Under The Veil

From the writing of her first book, Beyond the Veil: Male-Female Dynamics in Modern Muslim Society in 1975, Mernissi has sought to reclaim the ideological discourse on women and sexuality from the stranglehold of patriarchy. She critically examines the classical corpus of religious-juristic texts, including the Hadith, and reinterprets them from a feminist perspective. In her view, the Muslim ideal of the silent, passive, obedient woman has nothing to do with the authentic message of Islam. Rather, it is a construction of the 'ulama', the male jurists-theologians who manipulated and distorted the religious texts in order to preserve the patriarchal system. Mernissi's work explores the relationship between sexual ideology, gender identity, sociopolitical organization, and the status of women in Islam; her special focus, however, is Moroccan society and culture. As a feminist, her work represents an attempt to undermine the ideological and political systems that silence and oppress Muslim women.

In this power romance, Lauren is kidnapped and taken away to a foreign land by a dying king. She must quickly figure out who to trust and who to destroy in order to regain her freedom.

I know the answer to the world's deepest secret . . . Graham, a functioning alcoholic and Harvard medical student and the protagonist of Into the Rabbit Hole, stumbles across a puzzling communication from his deceased Navy Seal brother. Graham must work to unravel a litany of secrets sobering in their implications not only for himself, but for the past twelve-thousand years of human history and the secrets of the universe. Had he not, in his hungover state, opened the email, Graham could have continued on his predetermined successful, if dysfunctional, path and never embarked on the paradigm-shifting journey that so loosens his grasp on reality and obliterates not only what he chooses to believe but what he trusts as fact. With the help of his long-term girlfriend, his quirky Mensan best friend, his wild and athletic best girlfriend since childhood and his friend from Undergrad at Georgetown who followed him to Harvard for Grad school, he sets out to decode this complex cryptogram, which he soon discovers is charged with the potential to unhinge the very control that certain government officials are intent, at all costs, on maintaining. Micah T Dank takes the reader on an electrifying hunt for what is real and what is possible, encountering along the way politics, conspiracies, fringe medicine, history, and language, and what it means to survive—thrive, even—when you have the weight of the world on your shoulders. Beneath the Veil is the first book in a 6 books series Into the Rabbit Hole, that proves that love and humor may not be the answer, but that without these variables there is no worthy solution to any challenging problem or improbable situation.

For women in early modern Europe, the Reformation and the Enlightenment entailed both new freedom and new restrictions. In response to an ideology that immured the female mind and spirit inside the body, women found in religion a hope for individual freedom, a sense of self-identity, and a justification for gender equality. Under the Veil: Feminism and Spirituality in Post-Reformation Europe invokes the veil’s dual significance, as the marker of the religious woman, and as the metaphoric veil separating female interior life from its public construction. This collection of nine essays focuses specifically on the direct links between emergent feminism and religious faith as experienced through wide cultural, geographic, and confessional differences, united by themes of female subjectivity, selfhood, autonomy, and community. The essays range in topic and scope from the early seventeenth to the early nineteenth centuries, across Europe, Britain, and North America, through a wide range of experiences and written accounts – its subjects are Philadelphian visionaries and Quaker missionaries, Iroquois leaders and early Canadian nuns, Islamic societies and European female travellers, French mystics and educators, and British writers and intellectuals. These accounts reveal how women across a wide spectrum of formal beliefs and cultural backgrounds found in religion a way to negotiate the restrictions of their outward lives, and a radical source of personal and collective independence and value.

As the worldwide prayer movement continues to flourish, never before have so many Christians from so many faith traditions joined together to intercede for so long--in their homes, in their churches, in their communities. As the prayer movement continues to explode, leaders emerge to give guidance to the growing number of intercessors . . . and Alice Smith is at their forefront, leading the leaders who have lifted the banner of passionate, effective intercessory prayer for this generation and the next. In Beyond the Veil, Smith proclaims God's call for His people to pray and shares what she has learned on her own journey toward deeper intimacy with God through prayer. Whether readers are new to intercession or are veteran prayer warriors, they will discover sound, biblical methods for binding the enemy and loosing the Holy Spirit in their families, churches, and nations. Each chapter includes questions and prayer exercises, with a corresponding devotional to bring the principles of intercession to life, making Beyond the Veil the essential guidebook for the prayer revival that is sweeping the globe.

Under the Veil takes the reader on a personal journey into Mediumship. We follow Brigid as she shares the parallels learnt from her Catholic upbringing into her development as an International Medium. This is a true story about a skeptic who 'fell' into Mediumship.

In the labyrinthine alleys of Delhi, where the veil of night shrouds the city in mystery, a tale of unseen heroes unfolds. "Under the Veil of Night" is a captivating journey into the nocturnal realm, where the lines between good and evil blur, and ordinary individuals are called upon to perform extraordinary acts of courage and compassion. As the darkness descends, the lives of diverse characters intersect in unexpected ways, their paths illuminated by the flickering glow of street lamps and the shimmering light of the moon. From the bustling streets of Delhi to the quiet alleyways of ancient cities, readers will be transported to a world where the true essence of humanity is revealed in all its complexity and beauty. Through the pages of this gripping novel, readers will encounter a cast of characters whose stories intertwine in the most unforeseen of circumstances. From Rajiv, a humble rickshaw driver whose acts of honesty and compassion ripple through the city, to Maya, a woman haunted by the specters of her past, each character grapples with their own demons as they navigate the shadows of the night. But amidst the darkness, there shines a beacon of hope – the unseen heroes whose selfless deeds inspire others to rise above adversity and strive for a better tomorrow. As the tale unfolds, readers will be captivated by the power of love, friendship, and resilience that transcends the darkest of nights. "Under the Veil of Night: A Tale of Unseen Heroes" is a testament to the enduring strength of the human spirit, a celebration of the unseen heroes who walk among us, and a reminder that even in the darkest of times, hope still flickers like a candle in the wind. Join us on this thrilling adventure into the depths of night, where the true essence of heroism awaits.