Headscarves and Hymens av Mona Eltahawy

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<p><b>''Shocking, heartfelt and well-researched'' <i>New Statesman</i></b><br><b><br>''A ground-shaping book that defines the edge of so many vital contemporary debates. Hers is a voice simultaneously behind and beyond the veil'' Colum McCann</b><br><br><b>''A fascinating, can''t-look-away, whistle-stop tour of the Middle East'' <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br></b><br><b>''Brave and impassioned . . . A shocking book, and one that will make anyone who has seen veiling as a cultural issue think very hard about what is really going on'' <i>Mail on Sunday</i></b><br><i><br>Headscarves and Hymens</i> explodes the myth that we should stand back and watch while women are disempowered and abused in the name of religion.<br><br> In this laceratingly honest account, Eltahawy takes aim both at attitudes in the Middle East and at the western liberals who mistake misogyny for cultural difference. Her argument is clear: unless political revolution in the Arab world is accompanied by social and sexual revo