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The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam by Fatema Mernissi
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challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was actually a source I'm using for a history thesis. Sure, the way it's written might not be for everyone! But I'm a history major. There's another review for this book that I felt wildly misses the mark, so I want to talk more about the great way Mernissi tackles things.
Mernissi isn't trying to say that the Islamic texts are the only reason to justify women's rights generally, she's taking a look at the history of Islam and how things changed, and why there are so many contradictions in the texts. She's looking at a religion she has grown up with and is surrounded by. To understand and combat what happened then and today, she has to look at it from all sides, breaking down the details in a way that unpacks biases and falsehoods. She believes in women's rights, but again, this is an /interpretation/ of the texts given not a justification.
Highly recommend!!
Mernissi isn't trying to say that the Islamic texts are the only reason to justify women's rights generally, she's taking a look at the history of Islam and how things changed, and why there are so many contradictions in the texts. She's looking at a religion she has grown up with and is surrounded by. To understand and combat what happened then and today, she has to look at it from all sides, breaking down the details in a way that unpacks biases and falsehoods. She believes in women's rights, but again, this is an /interpretation/ of the texts given not a justification.
Highly recommend!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, War, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Violence
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