Beyond the Veil by Fatima Mernissi is a book about gender dynamics in a modern Muslim society. It was first published by Schenkman Publishing Co. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1975 but has not been in print since 1981. (ISBN 0-470-59612-0)
This is a book exploring how Islam treats women as equals to men and respects them. It also shows the importance of the veil, or hijab.
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