Veiled Voices: Muslim Girls in Public Schools

by Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Dr Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid, Abdallah-Shahid

Book Overview

Veiled Voices: Muhajabat in Secular Schools is based on ethnographic research that examines, questions, and dispels assumptions regarding American Muslim females that wear the Islamic headscarf (hijab) and attend secular schools. Prior to sharing the voice of the six females focused upon in this study, Dr. Jawairriya Abdallah-Shahid provides a thorough explanation of what Islam, Sunnah, and Shariah teach regarding hijab. What is unique about this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1450053009
• ISBN13: 9781450053006
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Xlibris Us
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"