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The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World

نوال السعداوي

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This powerful account of brutality against women in the Muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century ago. It was the horrific female genital mutilation that she suffered aged only six, which first awakened Nawal el Saadawi's sense of the violence and injustice which permeated her society. Her experiences working as a doctor in villages around Egypt, witnessing prostitution, honour killings and sexual abuse, inspired her to write in order to give voice to this suffering. She goes on explore the causes of the situation through a discussion of the historical role of Arab women in religion and literature.Saadawi argues that the veil, polygamy and legal inequality are incompatible with the just and peaceful Islam which she envisages.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Zed Books

Release: June 01, 2007

ISBN: 1842778757

ISBN 13: 9781842778753

The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World

نوال السعداوي

4.1/5 ( ratings)

This powerful account of brutality against women in the Muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century ago. It was the horrific female genital mutilation that she suffered aged only six, which first awakened Nawal el Saadawi's sense of the violence and injustice which permeated her society. Her experiences working as a doctor in villages around Egypt, witnessing prostitution, honour killings and sexual abuse, inspired her to write in order to give voice to this suffering. She goes on explore the causes of the situation through a discussion of the historical role of Arab women in religion and literature.Saadawi argues that the veil, polygamy and legal inequality are incompatible with the just and peaceful Islam which she envisages.

Language: English

Pages: 368

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Zed Books

Release: June 01, 2007

ISBN: 1842778757

ISBN 13: 9781842778753

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