This is the insightful, thoughtprovoking and at times humorous story of geraldine brooks quest to discover the truth about women and islam. Heather raffos monologues weave these nine parts into a finely textured, brilliantly colorful tapestry of feminine longing in dire times. Geraldine brooks nine parts of desire is a fascinatingly rich portrait of a littleknown world that lifts the veil on the lives of islamic women. Women of islam struggling with women s struggle in the middle east. The hidden world of islamic women geraldine brooks new york, london, toronto, sydney and auckland.
The hidden world of islamic women is the story of brooks intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. Defying our stereotypes about the muslim world, brookss acute analysis of the worlds fastest growing religion deftly. Yet muslim societies and communities are virtually free of the problems and penalties that come with sexual liberation. The hidden world of islamic women testaments betrayed. The hidden world of islamic women unabridged by geraldine brooks isbn. I felt geraldine brooks did an amazing job writing as always and i appreciate that she included so many scriptures from the koran as well as other islamic anecdotes that explain why. The hidden world of islamic women brooks, geraldine on. Pdf nine parts of desire download full pdf book download. The hidden world of islamic women is the story of brookss intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. The hidden world of islamic women to be heavily bias.
Defying our stereotypes about the muslim world, brooks acute analysis of the world s fastest growing religion deftly. As a woman reporter covering the middle east for the wall street journal. Feb 22, 2007 geraldine brooks nine parts of desire is a fascinatingly rich portrait of a littleknown world that lifts the veil on the lives of islamic women. She is also the author of the acclaimed nonfiction works nine parts of. Nine parts of desire is the story of brooks intrepid journey toward. I enjoyed the fact of knowing that the journalist who had conducted that field research was a jew. Nine parts of desire is the story of brooks intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The hidden world of islamic women by geraldine brooks genre. After all, 10% of the worlds muslims are russian or chinese. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 390 pages and is available in paperback format.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read nine parts of desire. The english title, nine parts of desire, refers to an alleged saying that if god had divided sexual desire in ten parts, he had given nine of them to women. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Nine parts of desire the hidden world of islamic women. Geraldine brooks examines the life of muslim women, and the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. The title, once you understand its source, says everything. Polygamy, the veil, and the seclusion of women come not from the koran but local customs that the prophets early followers eagerly embraced as part of the islamic tradition. The hidden world of islamic women paperback by geraldine brooks on.
The man who said this was ali ibn abu taleb, the husband of the prophet muhammads beloved and muchrevered daughter, fatima. Rent nine parts of desire the hidden world of islamic women 1st edition 9780385475778 and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks. Geraldine brooks uncovers the hidden world of islamic women. Nine parts of desire in this captivating book, awardwinning journalist geraldine brooks offers an intimate, often shocking portrait of the lives of modern muslim women, and shows how male pride and power have warped the original message of a onceliberating faith. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
With a new afterwordas a prizewinning foreign correspondent. Her descriptions of things islamic are filled with inflammatory adjectives and terms carefully chosen to elicit a negative response in the reader. I wonder why one would write a book about the hidden lives of muslim women, and then not even bother to see the living conditions of most of the worlds muslims. The hidden world of islamic women from the world s largest community of readers. The first edition of the novel was published in april 28th 2009, and was written by tamim ansary. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 255 pages and is. Nine parts of desire by geraldine brooks details, as the subtitle says, the hidden world of islamic women. He was also the founder of the shiite sect of islam.
In fundamentalist iran, brooks finagles an invitation to tea with the ayatollahs widow and discovers that mrs. Defying our stereotypes about the muslim world, brooks acute analysis of the world s fastest growing religion deftly illustrates. It was an international bestseller, translated into 17 languages. The hidden world of islamic women ebook written by geraldine brooks. Brooks is an australian reporter who spent the late 80s and early 90s doing a lot of middle east reporting, and spent a lot of time with muslim women in various middle eastern countries at a time when fundamentalism was on the rise and had already triumphed in a few countries.
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Geraldine brooks nine parts of desire is the story of brooks intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that. Geraldine brooks is the australianborn author of the bestselling novels calebs crossing, people of the book, year of wonders and march, for which she won the pulitzer prize. The title refers to shiite founder alis proclamation that almighty god created sexual desire in ten parts. But in recent years, media events such as saudi women taking to the streets to manifest their. In fundamentalist iran, brooks finagles an invitation to tea with the ayatollahs widowand. The first edition of the novel was published in 1994, and was written by geraldine brooks. Essay in nine parts, an testaments betrayed an essay in nine parts milan kundera translated from the french by linda asher testaments betrayed. The hidden world of islamic women olivia snaije muslim women have for centuries been vaguely perceived by the western world as exotic creatures hidden behind veils, an aura of mystery and interdiction surrounding them. The hidden world of islamic women book online at best prices in india on. Jun 27, 2015 nine parts of desire is the story of brookss intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. The hidden world of islamic women, by geraldine brooks i wanted to read this book years ago, when i first heard of it, but i had a hold on it at the library for ages and then i think they lost their copy or something, and i forgot about it. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 255 pages and is available in paperback format. G even though this book was originally published in the 1990s, it still offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of muslim women in such countries as egypt, iran, saudi arabia and iraq.
Geraldine brooks nine parts of desire is a fascinatingly rich portrait of a. As a prizewinning foreign correspondent for the wall street journal, geraldine brooks spent six years covering the middle east through wars, insurrections, and the volcanic upheaval of resurgent fundamentalism. Nine parts of desire is about what it means to be a woman in the muslim world. Subscriptionsgroup subscriptionsmy accountgive a giftdonatedownload ios appnewsletters. Geraldine brooks book, nine parts of desire, explores the different dynamics of arab womens lives from a foreigners perspective. Muslim women have for centuries been vaguely perceived by the western world as exotic creatures hidden behind veils, an aura of mystery and interdiction surrounding them. Nine parts of desire by geraldine brooks overdrive rakuten. The book tries to penetrate the hidden world of muslim women. A history of the world through islamic eyes pdf epub book. Nine parts of desire the hidden world of islamic women 1st.