According to Hoodfar, western assumptions of the veil as a symbol of ignorance and oppression
A) arise from a failure to contextualize non-Western societies and unwillingness to let go of static ethnocentric images.
B) are completely fabricated and have no historical or cultural foundation.
C) are entirely correct, but their approach to the problem belittles the role of women as social actors.
D) could hardly be more opposite to the reality of the situation, as only powerful and wealthy women in traditional Islamic society were veiled.
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