Headscarves and hymens : why the Middle East needs a sexual revolution
Eltahawy, Mona, 1967-2016
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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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Eltahawy, Mona, 1967-, author
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London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016.
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240 pages ; 20 cm
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Originally published: 2015.
ISBN:
9781780228877 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
3929265
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