Opening the Gates, Second Edition: An Anthology of Arab Feminist Writing
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0253217032 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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"As a result, reading this book is a must for anyone interested in feminist studies or gender issues in general, whether a scholar or a member of a broader audience. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students." B. Libraries that do own the previous volume will certainly want this one. Summing Up: Highly recommended. At a time when the term feminism was still controversial, both in Euro-America and the Middle East, Badran and Cooke emphasized its relevance to Arab women's stories. The original volume was organized according to stages or levels of feminismwith sections titled Awareness, Rejection, Activismand included poetry, fiction, pamphlets, and public statements. The present edition retains these features but adds a fourth s
Praise for the first edition:"An impressive collection of more than 50 piecesessays, poems, folktales, short stories, memoirs, film scripts, lectures/speechesby Arab women challenging the widely accepted view of Middle Eastern women as submissive non-thinkers to whom feminism is a foreign concept." Booklist"Anyone interested in good writing should read Opening the Gates. Here are first-class stories with the energy and freshness we expect from a beginning." Doris Lessing, The Independent"This collection of stories, speeches, essays, poems and memoirs bears fierce testimony to a tradition of brave Arab feminist writing in the face of subjugation by a Muslim patriarchy."Publishers Weekly"This impressive collection of writings by Arab women represents a powerful series of vignettes by women who were both insightful and gifted, into the lives of women who have lived 'behind the veil' over the last 100 y
Tanja Hernandez said inspiring. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it served the needs of my coursework perfectly. the writings were absolutely inspiring and enlightening on the life and struggle of Arab women through various publications throughout history. Shipped and arrived on time and was in great condition.. Inspiring read twofurr6 I would recommend this product to anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of Arab and Muslim women's rights and their impact on the society throughout the world.. "Three Stars" according to MClancy. Only read it because I had to for a school class.
Among her publications are War’s Other Voices: Women Writers on the Lebanese Civil War; Women and the War Story; Women Claim Islam: Creating Islamic Feminism through Literature; and a novel, Hayati, My Life. Her permanent residence is in Cairo, Egypt.miriam cooke is Professor of Arabic Literature and Culture and Chair of the Department of Asian and African Languages and Literature at Duke University. Margot Badran is Edith Kreeger Wolf Distinguished V