The Veil's Resurgence
June 23, 2011What does the veil mean for Islamic women around the world and why is it growing in popularity? Harvard Divinity School Leila Ahmed discusses her new book on that topic.
What does the veil mean for Islamic women around the world and why is it growing in popularity? Harvard Divinity School Leila Ahmed discusses her new book on that topic.
Hour 1: What’s it like to swim with and photograph the largest creatures on earth? We’ll find out this hour with Charles “Flip” Nicklin, lead whale photographer and marine mammal specialist for the National Geographic Society. His new book is “Among Giants: A Life with Whales” (University of Chicago Press, 2011). http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/77/510036/137375942/KERA_137375942.mp3[Download MP3]