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DescriptionSex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World Shereen El Feki (Author) {Bindaredundat}  I swear by God there is a need to know this subject; those who do not know it, or make fun of it, are ignorant, stupid, of little understanding. — ‘Umar Muhammad al-Nafzawi, The Perfumed Garden (fifteenth century) Product Details File Size: 688 KB Print Length: 370 pages Publisher: Vintage Digital (March 7, 2013) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ISBN-10: 0701183160 ISBN-13: 978-0701183165 ASIN: B00BFTSZK2 Text-to-Speech: Enabled “All in all, the voice of the modern Muslim feminist has been given a new, strong voice.” Robert E. Cook “El Feki - from Beirut with love - THANK you for writing this!” “A must read for anyone that wants to get to know and understand the complexities of Egypt.” *Starred Review* Journalist El Feki, with familial roots deep in Egypt, delves into a sensitive, rarely addressed topic in this tour de force on Arab life. She begins with a brisk history of sex in the Arab world that will likely be eye-opening for Western readers. By showing the roots of sensuous and sexual literature that date back to the tenth century, and noting scholarly opinions that a rebuke to colonialism provoked a shift toward conservatism, she prompts readers to question the sexually conservative roots of their own governments and politics, regardless of geography. From women meeting behind closed doors to discuss spousal disappointment and abuse to doctors all too familiar with surprising sexual practices, El Feki peels back every layer. Her research is wide-ranging and relentless. She did not accept official statistics on such topics as prostitution, STDs, or abortion, instead seeking out the opinions and experiences of countless individuals in clinics, suburban neighborhoods, beauty parlors, and the media in multiple countries and socio-economic levels to get a truth that is complicated but undeniable. Mandatory reading for anyone seeking to truly know the Middle East, Sex and the Citadel should knock the doors off assumptions held dear by so many Westerners. - Colleen Mondor  Sharing Widget |