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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.



Table of Contents

Illustrations

Maps

Preface

Acknowledgements

PART I

1 Early Arab Feminisms

2 The Twilight of the Ottomans

3 Islamic Lessons

4 Religious Interlocutors

5 The Book

6 “The Girl” Writes Back

7 What Went Wrong?

PART II

8 Marriage

9 The Afterlife of a Writer

Conclusion

Glossary

Works Cited

Index

Nazira Zeineddine: A Pioneer of Islamic Feminism

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      Publisher: Oneworld Publications
      Publication Date: 01/10/2010
      ISBN13: 9781851687695, 978-1851687695
      ISBN10: 1851687696
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Table of Contents

      Illustrations

      Maps

      Preface

      Acknowledgements

      PART I

      1 Early Arab Feminisms

      2 The Twilight of the Ottomans

      3 Islamic Lessons

      4 Religious Interlocutors

      5 The Book

      6 “The Girl” Writes Back

      7 What Went Wrong?

      PART II

      8 Marriage

      9 The Afterlife of a Writer

      Conclusion

      Glossary

      Works Cited

      Index

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