Synopsis
As a foreign correspondent covering the Middle East for the Wall Street Journal, Brooks examined the attitudes of Muslim women toward a society that many Western feminists consider oppressive. Donning the hijab, the black veil, Brooks sought to enter the world of Islamic women--in Egypt, Iran, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the occupied territories--to report on topics such as dress codes, polygamy, belly dancing, as well as specific events like the Saudi women's revolt over their government's ban on women driving.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-01-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 255 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 8.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
An intimate, often shocking portrait of the lives of modern Muslim women--and how male pride and power have warped the original message of a once liberating faith.
In this captivating book, award-winning journalist Geraldine Brooks offers an intimate, often shocking portrait of the lives of modern Muslim women, and shows how male pride and power have warped the original message of a once-liberating faith. "A valid, entertaining account of women in the Muslim world".--The New York Times Book Review.
Industry Reviews
"Ms. Brooks has written a valid, entertaining account of women in the Muslim world. It neither whitewashes their problems nor engages in hysterical language over their condition."
New York Times Book Review - Sandra Mackey
"Fascinating, meticulously reported, and elegantly written... Geraldine Brooks takes us on a political and personal journey into the heart of Muslim women's world. She lifts the veil not only on the women of Islam but on our own preconceptions and stereotypes of Muslim women's subordinated status."
Susan Faludi
"Valuable...distinguishes between rampant misogyny and the liberal teachings of Islam...consistently enlightening."
Norman
"Brooks is a wonderful writer and thinker; the observations she makes and the conclusions she reaches open both our eyes and our minds to understanding Muslim women anew."
Reed
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