{"product_id":"9780755651528","title":"The Hidden Face of Eve","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Nawal El Saadawi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eEgypt | Islamic countries | Middle Eastern history | Gender studies: women\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 456 pages \u003cbr\u003e198mm x 129mm | 331g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassionate, powerful and thought-provoking, in The Hidden Face of Eve, leading feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi provides a shocking account of the oppression of women in the Arab world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Inspired by her experiences working as a doctor in rural Egypt and her life as an activist for women’s rights, she charts the injustices and violence faced by women in the society she grew up in, from legal inequality to honour killings and sexual violence, including female genital mutilation. Examining the historical roots of this oppression, she tackles the controversial topic of women and Islam, arguing that customs such as veiling and polygamy are contradictory to the fundamental teachings of the Muslim faith or any other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs necessary now as when it was first published, The Hidden Face of Eve is a classic of Arab feminist writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41136095756423,"sku":"9780755651528","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780755651528.jpg?v=1711642035","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9780755651528","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}