by Nawal El Saadawi · Kailas · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788416523733
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The Hidden Face of Eve is a classic of modern Arab literature that denounces the oppression suffered by women in the Islamic world. Nawal El Saadawi recounts in a shocking way the violence and injustice that have spread throughout the society in which she lives. Her experience as a rural doctor in different areas of Egypt, as a witness to prostitution, honor killings and sexual abuse, as well as the ablation, which she herself suffered as a child, prompted her to testify to all this suffering. With clarity and precision, she detects and analyzes the causes of this situation, and describes the historical role of Arab women in religion and literature. For the author, the veil, polygamy and the lack of equality before the law of men and women are incompatible with Islam and with any of the other religions.
Nawal El Saadawi was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. She wrote numerous books on the subject of women in Islam, focusing on the concerns of women in the Global South pertaining to sexuality, patriarchy, social class, and colonialism.
