On Boys, Girls And The Veil/a Film Review

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...On Boys, Girls and the Veil is a fascinating and intriguing film that will challenge Western viewers preconceptions of Islamic custom, particularly in regards to that most controversial of subjectsthe veil. However, this film is more than a depiction of customs surrounding the use of the veil. In the Arabic title the world "veil" does not even appear. This is because the principal focus of the director is towards the depiction of relations between young men and women in Egypt at this time, as they strive to come to terms with their identities within a turbulent and changing social context. Within this context, the use of the veil plays a role, but it is only a role. Nevertheless, as reviewer Michael Fahy points out, the topic of the veil has become an "all-but-inevitable shorthand for the most standard, Western treatments of gender relations in the Middle East." Therefore, the following examination of the film will examine how the veil is portrayed in this documentary, relating this...

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