Class Year
2015
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Publication Date
Spring 2015
Department 1
Anthropology
Abstract
What all Americans should know about women in the Muslim world is that Muslim women are increasingly prohibited through legal measures to choose for themselves whether or not to veil, which reduces their agency and perpetuates the harmful idea that all Muslim women need saving.This paper takes a look at political and legislative interventions on veiling in several countries.
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Recommended Citation
Rivoli, Lisa R., "To Veil or Not to Veil: A Loaded Question" (2015). What All Americans Should Know About Women in the Muslim World. 9.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/islamandwomen/9
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Comments
This paper was written for Professor Amy Evrard's course, ANTH 218: Islam and Women, Spring 2015.