Voices of the Veiled edition by Laura S Boylan Ana M Singh Nora S Valencia Religion Spirituality eBooks
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Emotions run high around the issue of Islamic veiling of women. Harsh voices call for bans in Europe and the US while women are beaten and worse for not wearing full covering in other parts of the world. This article presents the thoughts and perspectives of 14 women from around the world with personal experience of wearing Islamic veiling. These diverse women, all living now in the U.S., speak out. They are variously inspired, pressured, passionate and ambivalent about covering. An Afghani grandmother decries covering while choosing to cover. An uncovered woman asks for strength to cover and another woman rebels by removing her face veil against her husband’s wishes. Another woman deemed insufficiently covered abroad is pelted with pebbles. Offered here is a sampling of voices of women sharing their thoughts and experiences, many with accompanying photographs. Boylan stands back and lets the women’s voices take the fore. (Article, 30 pages with photographs, 7,000 words)
Voices of the Veiled edition by Laura S Boylan Ana M Singh Nora S Valencia Religion Spirituality eBooks
It was interesting to hear what Muslim women think of being veiled. Living in the United States, I think there is a perception that a woman is pressured to wear it. The women speaking in this book come from various countries but are all, at the time of the book, living in the United States. It is interesting that while they all come from the same religion, each country has there own belief about covering. There is also a difference in how to cover and how much to cover. I was saddened by the mentioning of areas where not covering could and, at least in one instance, did bring about acts of violence. What I found uplifting about this was the women who felt free to choose to veil or not and were able to do so. Many of them, with the freedom, have chosen to wear the veil based on their beliefs. In thinking about that I am saddened that some countries feel the need to force women to cover. If they left the decision to the women, maybe their women would not resent wearing the veil and then other countries could see the veil being worn as a choice of religious freedom.This is a short book to read. The author gives the women the voice of the book. I think it would be of interest to women studies and religious studies. I think it is a good book for spreading understanding of the veil.
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Voices of the Veiled edition by Laura S Boylan Ana M Singh Nora S Valencia Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
I found this fascinating. It gave me a new view of veiled women in an intimate way. Bravo to Laura Boylan for writing this.
This is a wonderful work. I learned a great deal about a variety of attitudes toward veiling. Boylan is to be commended. She listens.
A gentle collection of interviews in which Muslim women discuss why they veil or why they don't. The collection allows the reader to make his or her own conclusions.
I enjoyed reading this book. It was an interesting insight into a world and culture very different from my own. It was a nice cultural anthropology trip, albeit very short.
It was interesting to hear what Muslim women think of being veiled. Living in the United States, I think there is a perception that a woman is pressured to wear it. The women speaking in this book come from various countries but are all, at the time of the book, living in the United States. It is interesting that while they all come from the same religion, each country has there own belief about covering. There is also a difference in how to cover and how much to cover. I was saddened by the mentioning of areas where not covering could and, at least in one instance, did bring about acts of violence. What I found uplifting about this was the women who felt free to choose to veil or not and were able to do so. Many of them, with the freedom, have chosen to wear the veil based on their beliefs. In thinking about that I am saddened that some countries feel the need to force women to cover. If they left the decision to the women, maybe their women would not resent wearing the veil and then other countries could see the veil being worn as a choice of religious freedom.
This is a short book to read. The author gives the women the voice of the book. I think it would be of interest to women studies and religious studies. I think it is a good book for spreading understanding of the veil.
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