pickWritten by Geraldine Brooks in 1995 about the women she met and their experiences, when she was working as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East.
A difficult but informative read. I‘m glad to have read this.
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Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women | 
pickWritten by Geraldine Brooks in 1995 about the women she met and their experiences, when she was working as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East.
A difficult but informative read. I‘m glad to have read this.
1. I give them to a used bookstore in exchange for a book credit.
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3. Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Muslim Women
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pickI agree with the criticism of others that this book is dated and often condescending, but I'm still glad I read it. I have personal reasons for reading quite a bit about Islam right now and I feel I learned a lot that can guide me in future reading. I'd love something vaguely similar that is just more recent, although I guess preferably written by a Muslim woman rather than a Westerner.
Currently reading for my f2f bookclub. I didn't know Geraldine Brooks had written any nonfiction or was once a journalist.
#NovemberByTheNumbers This was a bookclub choice many years ago...it‘s a NF account of author Geraldine Brooks‘ time spent in the Middle East as a foreign correspondent. The premise was interesting but the book seemed judgmental and out of tune. ( It was written in 1995) I think there are probably better book choices today, especially more “genuine” than a white privileged journalist opinions on Islam & Muslim women. #Nine
pickI'm not gonna lie, that book was extremely difficult for me to get though and finish. I cried many times and got so angry I threw it across the room.
But you know what, though I'll never reread this book again, I'm glad I took the MANY months to finish it.
I didn't read it because I was forced to, I choose it alone and made the dedication to finish something I won't normally pick up. Though this book is dated, it was still a hell of a read.
#MayBookFlowers #SetInTheMiddleEast
We read this for book club years ago @Jeg. (My choice I think?)
Geraldine Brooks was a foreign correspondent in the Middle East and wrote this book about the lives of Muslim women she encountered.
I recall that it was very good. It would be interesting to read it now, 20 years on, to see whether it remains relevant.
so-soAt times informative, at times disparaging and over simplifying Religion and the course of change. I am not an expert about the religion or culture but Brooks' judging tone was off putting. Need to read this with a grain of salt. Or teo
This is a recommended book for #readharder for travel memoir. I didn't really read it as a travel memoir when I read it but I did really love it and need to re-buy it. It is a really good book. #geraldinebrooks #islam #equality
pickI have just finished this book. I strongly believe that before making any judgments about anyone, you must put yourself in their shoes. You can't assume that just because their viewpoint doesn't match your own that they are wrong. The author of this book adopts this approach. She doesn't preach to either believer or non-believer. She delivers an easy to read book with plenty of research and accounts from real women. #mustread #whatcanireadnext?
While I would champion any campaign to support Muslim women who do not wish to cover. I would now also protest vigorously for the right of a woman to wear that covering, if it is what she wants and believes in. Ayatollah Khomeini and Jacques Chirac have much more in common than either of them would care to acknowledge. Each tried to solve overarching social problems by imposing his will on the bodies of women.
