Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution

The journalist Mona Eltahawy is no stranger to controversy. Through her articles and actions she has fought...
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Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution by Eltahawy, Mona

Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution

¥4,779

Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution

¥4,779
Author: Mona Eltahawy
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The journalist Mona Eltahawy is no stranger to controversy. Through her articles and actions she has fought for the autonomy, security, and dignity of Muslim women, drawing vocal supporters and detractors. Now, in her first book, Headscarves and Hymens, Eltahawy has prepared a definitive condemnation of the repressive forces--political, cultural, and religious--that reduce millions of women to second-class citizens.

Drawing on her years as a campaigner for and commentator on women's issues in the Middle East, she explains that since the Arab Spring began in 2010, women in the Arab world have had two revolutions to undertake: one fought alongside men against oppressive regimes, and another fought against an entire political and economic system that represses women in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, and other nations.

Eltahawy has traveled across the Middle East and North Africa, meeting with women and listening to their stories. Her book is a plea for outrage and action on their behalf, confronting a toxic mix of culture and religion that few seem willing or able to disentangle lest they blaspheme or offend. A manifesto motivated by hope and fury in equal measure, Headscarves and Hymens is as illuminating as it is incendiary.

Author: Mona Eltahawy
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 05/10/2016
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.30h x 4.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780374536657

About the Author
Mona Eltahawy is an award-winning Egyptian American feminist writer and commentator. Her essays and op-eds on Egypt, the Islamic world, and women's rights have appeared in various publications, including The Washington Post and The New York Times. She has appeared as a guest commentator on MSNBC, the BBC, CNN, PBS, Al-Jazeera, NPR, and dozens of other television and radio networks, and is a contributing opinion writer for the International New York Times. She lives in Cairo and New York City.

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