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A quiet revolution : the veil's resurgence, from the Middle East to America / Leila Ahmed.

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New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011.

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Location	Call No.	Status	Notes
Purdy-Kresge Library	BP 190.5 .H44 A46 2011	CHECKED IN

Description	viii, 352 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-338) and index.
Contents	The islamic resurgence and the veil: from emergence to migration. Unveiling -- The veil's vanishing past -- The 1970s: seeds of the resurgence -- The new veil: converging influences -- The 1980s: exploring women's motivations -- Islamist connections -- Migrations -- The 1990s: a changing climate in America -- After 9/11: new pathways in America. Prologue -- Backlash: the veil, the burkah, and the clamor of war -- Isna and the women of isna -- American Muslim women's activism in the twenty-first century.
Summary	Chronicles Islamic women's use of the veil, an article of clothing that fell out of use in the 1940s, but now is worn by most Muslim women and has sparked debate around the world.
Subject	Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Middle East.
	Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- United States.
	Veils -- Middle East.
	Veils -- United States.
	Muslim women -- Clothing -- Middle East.
	Muslim women -- Clothing -- United States.
Added Title	Bridging Cultures Muslim Journeys (NEH).
ISBN	9780300181432 (pbk.) : $22.00
	0300181434 (pbk.) : $22.00
OCLC #	mjc2010049535

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