Linta’s Reviews > Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution > Status Update

Eltahawy is a good writer but is jumping to conclusions on what face veiling and hijab means… not entirely sure why the meaning must always be inferred as a reflection of patriarchal misogyny in society or why the right to wear hijab or niqab clashes with feminist theory in her view. She seemingly wishes to present a different way of thinking but is presenting the same rehashed arguments we’ve heard before…