| Edition |
First American ed. |
| Description |
xii, 169 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Growing up in Egypt at the turn of the 20th century -- The mother of the bride frantically prepares : Egyptian wedding customs -- I want a solution : films and social change -- I light ten candles : women and vow-making -- "A new vision of the veil," by Iqbal Baraka -- "Women in the discourse of crisis," by Nasr Hamid Abu-Zeid -- Nabawiyya Musa and al-Tahir al-Haddad in a virtual debate with Anwar al-Guindi -- Al-Sitt Hoda : a comedy in defense of women -- Modern-day Shahrazads -- Ambiguity and relevance in the works of Khannatha Bannuna -- Images of women in North African literature : myth or reality? -- Masculine ideology or feminine mystique : a study of writings on Arab women -- Women, love, and sex in Yusuf Idris's city : an existential dilemma -- A compromise of the road to happiness : love in Naguib Mahfouz's repertoire. |
| Subject |
Arabic literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Women in literature.
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Women, Arab.
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| ISBN |
1566564638 (pbk.) |
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