The Face Behind The Veil- The Extraordinary Lives of Muslim Women in America

byDonna Gehrke-White 3.5 of 5 stars3.50 rating details 118 ratings 16 reviews

Who is the !eri"an #$sli! wo!an% &ehind the !edia hy'e( behind the false stereoty'es lies the tr$th. )n this e*traordinary and !oving book( +o$rnalist Donna Gehrke-White 'rovides a rare( revealing look into the hearts( !inds( and everyday lives of #$sli! wo!en in !eri"a( and o'ens a window on a "$lt$re as diverse as it is !is$nderstood. ,he only book of its kind and the first to e*'lore !eri"a-s #$sli! wo!en--fro! .,he /ew ,raditionalists. 0wo!en who wear the veil even if earlier generations did not1 to .,he &lenders.- 0wo!en who don-t wear the veil b$t "onsider the!selves s'irit$al1 to .,he 2onverts. 0wo!en fro! other religio$s ba"kgro$nds who have re"ently "onverted to )sla!1 and the !yriad of wo!en that fall so!ewhere in between. 3ere( in their own words( are the !any different voi"es of do"tors( so""er !o!s( rebels( refor!ers( for!er 'oliti"al 'risoners( s$rvivors( a"tivists--wo!en of faith( "o$rage( ho'e( and "hange--all #$sli!s( all !eri"ans.