Nazira Zeineddine: A Pioneer of Islamic Feminism

About the Book: Nazira Zeineddine: A Pioneer of Islamic Feminism

In 1928, Nazira Zeineddine al-Halabi wrote a book called Unveiling and Veiling, an indictment of patriarchal oppression in which she boldly stated that the veil was un-Islamic. Considered by many an attack on Islam, it caused uproar and was banned by many clerics. In this latest addition to Makers of the Muslim World series, miriam cooke paints an intimate portrait of the life and work of this pioneering champion of Islamic feminism.

Miriam Cooke has contributed to Nazira Zeineddine: A Pioneer of Islamic Feminism as an author.miriam cooke, professor of Arabic literature at Duke University, is author of “”Women Claim Islam: Creating Islamic Feminism through Literature”” and the novel “”Hayati, My Life””.