Keywords:
Hijab (Islamic clothing)
;
Hijab (Islamic clothing)
;
Veils
;
Veils
;
Muslim women Clothing
;
Muslim women Clothing
;
Hijab (Islamic clothing)
;
Middle East
;
Hijab (Islamic clothing)
;
United States
;
Muslim women
;
Clothing
;
Middle East
;
Muslim women
;
Clothing
;
United States
;
Islamic fundamentalism
;
History
;
21st century
;
Bibliografie
;
USA
;
Mittlerer Osten
;
Muslimin
;
Kleidung
;
Kopftuch
;
Schleier
;
Islam
;
Schleier
;
Islamische Staaten
Abstract:
The islamic resurgence and the veil: from emergence to migration. Unveiling -- The veil's vanishing past -- The 1970s: seeds of the resurgence -- The new veil: converging influences -- The 1980s: exploring women's motivations -- Islamist connections -- Migrations -- The 1990s: a changing climate in America -- After 9/11: new pathways in America. Prologue -- Backlash: the veil, the burkah, and the clamor of war -- Isna and the women of isna -- American Muslim women's activism in the twenty-first century
Description / Table of Contents:
The islamic resurgence and the veil: from emergence to migration. Unveiling -- The veil's vanishing past -- The 1970s: seeds of the resurgence -- The new veil: converging influences -- The 1980s: exploring women's motivations -- Islamist connections -- Migrations -- The 1990s: a changing climate in America -- After 9/11: new pathways in America. Prologue -- Backlash: the veil, the burkah, and the clamor of war -- Isna and the women of isna -- American Muslim women's activism in the twenty-first century.
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