Islam and the Veil

Rabiha Hannan is Vice Chair of SACRE, Leicester, UK, and Co-Director of Community Relations Initiative, UK. Theodore Gabriel is Associate Senior Lecturer and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.

• Introduction Theodore Gabriel & Rabiha Hannan; Part I: Theoretical Contexts; 1. Respect in Plural Society Marcus Braybrooke; 2. Reflections on Sartorial Injunctions in Islam Theodore Gabriel. 3. Unveiling Orientalism in Reverse Alison Scott-Baumann; 4. Mowdudi: Purdah and the Status of Women in Islam Roy Jackson; 5. Female Seclusion and the Veil: Two issues in Political and social discourse Simonetta Calderini; Part II: Examining the Scriptural Texts; 6. The Veil: Between Tradition and Reason, Culture and Context Usama Hasan; 7. An Exploration of the Debates Pertaining to Head Covering and Face Veiling of Women in the British Muslim Context Rabiha Hannan; 8. Norms of Gender Interaction Javaid Ghamidi; 9. The Hijab: A symbol of modesty or seclusion? Khola Hassan; Part III: Human Rights and Freedom of Expression; 10. Marginalization or an Opportunity for Dialogue: Exploring the Hijab as a Discursive Symbol of the Identity of Young Muslim Women Sariya Contractor; 11. The Islamic Veil: A focal point for social and political debate Malika Hamidi; 12. Muslim Women, the Veil and Activism Rajnara Akhtar; 13. Hijab and Belonging: Canadian Muslim Women Katherine Bullock; Bibliography; Index.