In search of shadows : conversations with Egyptian women

Abstract

multiplicity of perspectives. But they all had the same objective: the political, social and economic liberation of women in a region of the world which, in the words of participant Fatima El Mernissi, had so far seen itself outside the moving tide of history. They gave papers, engaged in sometimes heated discussions, argued about tactics and strategies. This book is the exciting, albeit much abridged, result. Although published in 1988 Women of the Arab World has lost none of its relevance. Most chapters look at specific issues in a particular country women and health in Sudan, Yemenite women and employment, the Palestinian women's movement in the Occupied Territories, the exploitation of women and the origins of the state in the Sudan, Lebanese women and the development of capitalism. Others examine theoretical issues potentially pertinent to all Third World women. Fuad Zakaria's contribution on the Muslim Fundamentalist attitude to women stands out in this