Headscarves and hymens : why the Middle East needs a sexual revolution
Eltahawy, Mona, 1967-2015
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In November 2011, Mona Eltahawy came to worldwide attention when she was assaulted by police during the Egyptian Revolution. She responded by writing a groundbreaking piece in Foreign Policy entitled 'Why Do They Hate Us'; 'They' being Muslim men, 'Us' being women. It sparked huge controversy. In this volume, Eltahawy takes her argument further. Drawing on her years as a campaigner and commentator on women's issues in the Middle East, she 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 as second-class citizens in countries from Yemen and Saudi Arabia to Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.
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Author:
Eltahawy, Mona, 1967-, author
Publisher:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015.
Collation:
240 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780297609001 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
903801
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