Nazira Zeineddine: A Pioneer of Islamic Feminism by Miriam Cooke

Nazira Zeineddine: A Pioneer of Islamic Feminism

Makers of the Muslim World

Miriam Cooke

164 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction feminism informative reflective medium-paced

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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...

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