The Two-Faced Veil: Symbol of Patriarchy or Islamic Feminism? - TIME:
"What Ahmed wants us to understand through this panoramic history is that the veil has gone through the wash cycle of history, and that its meaning today is both fresh and local. It is no longer a bandanna version of the all-encompassing Afghan burqa, signaling a woman's brainwashed submissiveness or at the very least her lack of choice. Today, Ahmed argues, the veil often reflects values and attitudes that have little to do with piety at all. Many young women in post 9/11 America, she notes, began wearing the veil to protest discrimination against Muslims or to express their solidarity with the Palestinian cause."
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