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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
"Explains powerfully how Muslim women are affected by the rise of fundamentalism."—Dan Rather
In recent years, the expanding movement of militant Islam has changed the way millions think, behave, dress, and live, but nowhere has its impact been more powerfully felt than in its dramatic, often devastating effect on the lives of women. Award-winning journalist Jan Goodwin traveled through ten Islamic countries and interviewed hundreds of Muslim women, from professionals to peasants, from royalty to rebels. The result is an unforgettable journey into a world where women are confined, isolated, even killed for the sake of a "code of honor" created and zealously enforced by men.
Price of Honor brings to life a world in which women have become pawns in a bitter power game, and gives readers a provocative look inside Muslim society today—in their own words.
Contents
Price of HonorAcknowledgments
Chapter 1: Fundamentally Different?
Chapter 2: Muslims, the First Feminists
Chapter 3: Pakistan: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Chapter 4: Afghanistan: When You Can't Beat the Donkey, Beat the Saddle
Chapter 5: Iran: There Is No Fun in Islam
Chapter 6: United Arab Emirates: The Playground of the Gulf
Chapter 7: Kuwait: A War of Independence
Chapter 8: Muslim Missionaries, American Converts
Chapter 9: Saudi Arabia: The Custodians of the Two Holiest Places
Chapter 10: Iraq: A Nation of Fear
Chapter 11: Jordan: When Islam Is the Solution
Chapter 12: Israeli-Occupied Territories: Next Year in Jerusalem
Chapter 13: Egypt: The Mother of the World
Chapter 14: Epilogue
Index
