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Who are some books on influential charismatic Middle Eastern women who have fought for women's rights and have gotten into trouble as a result?
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Nawal el-Saadawi (1931-)
Nawal el-Saadawi, a well-known feminist Egyptian writer and physician, is a prolific writer of short stories, essays, and novels. The author's official website, Nawal el Saadawi Sherif Hetata, contains some quotes that could be used as discussion or writing prompts.
Reza Baraheni (1935-)
Reza Baraheni is an Iranian Turk who writes in Persian. He is a leading novelist, poet, and essayist in Iran. With the rise of the Islamic Republic, he was fired from his university post and imprisoned. More information about the author is available from the RAHA - World Independent Writers website.
Selected poems by Baraheni are available at the Mah-mag - Magazine of the Arts & Humanity
website, including "Nostalgia" and "Crying."
Forugh Farrokhazad (1935-1967)
Forugh Farrokhzad is the most famous woman in the history of Persian literature. Before her tragic death in an automobile accident in 1967, she wrote several books of poetry and worked as a filmmaker. Forugh Farrokhazad's Open Forum Website is a beautiful dedication to her work.
A link from this website to âSelected Worksâ leads to many of her poems, including the following titles: âAnother Birth,â âGift,â âThe Wind Will Take Us,â and âLove Song.â
The Veil (review of the book)
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10772.php
You will be able to find references to all of those listed below:
Abouzeid, Leila, Year of the elephant : a Moroccan woman's journey toward independence, and other stories, Austin, Tex, University of Texas at Austin, 1989.
Abu-Lughod, Lila, Veiled sentiments : honor and poetry in a Bedouin society, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1986.
Abu-Lughod, Lila, Writing women's worlds : Bedouin stories, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1992.
Ahmad, Leila, Women and Gender in Islam, New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 1992.
Akef Najjar, Orayb and Kitty Warnock, Portraits of Palestinian Women, Salt Lake City, University of Utah Press, 1992.
Al-Mughni, Haya, Women in Kuwait: The Politics of Gender, NYC, St Martins Press, 2001, ISBN: 0-863563589, Buy/Reviews.
Altorki, Sorya and Camillia Fawzi el-Solh, Arab Women in the Field: Studying Your Own Society, NYC, Syracuse University Press, 1983.
Anonymous, Egyptian Women in Social Development: A Resource Guide, Cairo, The American University Press, 1998.
Anonymous, Women, Islam and Equality, The National Council of Resistance of Iran, 1995.
Arebi, Saddeka, Women and words in Saudi Arabia : the politics of literary discourse, New York, Columbia University Press, 1994.
Augustin, Ebba (ed.), Palestinian Women: Identity and Experience, London, Zed Books, 1993.
Nawal el-Saadawi (1931-)
Nawal el-Saadawi, a well-known feminist Egyptian writer and physician, is a prolific writer of short stories, essays, and novels. The author's official website, Nawal el Saadawi Sherif Hetata, contains some quotes that could be used as discussion or writing prompts.
Reza Baraheni (1935-)
Reza Baraheni is an Iranian Turk who writes in Persian. He is a leading novelist, poet, and essayist in Iran. With the rise of the Islamic Republic, he was fired from his university post and imprisoned. More information about the author is available from the RAHA - World Independent Writers website.
Selected poems by Baraheni are available at the Mah-mag - Magazine of the Arts & Humanity
website, including "Nostalgia" and "Crying."
Forugh Farrokhazad (1935-1967)
Forugh Farrokhzad is the most famous woman in the history of Persian literature. Before her tragic death in an automobile accident in 1967, she wrote several books of poetry and worked as a filmmaker. Forugh Farrokhazad's Open Forum Website is a beautiful dedication to her work.
A link from this website to âSelected Worksâ leads to many of her poems, including the following titles: âAnother Birth,â âGift,â âThe Wind Will Take Us,â and âLove Song.â
The Veil (review of the book)
http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10772.php
You will be able to find references to all of those listed below:
Abouzeid, Leila, Year of the elephant : a Moroccan woman's journey toward independence, and other stories, Austin, Tex, University of Texas at Austin, 1989.
Abu-Lughod, Lila, Veiled sentiments : honor and poetry in a Bedouin society, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1986.
Abu-Lughod, Lila, Writing women's worlds : Bedouin stories, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1992.
Ahmad, Leila, Women and Gender in Islam, New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 1992.
Akef Najjar, Orayb and Kitty Warnock, Portraits of Palestinian Women, Salt Lake City, University of Utah Press, 1992.
Al-Mughni, Haya, Women in Kuwait: The Politics of Gender, NYC, St Martins Press, 2001, ISBN: 0-863563589, Buy/Reviews.
Altorki, Sorya and Camillia Fawzi el-Solh, Arab Women in the Field: Studying Your Own Society, NYC, Syracuse University Press, 1983.
Anonymous, Egyptian Women in Social Development: A Resource Guide, Cairo, The American University Press, 1998.
Anonymous, Women, Islam and Equality, The National Council of Resistance of Iran, 1995.
Arebi, Saddeka, Women and words in Saudi Arabia : the politics of literary discourse, New York, Columbia University Press, 1994.
Augustin, Ebba (ed.), Palestinian Women: Identity and Experience, London, Zed Books, 1993.
Did prophet Muhammed regard women as property that might be given as a GIFT?
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There is a story in teh Islamic history books about prophet Muhammed who sent his companions to KILL a woman who used to oppose him (her name was Um Karfa). His companions killed the woman and enslaved her daughter. The story tells that prophet Muhammed kept the enslaved daughter for his own pleasure for a while and then he gave her as a GIFT to one of his uncles.
Does this mean that prophet Muhammed regarded women as a property that could be given as a gift?
For friends who simply deny anything thinking that is the best way to keep a good image of what they believe in, please see below the source for the story from the most reliable Islamic history books (all in its original Arabic language):
http://sirah.al-islam.com/display.asp?f=hes2722.htm
http://sirah.al-islam.com/display.asp?f=rwd4239.htm
Answer
That book obviously was not a good source for that is not true. Women are treated with the utmost respect and kindness (I am a Muslim woman).
That book obviously was not a good source for that is not true. Women are treated with the utmost respect and kindness (I am a Muslim woman).
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