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Feministe posted a review of The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics .
Heath doesn’t aim to give a concrete definition of what veiling is. The book gives several different (and differing) perspectives on what veiling is to the women within these pages, and lets the reader mull over what this may mean herself. In a politically-charged atmosphere, where most books, speakers, and articles aim to define and control the veil and its meanings, The Veil is a refreshing anti-viewpoint.
It sounds like a very interesting book. I just put it on my to-buy list. Did anyone read it?
There is no way to segue into this smoothly. I recently went back through my journal and locked and tagged a whole bunch of entries. I posted way too much random crap that defies categorisation in 2002 and 2003. One of the things I came across was a link to a Bush/Blair vid (my tagging system obviously sucks because I cannot find my entry about it). They are singing Endless Love to each other. No, really. It is hilarious.
I put it up at megaupload [link]; it's 5MB, .mov. Let me know if MU doesn't work for you and I'll upload it somewhere else. You have to see it.
Heath doesn’t aim to give a concrete definition of what veiling is. The book gives several different (and differing) perspectives on what veiling is to the women within these pages, and lets the reader mull over what this may mean herself. In a politically-charged atmosphere, where most books, speakers, and articles aim to define and control the veil and its meanings, The Veil is a refreshing anti-viewpoint.
It sounds like a very interesting book. I just put it on my to-buy list. Did anyone read it?
There is no way to segue into this smoothly. I recently went back through my journal and locked and tagged a whole bunch of entries. I posted way too much random crap that defies categorisation in 2002 and 2003. One of the things I came across was a link to a Bush/Blair vid (my tagging system obviously sucks because I cannot find my entry about it). They are singing Endless Love to each other. No, really. It is hilarious.
I put it up at megaupload [link]; it's 5MB, .mov. Let me know if MU doesn't work for you and I'll upload it somewhere else. You have to see it.