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Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women Are Transforming The Middle East (2010)

by Isobel Coleman(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1400066956 (ISBN13: 9781400066957)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Random House

review 1: I received this book through the Goodreads First Reads giveaway! (Thank you!)I wanted so badly to love this book. It's an incredibly important topic and a sad majority of Americans seem to be woefully ignorant about the Quran and are far too quick to blame any problems in the Middle East on religion. And it that way, this is a great book that I would recommend to anyone interested. My complaint is this: The entirety of the book only touches as recently as 2009. While the histories of the different countries is vital to understanding the present situation, so so much has happened since 2009 that cannot be summed up in the three page afterward. So if you are expecting more up-to-date info, it's not here so much.
review 2: It is highly unusual that I like a book ... moreI am reading for one of my classes, but this book was pretty amazing. Coleman is a truly great storyteller and made this book flow so well that I had difficulty putting it down. I recommend it to everyone. Especially people who are interested in the feminist movements within the Middle East. However, I was disappointed that she didn't include Egypt, my home country, in the book. With everything that is going on there now it would make for an interesting piece of survey and study. Hopefully when the dust settles Coleman will be willing to write a book just about the female situation in Egypt. less

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