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The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World
Nawal El-Saadawi
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Description for The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World
Paperback. A harrowing expose of the abuse of women in the Arab world. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFE; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. .
This powerful non-fiction account of the oppression of women in the Muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century ago. Nawal El Saadawi writes out of a powerful 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, including female circumcision, drove her to give voice to this suffering. She goes on to explore the causes of the situation through a discussion of the historical role of Arab women in religion and ... Read more
This powerful non-fiction account of the oppression of women in the Muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century ago. Nawal El Saadawi writes out of a powerful 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, including female circumcision, drove her to give voice to this suffering. She goes on to explore the causes of the situation through a discussion of the historical role of Arab women in religion and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783607471
SKU
V9781783607471
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99-3
About Nawal El-Saadawi
Nawal El Saadawi is an internationally renowned writer, novelist and fighter for women's rights both within Egypt and abroad. She holds honorary doctorates from, among others, the universities of York, Illinois at Chicago, St Andrews and Tromso as well as Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Her many prizes and awards include the Premi Internacional Catalunya in 2003, the Council of ... Read more
Reviews for The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World
'The leading spokeswoman on the status of women in the Arab world' The Guardian 'A harrowing expose of the abuse of women in the Arab world' London Review of Books 'The Arab world's leading feminist and iconoclast' Fedwa Malti-Davis `Nawal El Saadawi has become something of ... Read more