Bas Les Voiles ! by Chahdortt Djavann

A fiery, personal and political manifesto that condemns the Islamist veil as a symbol of female oppression and defends secular, republican values; blending memoir, testimony and polemic, it recounts personal encounters and wider social observations to denounce patriarchal control, criticize multicultural accommodations that tolerate coercive practices, and call for women’s emancipation, universal rights, and vigilance against religious fundamentalism.