Tag Muslim women

July 11, 2011
in Current Affairs, History, Middle East Studies, Religion, Social Science

Choosing the Veil, Quietly

July 11, 2011
in Current Affairs, History, Middle East Studies, Religion, Social Science

What symbols do you wear every day? Does your haircut symbolize your gender? Are you wearing a ring to tell the world you’re married, you graduated from a certain college, or just that you can afford it? In A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to America, Leila Ahmed explores the trend of Muslim women embracing the veil since the 1970s after at least four decades of going bareheaded.

March 25, 2011
in Current Affairs, History, Middle East Studies, Political Science, Social Science

YUP and the Arab World: Books, Author Talks, and Free Downloads

March 25, 2011
in Current Affairs, History, Middle East Studies, Political Science, Social Science

In the midst of recent events in the Middle East, YUP is offering a special look at the books that cover religion, politics, and culture of the region, and our authors who are active in contributing to these discussions. Last month, Marwan Muasher gave a talk at Yale as part