{"product_id":"9781443437974","title":"Headscarves And Hymens","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHeadscarves And Hymens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mona Eltahawy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMona Eltahawy, an Egyptian American woman, wrote an article for \u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/em\u003e entitled “Why Do They Hate Us?”, “they” being Muslim men and “us” being women. The piece sparked controversy, of course, making it clear that misogyny in the Arab world is something that engages and enrages the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHeadscarves and Hymens\u003c\/em\u003e, Eltahawy draws on her years as a campaigner and a commentator on women’s issues in the Middle East to explain that since the Arab Spring began, women in the Arab world have had two revolutions to undertake: one fought with men against oppressive regimes, and another fought against an entire political and economic system that treats women in countries from Yemen and Saudi Arabia to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya as second-class citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEltahawy travelled across the Middle East and North Africa, meeting women and listening to their stories. Her book is a plea for outrage and action on their behalf; it confronts the “toxic mix of culture and religion that few seem willing or able to disentangle lest they blaspheme or offend.” A manifesto motivated by hope and fury in equal measure, \u003cem\u003eHeadscarves and Hymens\u003c\/em\u003e is as illuminating as it is incendiary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHeadscarves and Hymens\u003c\/em\u003e is a small but packed manifesto, incendiary by design. . . . With this book, [Mona Eltahawy] is wisely exploiting her fame to further her cause, which is the physical and emotional emancipation of Arab women.”\u003cbr\u003e“A bold manifesto for women’s rights. . . . For the sake of the ‘double revolution’ for women in the Middle East, it’s a good thing that Eltahawy has remained fearless.”\u003cbr\u003e“A timely and provocative call to action for gender equality in the Middle East.”\u003cbr\u003e“This is a powerful global feminist demand for equal rights.”\u003cbr\u003e“In her debut book, Egyptian American journalist and commentator Eltahawy mounts an angry indictment of the treatment of women throughout the Arab world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781443437974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41111723278542,"sku":"9781443437974","price":13.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9781443437974.jpg?v=1649737843","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781443437974","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}