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The Veil And The Male Elite
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The Veil And The Male Elite

by Fatima Mernissi

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Genre: Society & Social Sciences / Sociology & Anthropology

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Convinced that the veil is a symbol of unjust male authority over women, in The Veil and the Male Elite , Moroccan feminist Fatima Mernissi aims to investigate the origins of the practice in the first Islamic community.