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Title: A Border Passage: From Cairo to America-A Woman's Journey by Leila Ahmed ISBN: 0-14-029183-0 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 05 June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An eye opening account of what it means to be a Muslim
Comment: I thought that this book was amazing. I've read many books about Islam but I think that this book actually gave me a sense of what it means to be a Muslim. Sometimes when reading about religions we often only get an overview of the practices and beliefs of a religion but we rarely hear from believers of a particular religion and how they incorporate the beliefs of their religion into their everyday lives. For me, it was also interesting to read about Egypt during the 40's and 50's because it was something I have never studied before. It was interesting to see the religious diversity in Eygpt and how quickly that all changed with the rise of Nasser. Another thing I had never realized that Egyptians practically had the title Arab forced upon them, but most would never otherwise identify themselves as Arab. I think this book really exposed me to a world and a lifestyle that I had never known existed, and I think this is a must read for anyone who is open to seeing a new perspective on their world.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Border Passage
Comment: A Border Passage by Leila Ahmed is an interesting book and definitely worth your time. Within this book Ahmed confront issues of colonialism and differences between the Islam of women and that of men. The story is written as an autobiography as Ahmed recounts her childhood. The juxtaposition of the Egypt and England, where she goes to school, illuminates considerations of post-colonial loss of identity. A book that I strongly recommend for anyone interested in learning more about Islam.
Rating: 5
Summary: Compelling and Beautiful
Comment: A lyrical autobiography of several passages from her own
childhood to adulthood, passages to other countries and
passages within Egypt's history. Dr Ahmed's book provided
a revelation regarding the Islam of men, something we've
recently learned to fear, and the Islam of women, something
that as a Christian I could wrap my arms around. Her
discussion about the beauty of an aural tradition and how
the human voice breaths life into the words by adding vowels
was worth re-reading several times. I am not only recommending
this book to friends who simply love to read a good book
but to a study group that is looking for sources of
information on what it means to be Muslim.
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Title: In the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif, Ahdaf Soueif ISBN: 0385720378 Publisher: Angel Sales Pub. Date: 03 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate by Leila Ahmed ISBN: 0300055838 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: August, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatima Mernissi ISBN: 0201489376 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Map of Love : A Novel by Ahdaf Soueif ISBN: 0385720114 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 12 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Nadia, Captive of Hope: Memoir of an Arab Woman (Foremother Legacies) by Fay Afaf Kanafani ISBN: 0765603128 Publisher: M.E.Sharpe Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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