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This course examines how images of veiled Muslim women are used to justify war

  • Written by Sara Rahnama, Assistant Professor of History, Morgan State University
This course examines how images of veiled Muslim women are used to justify warPhotographs capture images of women in war-torn regions of the world. SHAH MARAI/AFP via Getty ImagesThis course examines how images of veiled Muslim women are used to justify war

Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Course Title:

“Women and War”

What prompted the idea for the course?

When I was on a fellowship at the Library of...

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