TY - BOOK ID - 68653892 TI - Islamic veiling in legal discourse PY - 2012 SN - 9780415565509 0415565502 9780203117590 9781136304545 9781136304583 9781136304590 9780415533362 0415533368 PB - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Hijab (Islamic clothing). KW - Purdah. KW - Veils KW - Muslim women KW - Clothing and dress KW - Sex discrimination. KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam. KW - Clothing. KW - Conduct of life. KW - Hijab (Islamic clothing) KW - Purdah KW - Sex discrimination KW - Islam KW - Clothing KW - Conduct of life KW - Veils - Religious aspects - Islam KW - Muslim women - Clothing KW - Muslim women - Conduct of life KW - Clothing and dress - Religious aspects - Islam UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:68653892 AB - Islamic veiling in legal discourse looks at relevant law and related discourses in order to examine the assumptions and limits of the debates around the issue of Islamic veiling, which has become so topical in recent years. For some, Islamic veiling indicates a lack of autonomy, the oppression of women and the threat of Islamic radicalism to western secular values. For others, it suggests a positive autonomous choice, a new kind of gender equality and a legitimate exercise of one's freedom of religion, a treasured right in democratic societies--Back cover. ER -