num_pages: 240
description: Presents an account of brutality against women in the Muslim world. This work explores the causes of the situation through a discussion of the historical role of Arab women in religion and literature. It argues that the veil, polygamy and legal inequality are incompatible with the just and peaceful Islam.
language: English
title: The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World
titlecomplete: The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World
genres: Feminism, History, Islam, Religion, Philosophy, Sociology, Female Authors, Egypt, Nonfiction, Womens
ratings_count: 1523
publisher: Zed Books