Shattering the Stereotypes: Muslim Women Speak Out

by Nawal El Saadawi and Fawzia Afzal-Khan

Book Overview

In the wake of September 11th. Muslim women in the West found themselves more marginalized than ever by a panicked discourse that did little to promote a true understanding of Islam or the Islamic world. Here. in this ambitious volume that includes essays. poetry, fiction, memoir, plays, and artwork, Muslim women speak for themselves, revealing a complexity of experience and thought that escapes most Western portrayals. Islam is, as editor Fawzia...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566565693
• ISBN13: 9781566565691
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Olive Branch Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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