Off Limits - New Writings on Fear and Sin

Well beyond the Arab world, El Saadawi's fiction and non-fiction work, from Woman at Point Zero to The Fall of the Imam to her prison memoirs, have earned her a reputation as a refreshing voice of feminism in the Arab World. This series of essays form a selection of El Saadawi's most recent musings, memories and reflections, considering the role of women in Egyptian and wider Islamic society, the inextricability of imperialism from the patriarchy, the meeting point of East and West, and the image and body politic of the woman in the intersections of those cultures. These musings leave no stone unturned and no view unchallenged, and offer the interested reader new insight into El Saadawi's thoughts and reflections.

About the author

Nawal El Saadawi is the author of many books, including Woman at Point Zero, A Daughter of Isis, and The Hidden Face of Eve. She is founder and president of the Arab Women's Solidarity Association and cofounder of the Arab Association for Human Rights.

Summary

This series of essays form a selection of El Saadawi's most recent musings, memories and reflections, considering the role of women in Egyptian and wider Islamic society, the inextricability of imperialism from the patriarchy, the meeting point of East and West, and the image and body politic of the woman in the intersections of those cultures.

Product details

• Authors: El Saadawi, Nawal El Saadawi, Nawal El-Saadawi, Nawal El Saadawi, Nariman Youssef
• Assisted by: Nariman Youssef (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781909942479
• ISBN: 978-1-909942-47-9
• No. of pages: 163
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 199 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 160 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works