Veil

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Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the Arab East, this book challenges the European dichotomy of space into public & private, & morality into honour & shame, & shows how the notions have been mistakenly applied to Arab women's use of the veil.
ClothingCustoms and practicesIslamMuslim womenSocial aspectsSocial aspects of VeilsVeilsCostumeSozialesAspect socialMusulmanesVoiles (costume)