Nine parts of desire : the hidden world of Islamic women
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New York : Anchor Books, 1996.
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Book
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First Anchor book Trade paperback edition.
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260 pages : map ; 21 cm.
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Published
New York : Anchor Books, 1996.
Edition
First Anchor book Trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.6, 16 Points

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-252) and index.
Description
Examines the life of Muslim women, and the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives.
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Nine Parts of Desire is the story of Brooks' intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. Defying our stereotypes about the Muslim world, Brooks' acute analysis of the world's fastest growing religion deftly illustrates how Islam's holiest texts have been misused to justify repression of women, and how male pride and power have warped the original message of a once liberating faith. As a prizewinning foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, Geraldine Brooks spent six years covering the Middle East through wars, insurrections, and the volcanic upheaval of resurgent fundamentalism. Yet for her, headline events were only the backdrop to a less obvious but more enduring drama: the daily life of Muslim women.
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Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.6,16,69026.

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