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The Hidden World of Islamic Women

By Geraldine Brooks

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Format:Paperback, 272 pages
Published In: United Kingdom, 22 February 2007
When her poised and sophisticated yuppie assistant at the Cairo bureau of the "Wall Street Journal" suddenly 'adopted the uniform of a Muslim fundamentalist', Geraldine Brooks set out to discover the truth about women and Islam. Sometimes adopting a chador as camouflage, she was granted meetings (and often astonishingly intimate insights) by everyone from Queen Noor of Jordan to former Iranian President Rafsanjani's daughter. She met with Palestinians protesting about 'honour killings' for adultery and sheltered girls transformed into warriors by the Emirates' armed forces. Throughout the Middle East, Brooks was invited into the homes and lives of these women where she found real stories that overturn western stereotypes. Fair-minded and often revelatory, "Nine Parts of Desire" is an extraordinarily rich tapestry of the different lives women lead under Islam, and a captivating and diverse portrait of a little known world.

About the Author

Geraldine Brooks is an award-winning author and journalist. She has written several books of fiction and non-fiction, including the international bestselling novel Year of Wonders and more recently March, which won the Pulitzer. She lives in rural Virginia.

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Fascinating, meticulously reported, and elegantly written Susan Faludi She takes us behind the veils and into the homes of women in every corner of the Middle East ... It is in her descriptions of her meetings that the book excels Observer

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:0141029404
EAN:9780141029405
Dimensions: 19.0 x 12.0 x 1.0 centimeters (0.19 kg)
Age Range: 15+ years
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I found this book to be an easy read; incredibly informative and overall excellent. I rarely put the book down as I was carried away by my own intrigue to learn more about the lives of women who are treated so vastly different from me. I found the book to be really well written and I was a "captive" audience from beginning to end.

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same old usual negative tales. If you want to find out about Muslim women, go directly to the source. These authors will write anything negative to sell a book. You should not find out what Islam says from these sources.

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this book is one sided view from the auther n fall of emotive languages .
some of his arguments not relaiable because it against Islamic legislation .

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