Books-In-Brief: Rethinking Muslim Women & The Veil: Challenging Historical & Modern Stereotypes
written by Katherine Bullock, fl. 2002; edited by Shiraz Khan, fl. 2013 and Anas S. al-Shaikh-Ali, fl. 2013, in Books-In-Brief Series (Herndon, VA: International Institute of Islamic Thought, 2010), 37 page(s)
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- Abstract / Summary
- Dr. Katherine Bullock's treatise on Rethinking Muslim Women and the Veil was first published by the IIIT in 2002 with a second printing in 2007. It is a forceful and intelligent critique of the popular western notion of the veil as a symbol of Muslim women's oppression. Addressing many of the key socio-political concerns which this global issue has raised, the author examines the West's historical fixation with the veil (including aspects of colonialism and fetishism with the harem), appraises feminist discourse, and offers an alternative theory of the veil. An important feature of the work is the voice the author has given to the views, opinions, experiences, and perspectives of a sample of Muslim women interviewed in Canada on the subject of the hijab. The author embraced Islam during her Ph.D. candidacy and, interestingly, it was the experience of people's reaction to her conversion that led her to change the original topic of her doctoral thesis and choose instead the study of the veil as the subject of her Ph.D. Through careful and meticulous study into an area fraught with historical and cultural misconceptions, the author has sought to challenge some of the subjective and negative fundamentals which have come to dominate much of the discourse into this important issue today.
- Field of Interest
- Religion & Thought
- Author
- Katherine Bullock, fl. 2002
- Copyright Message
- Copyright ©2010 The International Institute of Islamic Thought
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Page Count
- 37
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Publisher
- International Institute of Islamic Thought
- Place Published / Released
- Herndon, VA
- Subject
- Religion & Thought, Social Sciences, Community, المجتمع, Umma, Jama'a, Communauté, Gemeinde, קְהִלָה, Comunidade, Comunidad, Muslim, Women, Social & Religious Role of, Women, Attitudes toward, Morals, Islamic Ethics, Islam, Belief
- Series / Program
- Books-In-Brief Series
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- المجتمع, Umma, Jama'a, Communauté, Gemeinde, קְהִלָה, Comunidade, Comunidad
