Beyond the Veil (Saqi Essentials)

29 January '14

Sexual inequality is a prominent feature of both Western and Islamic societies, but the underlying concepts of female sexuality in Christian and Muslim traditions are very different. In this classic study, Fatema Mernissi argues that many Muslim scholars historically portrayed women as active and in possession of an aggressive sexuality. Such traditions as veiling and […]

I Killed Scheherazade

29 January '14

In this provocative book Joumana Haddad uses the format of the political pamphlet to describe the liberating impact of literature on her life. She tells of reading the Marquis de Sade at twelve, of her metamorphosis into an award-winning poet, and reflects upon how this has shaped her as an Arab woman, as a writer […]

Hidden Face of Eve, The

29 January '14

Shattering The Stereotype

29 January '14

Army of Roses: Inside the World of Palestinian Women Suicide Bombers

29 January '14

Women in the Middle East and North Africa. An Annotated Bibliography

29 January '14

Women in Muslim History

29 January '14

Why the French Don’t Like Headscarf

29 January '14

We shall return

29 January '14

House of Obedience, The

29 January '14