Depicting the Veil

by Robin L. Riley
Depicting the Veil
Author: Robin L. Riley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1780325126
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This powerful book exposes how gendered Orientalism is wielded to justify Western imperialism. Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have utilized concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed with Orientalist images depicting women of color as mysterious, sinister, and dangerous, to support war. Oscillating between Mrs Anthrax, female suicide bomber and tragic, helpless victim, representations of 'brown women' have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how this kind of transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism.

Depicting the Veil

by Robin L. Riley
Depicting the Veil
Author: Robin L. Riley
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1780325134
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This powerful book exposes how gendered Orientalism is wielded to justify Western imperialism. Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have utilized concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed with Orientalist images depicting women of color as mysterious, sinister, and dangerous, to support war. Oscillating between Mrs Anthrax, female suicide bomber and tragic, helpless victim, representations of 'brown women' have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how this kind of transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism.

The Veil

by Chloe Neill
The Veil
Author: Chloe Neill
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451473345
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A brand new series from New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill. Seven years ago, the Veil that separates humanity from what lies beyond was torn apart, and New Orleans was engulfed in a supernatural war. Now, those with paranormal powers have been confined in a walled community that humans call the District. Those who live there call it Devil's Isle. Claire Connolly is a good girl with a dangerous secret: she’s a Sensitive, a human endowed with magic that seeped through the Veil. Claire knows that revealing her skills would mean being confined to Devil’s Isle. Unfortunately, hiding her power has left her untrained and unfocused. Liam Quinn knows from experience that magic makes monsters of the weak, and he has no time for a Sensitive with no control of her own strength. But when he sees Claire using her powers to save a human under attack—in full view of the French Quarter—Liam decides to bring her to Devil’s Isle and the teacher she needs, even though getting her out of his way isn’t the same as keeping her out of his head. As more and more Sensitives fall prey to their magic, and unleash their hunger on the city, Claire and Liam must work together to save New Orleans, or else the city will burn…

The Torn Veil

by Daniel M. Gurtner
The Torn Veil
Author: Daniel M. Gurtner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2006-12-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781139463126
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In this 2006 text, Daniel M. Gurtner examines the meaning of the rending of the veil at the death of Jesus in Matthew 27:51a by considering the functions of the veil in the Old Testament and its symbolism in Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism. Gurtner incorporates these elements into a compositional exegesis of the rending text in Matthew. He concludes that the rending of the veil is an apocalyptic assertion like the opening of heaven revealing, in part, end-time images drawn from Ezekiel 37. Moreover, when the veil is torn Matthew depicts the cessation of its function, articulating the atoning role of Christ's death which gives access to God not simply in the sense of entering the Holy of Holies (as in Hebrews), but in trademark Matthean Emmanuel Christology: 'God with us'. This underscores the significance of Jesus' atoning death in the first gospel.

Veil of Time

by Claire R. McDougall
Veil of Time
Author: Claire R. McDougall
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2014-03-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1451693826
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In the tradition of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, a woman finds herself transported to ancient Scotland and to nobleman Fergus, brother of the king. Fergus desperately wants Maggie to stay and create a life with him, but she’s torn. Will she choose her future or his past? A compelling tale of two Scotlands—one modern, one ancient—and the woman who parts the veil between them. The medication that treats Maggie’s seizures leaves her in a haze, but it can’t dull her grief at losing her daughter to the same condition. With her marriage dissolved and her son away at school, Maggie retreats to a cottage below the ruins of Dunadd, once the royal seat of Scotland. But is it fantasy or reality when she awakens in a bustling village within the massive walls of eighth-century Dunadd? In a time and place so strange yet somehow familiar, Maggie is drawn to the striking, somber Fergus, brother of the king and father of Illa, who bears a keen resemblance to Maggie’s late daughter. With each dreamlike journey to the past, Maggie grows closer to Fergus and embraces the possibility of staying in this Dunadd. But with present-day demands calling her back, can Maggie leave behind the Scottish prince who dubs her mo chridhe, my heart?

The Lifted Veil

by George Eliot
The Lifted Veil
Author: George Eliot
Publisher: Xist Publishing
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2015-03-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623958318
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The Lifted Veil by George Eliot is a gothic novella in the vein of other Victorian horror stories like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Bram Stoker's Dracula. In The Lifted Veil, the unreliable narrator, Latimer, believes that he is cursed with an otherworldly ability to see into the future and the thoughts of other people. This leads to tragedy as his obsession with his brother's fiancee. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

Tethered to the Veil

by Alexandria Annibali
Tethered to the Veil
Author: Alexandria Annibali
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-08-17
Genre:
ISBN:
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Ever since Avalon can remember, she has lived a perfectly average life. Although, that's not saying much considering she has no memories before the age of sixteen and no idea why. Now she attends university, bartends to make ends meet, and has plans set out for her future. A future that her past is hell-bent on destroying. Thrust back into the secret paranormal world she once escaped, she is reunited with both the friends she left behind and the scientists who have dictated her life for so long. As her memories return, she is reminded of just how dangerous her surroundings really are. Faced with deadly consequences, Avalon and the other members of the Institute's horrendous experiment must fight tooth and nail to gain their freedom before it is too late. Content warnings: This book contains graphic violence and sexual situations. Disclaimer: due to the first-person nature of this book, the situations depicted and language used may trigger some people's anxiety/PTSD.

VEIL PAINTINGS

by DAMIEN. HIRST
VEIL PAINTINGS
Author: DAMIEN. HIRST
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9781912122295
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My Hair is Pink Under This Veil

by Rabina Khan
My Hair is Pink Under This Veil
Author: Rabina Khan
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2021-05-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1785906569
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"This book should be read in every household around the UK. It is educational, insightful and most of all honest." – Nadiya Hussain "A funny, engaging and moving memoir. Rabina captures nuances and shatters stereotypes." – Fatima Manji, Channel 4 News "An inspiring, candid insight into the life of a hijab-wearing Muslim woman in Britain." – Bella *** "In 2015, when I ran to be mayor in Tower Hamlets, a smartly dressed middle-class man saw me wearing a headscarf and asked me what colour my hair was underneath it. I gave him a big smile. 'Pink,' I replied. Did I win his vote? I rather doubt it." Vivid, astute and full of humour, My Hair Is Pink Under This Veil offers a frank appraisal of life in modern Britain as seen through the eyes of a hijab-wearing Muslim woman. Rabina Khan writes with grace about her family's experiences building a new life in 1970s London before turning her attention to exploring the politics of the veil, white privilege and intersectional feminism. And in depicting her battle to build a successful political career against a backdrop of blame, bias and misogyny – including from her own community – Khan is clear-sighted about the struggles facing Muslim women today. Now fully updated with new material on the sexism facing women in politics, My Hair Is Pink Under This Veil is at its heart an inspiring story about the power of self-belief and determination to create a fairer world.