num_pages: 228
description: Convinced that the veil is a symbol of unjust male authority over women, in The Veil and the Male Elite, Moroccan feminist Fatima Mernissi aims to investigate the origins of the practice in the first Islamic community. 
language: English
title: The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam
titlecomplete: The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam
genres: Feminism, History, Islam, Religion, Sociology, Gender, Politics, Nonfiction, Academic, Womens
ratings_count: 1218
publisher: Basic Books