Shirazi examines issues that are important to all women, from routine matters such as daily hygiene and clothing to controversial subjects like abortion, birth control, and virginity.

In Velvet Jihad Faegheh Shirazi reveals the creative strategies Muslim women have adopted to quietly fight against those who would limit their growing rights.

There is a large disparity between a Muslim woman's role according to the Qur'an and her role as some corners of Muslim society have interpreted it. While the Internet has proven invaluable to those who wish to uphold a patriarchal society and spread the message of Islamic fundamentalism, Muslim women have used the Web to build a transnational community intent on growing women’s rights in the Middle East. There are numerous conflicts ensuing in the Middle East, but not all are being fought with rockets and rifles. (There are numerous conflicts ensuing in the Middle East. Velvet Jihad: Muslim Women's Quiet Resistance to Islamic Fundamentalism Shirazi is the author of four published books, including an edited volume: 'The Veil Unveiled: Hijab in Modern Culture, Gainesville: University Press of Florida' (2001) 'Velvet Jihad: Muslim Women's Quiet Resistance to Islamic Fundamentalism, Gainesville: University Press of Florida' (2009) 'Muslim Women in War and Crisis: From Reality to Representation, Austin: The University of Texas Press' (2010) and 'Brand Islam: The Commodification of Piety, Austin: University of Texas Press' (2016). She is a public speaker and guest on television and radio programs. Shirazi is an interpreter at Interreligious Ministries since 2001.įaegheh Shirazi was a lecturer at institutions in the United States and abroad, including the University of Haifa. She was an interpreter for the banian refugee session at Austin Area Inter-Religious Ministries Settlement Project in 2001. In 2001 she was a member of the executive committee at the Center for Middle East Studies.Īlso, Faegen is a certified Farsi interpreter. Shirazi held a number of positions at the University of Texas at Austin, including research associate and textile specialist with Bureau of Business Research (1990-1992), lecturer, (1991-1994), assistant professor (1995-2002), an associate professor of Middle Eastern languages and cultures since 2002. From 1988 to 1990 Faegheh Shirazi served as an instructor in textiles and fashion marketing, and program director at Collin County College, Plano, Texas.

The Veil Unveiled by Faegheh Shirazi