Publication

2013 - Harvard University Press

Language

English

Word Count

81,000 words, Guess

Page Count

324 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • WikidataQ114295332

Classifications

  • LCCHQ1170 .A346 2013

Description

"Frequent reports of honor killings, disfigurement, and sensational abuse have given rise to a consensus in the West, a message propagated by human rights groups and the media: Muslim women need to be rescued. Lila Abu-Lughod boldly challenges this conclusion. An anthropologist who has been writing about Arab women for thirty years, she delves into the predicaments of Muslim women today, questioning whether generalizations about Islamic culture can explain the hardships these women face and asking what motivates particular individuals and institutions to promote their rights." -- Publisher website.

First Sentence

On a bright December day in 2010, I was having tea with Zaynab, a woman who lives in a village in southern Egypt.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Do Muslim Women Need Saving?HardcoverHarvard University Press2013-01-01

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