Spotlight: What Did the So-Called "Veil" or "Hijab" Look Like in Pre-Islamic Arabia?

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PRESENTER

Razan Abu Sharia

Original city

Riyadh

Original Date

May 27, 2023

DESCRIPTION

Razan Abu Sharia talks about what the veil/hijab looked like in pre-Islamic Arabia. She explores ancient veiling in Mesopotamia, Roman, Greek, Assyrian, and Byzantine Empires, and much more! 

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SOURCES & FUTURE REFERENCES

• The Veil and the Male Elite: A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam by Fatema Mernissi | Goodreads

• Veiled Sentiments by Lila Abu-Lughod | University of California Press

• The Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon | Google Books

• A Community of Secrets: The Separate World of Bedouin Women | JSTOR

• Permission to Rebel: Arab Bedouin Women's Changing Negotiation of Social Roles | JSTOR

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