Submission : Veiled meanings ; Scary veils and pretty veils ; Unveiling and tradition ; The veil as object -- Purity, necessity, unity : Not Muslim enough ; Unveiled and Muslim ; Veiled contexts -- Rebellion : Veils on trial -- Feminism : The veiled and the exotic ; Inside the h…
"The veil can be an instrument of feminist empowerment, and veiled anonymity can confer power to women. Starting from her own marriage ceremony at which she first wore a full veil, Rafia Zakaria examines how veils do more than they get credit for. Part memoir and part philosophi…