Headscarves and hymens why the Middle East needs a sexual revolution
"Drawing on her years as a campaigner and commentator on women's issues in the Middle East, [Eltahawy] explains that since the Arab Spring began, women in the Arab world have had two revolutions to undertake: one fought with men against oppressive regimes, and another fought against an entire politi...
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Why they hate us -- Black veil, white flag -- One hand against women -- The god of virginity -- Home -- Roads through the desert -- Speak for yourself. | |
| 520 | |a "Drawing on her years as a campaigner and commentator on women's issues in the Middle East, [Eltahawy] explains that since the Arab Spring began, women in the Arab world have had two revolutions to undertake: one fought with men against oppressive regimes, and another fought against an entire political and economic system that treats women in countries from Yemen and Saudi Arabia to Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya as second-class citizens ... Her book is a plea for outrage and action on their behalf, confronting the 'toxic mix of culture and religion that few seem willing or able to disentangle lest they blaspheme or offend' " --Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Misogyny |z Middle East. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Sex discrimination against women |z Middle East. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women's rights |z Middle East. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Arab Spring, 2010- | |
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