and then Muslim women to remove the veil and by

others to affirm or restore it .." (Ahmed 167).

This paper explores these efforts in two specific stages: the first and the last

thirds of the twentieth century. Through an analysis of some of the various

arguments on the veil, I will try to induce some general characteristics of the

debate on the issue and on women during these two specific periods of time.

The starting point will be Kasim Amin's "Tahrir el Mara'a" (Liberation of

Woman) and the counter argument of Talat Harb's "Tarbiet el Mara'a wal

Hijab", (Educating Women and the Veil). The debate between those two

protagonists which has become a "prototype" of the debate on the veil

throughout the century (Ahmed P. 164). Malak Hefni Nassif's and Hoda

Sha'arawi's attitudes towards the veil represent an interesting insight to two

different interpretations of the hijab issue by feminist activists that prevail

throughout the century. The whole synthesis of this early debate is then put

in juxtaposition to the debate later in the century as represented by the

avalanche of literature on the topic in the seventies, the v

"Ostor Awratena" (God to cover our weaknesses / pudenda), the word

should see her face first). Furthermore, he argues that unveiling would make

"disguise" itself in religious jargon (Researchers of El Maraa Al Gadida,

at work. The number of do's and don'ts reached at the end of the tape is

women from displaying their bodies to preserve the society from the harms

her father. At the age of thirteen, she left her husband because of his return

Some common words found in the essay are:
Hijab Shara'ei, Talat Harb, Veiled Woman, Ramadan Minister's, Turkey India, Al Saadawi, Aradaha Allah, Awratena God, Late Century, Europeby German, argument veil, ayet el, talat harb, amin's tahrir, conservative ideas, social practical, el mara'a, women veil, women's veil, educating women, covering hair body, school administrations imposing, hair body hands, kasim amin's tahrir, malak hefni nassif's,
Approximate Word count = 4615
Approximate Pages = 18 (250 words per page double spaced)