Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution

Eltahawy, Mona. 2015. 240p. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (978-0-86547-803-9). Gr.10-up.

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Egyptian American feminist Mona Eltahawy crafts a passionate argument about the widespread legal & cultural issues facing girls and women in the Middle East and North Africa. She also explores her own journey into claiming a feminist identity.

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978-0-86547-803-9

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bloomer.jpg The Amelia Bloomer Book List
The Amelia Bloomer Project, a committee of the Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, compiles the Amelia Bloomer List, an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers (ages birth through 18).
Please note, this award is now called "Rise: A Feminist Book Project"
2016 - Selection(s)