A quiet revolution : the veil's resurgence, from the Middle East to America
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Author
Ahmed, Leila
Published
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2012.
Format
Book
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Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
297.576 AHMED
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Hijab (Islamic clothing)
Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Middle East.
Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- United States.
Islamic fundamentalism -- History -- 21st century.
Muslim women -- Clothing -- Middle East.
Muslim women -- Clothing -- United States.
Muslim women -- Clothing.
Other Subjects
Hijab (islamisk klädedräkt)
Islamism.
Muslimska kvinnor -- kläder.
Slöjor.

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Published
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2012.
Physical Desc
viii, 352 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In Cairo in the 1940s, Leila Ahmed was raised by a generation of women who never dressed in the veils and headscarves their mothers and grandmothers had worn. Today, however, the majority of Muslim women again wear the veil. Ahmed explores why this change took root so swiftly and what the shift means for women.