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Discussion points for A Quiet Revolution
A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence from the Middle East to America In A Quiet Revolution, Leila Ahmed complicates politicized understandings of “the veil.” Based on your reading of her text, what do you think hijab means…
Panel Discussion with Leila Ahmed at Harvard Divinity School
Is veiling is oppressive? It’s not quite that simple. Offering insightful and often surprising analysis, Harvard professor Leila Ahmed has described a mostly unheralded trend among Muslim women: choosing to wear head coverings and concealing…