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The veil and the male elite [electronic resource] : a feminist interpretation of women's rights in IslamThe veil and the male elite [electronic resource] : a feminist interpretation of women's rights in Islam

The veil and the male elite [electronic resource] : a feminist interpretation of women's rights in Islam

Mernissi, Fatima., Fatema Mernissi

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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.

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OL18182215W

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Muḥammad, Prophet, -632Muslim womenWomen, legal status, laws, etc.Views on womenWomen in the HadithWomen in IslamMujeres en el Islam

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