15 Dr.Katherine Bullock | Rethinking Muslim Women and the Veil.. | A Conversation With The Author
The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the author solely and do not necessarily reflect the views of Islamic Literary Society. Since we are critically-thinking human beings, the views of the author may be subject to change, revision, and rethinking at any time. Dr. Katherine Bullock hosted by Lauren Booth challenges the popular western notion that the veil is a symbol of Muslim women’s oppression. In postulating a positive theory of the hijab the author challenges with great sophistication liberal feminists’ who criticize the choice of women to cover themselves as ultimately un-liberating.The author argues that in a culture of consumerism, the hijāb can be experienced as a liberation from the tyranny of the beauty myth and the thin “ideal” woman.
