description: This powerful and poetic novel by "Egypt's most interesting feminist" ( Booklist ) raises awareness of the predicament of women in Egypt. The book tells the story of Bint Allah, a beautiful illegitimate girl, whose father is the Imamâ€”the religious ruler in Islamic society believed to be representative of God. Bint Allah is falsely accused by the Imam of adulterous relationships, then sentenced to death by stoning. It is through the eyes of Bint Allah that one can see the underlying hypocrisy of a male-dominated religious state.
language: English
title: Fall of the Imam: Nawal El Saadawi
titlecomplete: Fall of the Imam: Nawal El Saadawi
genres: Fiction, Egypt, Religion, Egyptian Literature, School, Literature, Feminism, Novels, Islam, Dystopia
ratings_count: 1057
publisher: Methuen