Veil Obsessed: Representations in Literature, Art, and Media - Paperbackby Umme Al Wazedi (Editor), Afrin Zeenat (Editor), Michael Lundell (Contribution by) Discussions surrounding the veil often run along essentialist and ahistorical lines, associating Islam with oppression, shame, and honor. Contributing to these stereotypes, the media in both the East and the West obsessively condemn or valorize practices of veiling. In Veil Obsessed, Umme Al wazedi and Afrin Zeenat present a range of essays to complicate and challenge